Congress Description

Scientific initiation activity at UNICAMP has been systematically increasing in quality and quantity, attracting growing interest from both the student body and the university's faculty. In addition to scholarships from the Institutional Scientific Initiation Scholarship Program - PIBIC/CNPq - and scholarships offered by the São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP -, UNICAMP has a scholarship program with its own resources, through the Student Support, SAE. In 2006, 526 scholarships were awarded by the PIBIC/CNPq program, 244 research scholarships by SAE/UNICAMP, 498 scholarships by FAPESP and 178 scholarships in integrated projects by CNPq, totaling 1.446 scholarships. The main impacts of the program are better preparation for postgraduate studies and the development of independent reasoning, creativity and method in dealing with new problems that this experience provides to the students involved.

In 2006, UNICAMP had 1.756 professors, 93,6% with a doctorate. It also had 16.049 undergraduate students and 14.473 postgraduate students.sensu tricto and specials.
The University also had a group of 7.571 postgraduate students Postgraduate Course , a program aimed at professional or scientific training and granting a specialist certificate. As a result of the activities of graduate students, in 2006, 1.147 Master's Dissertations and 790 Doctoral Theses were defended. Among those who defended thesis, there are numerous students who participated in the CNPq scientific initiation program. The Dean of Research is very interested in continuing to encourage Scientific Initiation at UNICAMP, due to its importance and the good results achieved so far.

In terms of the demand presented in 2006, together with the Integrated Program of Scientific Initiation Scholarships, encompassing PIBIC/CNPq and the Research Scholarships of the Student Support Service - SAE, of the 1.287 projects received, 1.222 had scientific academic merit to be financed, representing, therefore, 95% of well-qualified projects in relation to gross demand, as shown in the table below:

Area	Demand in 2006	Qualified Demand in 2006	Excellent	Good	Good with Reservations	PIBIC/CNPq Concessions	SAE Concessions
Fine Arts	73	68	62	04	02	29	14
Biological	296	278	231	25	22	120	55
Exact Sciences	199	185	148	16	21	80	37
human	279	270	238	17	15	116	54
Technological	440	421	324	62	35	181	84

In 2007, the Dean of Research at UNICAMP received 1.308 applications for the Integrated Scientific Initiation Scholarship Program, also including PIBIC/CNPq and Research Scholarships from the Student Support Service - SAE, representing an increase of 1,2 .XNUMX% compared to the previous year's demand, according to the data below:

 

Project Area	Number of Enrollments Quota August 2007 to July 2008
Fine Arts	69
Biological	332
Exact Sciences	231
human	240
Technological	436
Total	1308

At UNICAMP, scientific initiation projects are subject to careful monitoring. In addition to a rigorous selection process, during the term of the scholarship, each scholarship holder must submit two reports, which are analyzed by their supervisor and by the advisors of the Advisory Committee of the Deans of Research and Undergraduate Studies.

The holding of this XV UNICAMP Internal Scientific Initiation Congress reiterates the consolidation of research activity among undergraduate students in all major areas of knowledge. This year, we have the presentation of 1.046 scientific works, a number practically identical to that presented in the previous year. This presence illustrates the students' interest in honoring the event, due to its resonance within the University and even externally. Below are the registrations by Area for this year's Congress:

The scientific initiation activity is institutionally considered as one of the strategic activities of UNICAMP's teaching and research areas, deserving full support and attention from the administration. On this occasion, UNICAMP is grateful for the effective support and trust deposited by CNPq in the work that has been developed.

The Pro-Rectories of Research and Graduation, responsible for coordinating the scientific initiation program, express their thanks to the effective members of the Advisory Committee and to the “ad-hoc” advisors who participated in the selection process of scholarship holders and in the evaluation of the reports by the precious time dedicated to the various activities that enable and guarantee the quality of the comprehensive scientific initiation program at UNICAMP. Likewise, they take the opportunity to express their thanks to the members of the Organizing Committees of this XV Internal Congress of Scientific Initiation at UNICAMP and to all advisors and students who participate in the program and event.

Campinas State University
Dean of Research, UNICAMP, September 2007 

Prof. Dr Daniel Pereira
Dean of Research

Prof. Dr. Edgar Salvadori of Decca
Dean of Undergraduate Studies