Financing for science in Brazil: distribution among major areas of knowledge

Abstract This article analyzes the direction given to scientific research approved by CNPq between the years 2011 and 2014, identifying the relationship between the public and the private sector and the allocation of financial resources to large areas of knowledge. This is a documentary research based on data collected from the CNPq electronic system, with a qualitative quantitative approach. The data demonstrated the progressive targeting of public resources for the financing of research in private institutions, as well as the uneven distribution between areas and large areas of knowledge.