This paper translates the fourteen-year history of the Research Committee of the College of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto-USP. It shows the tasks, competencies and activities accomplished by their members, emphasizing the Institutional Scientific Initiation Program by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development and the University of São Paulo, the International Scientific Initiation Symposium by the University of São Paulo, the research groups and the research grant resource modalities under the Committee's responsibility or monitoring, highlighting its growing importance in the College of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto-USP.
research; nursing
