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Program PAI

The Program is structured along three strategic lines:

  • Attracting scientists of excellence from abroad: This line provides support for visits by scientists from abroad to regional universities and research centers. It was established with the aim of strengthening the training of advanced human capital (undergraduate and graduate), and improving the level and productivity of research conducted at Chilean universities, particularly those located in the country’s different regions. This line encourages the development of research through partnerships among research and academic institutions in Chile, and by building national and international scientific knowledge networks.
  • Integration of researchers into the productive sector: This line is geared towards the strengthening of the research and innovation capacities of national companies and technological centers. By supporting the integration of advanced human capital, the goal is to promote links between the productive sector and academia, encouraging R+D+i projects and initiatives that contribute to Chile’s social and economic development. This line issues competitive calls for integration into the productive sector, and for doctoral theses on the industry.
  • Integration of researchers into academia: This line is intended for the strengthening of the scientific capacities of national academic institutions and research centers and institutes in different fields, through the integration of new researchers. The line provides funding for the integration of new researchers of excellence who have been trained in Chile or abroad, in projects that strengthen one specific scientific area at each of those institutions.

Mission

To strengthen working ties and academic exchanges between national institutions involved in science and technology and PhDs of excellence, with a special emphasis on the decentralization of knowledge.

Vision

In the different regions of Chile, stronger institutions, both in scientific and technological production and in international exchanges. Also, companies that invest in R+D and that offer opportunities for PhDs and professionals of excellence to be integrated.