Abstract
This paper’s goal is to present part of the results obtained in our PhD thesis, which investigated the legitimization, contribution and construction of the Communication Area in the context of research supported by the Foundation for Research Support of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP). We present here the perspectives and tendencies pointed out, from 583 Scholarships in Brazil, one of the modalities of fomentation that makes feasible studies of Scientific Initiation, Masters, Doctorate, Direct Doctorate and Postdoctoral. This scenario is presented based on multi-methodological strategies, the most representative being Bibliographic Research, Documentary Research and Content Analysis. It is concluded that in 25 years analyzed (1992-2016), the Area continues to be attractive to new researchers and that the production flow allows us to say that the beneficiaries produce knowledge for the Area, validated by the technical-scientific body of the Foundation.
Keywords
Scholarships; Brazil; Communication; FAPESP; Support