The article aims to assess the impact on the scientific productivity of academic researchers involved in research projects funded by the Sector Funds. We gathered data on the performance of Brazilian researchers, and their relationships with Sector Funds for the period 2000 to 2008, from databases Lattes CNPq and funding base of Sector Funds, provided by MCT. Evidence obtained shows an overall positive impact on the scientific productivity of researchers in the sample. The global impact of financing policy for Sector Funds must have led to an increase of 5% to 6% in the studies of academic researchers over the period. Additionally, the estimation of the Brazilian's researchers life cycle found that the peak of scientific output of a researcher presenting at around 57 years old.
university; scientific productivity; models with panel data
