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PIA Program

Considering the positive impact of collaborative networks and practices in scientific activities, and in accordance with the guidelines of the national innovation strategy, CONICYT established the Associative Research Program (PIA) in 2009. This program is the result of a set of instruments that emerged from the Bicentennial Program for Science and Technology that ended in 2008, and the Baseline Funding Program for Scientific and Technological Centers of Excellence.

The Associative Research Program has three lines of action that offer funding for:

  • Establishing and consolidating centers
  • Strengthening and supporting researchers’ groups
  • Other support instruments

Mission

Promoting coordination and partnerships among researchers, besides helping them to establish ties with other national and/or international actors, by promoting the establishment and consolidation of scientific and technological groups and centers.