To support the transformation of the knowledge in Education, Health and Culture into scientific and technological advances and other benefits for society. This is one of Fundep's principles. The Foundation supports Teaching, Research, Extension and Institutional Development projects from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and other 16 important partners. With a transparent and innovative financial-administrative management, Fundep offers exclusive services for the development of iniciatives: proposal planning and formatting, fund-raisings, controllership, acquisitions, imports, accountability and personal and financial management. By trusting their projects to Fundep, researchers can truly focus on their principal attributions. With over 40 years of operation, Fundep is the major reference in the scenario of Support Foundations by its advances in management, processing, systems and innovations.