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Fondecyt Program

The National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FONDECYT) is a public program that is managed by CONICYT. FONDECYT encourages and promotes the development of basic scientific research in Chile. It was established in 1981, as the first competitive fund that the Chilean state offered as a way of assigning resources to higher education and scientific and technological development.

Mission

Encouraging, promoting, and strengthening the growth of scientific and technological research in all areas, as a way of contributing to Chile’s socio–cultural development and of improving the living conditions of its population.

Vision

Fostering researchers’ individual and group initiatives, through the funding of scientific and technological research projects and programs, based on their intrinsic quality, without distinction of subject area specialization, institutional background, or gender. This way, FONDECYT contributes to the fulfillment of scientific, cultural, social, and economic knowledge needs in Chile’s development.