National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Portuguese: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, earlier Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas) is a government agency under the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Brazilian federal government. The council is dedicated to the promotion of scientific and technological research and to the formation of human resources for research in the country.

National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
AbbreviationCNPq
FormationJanuary 15, 1951
PurposeScience and technology research
HeadquartersBrasília, Brazil
President
Ricardo Galvão (2023)
Parent organization
Ministry of Science and Technology
Websitewww.cnpq.br
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