Fondecyt National Development Fund and Tecnologico Scientist

• A 33,2% It focuses on the development of research in Natural and Exact Sciences; a 30,9% Technologies, in the areas of Engineering, Medicine and Agronomy; and 25% Social Sciences and Humanities.

This instrument was created the year 2006, with the purpose of contributing to the incorporation of young researchers to the national scientific and technological activity

288 projects, equivalentes al 27,2% of the 1.058 presented initiativess, selected the FONDECYT Superior Councils Program Initiation to Research Competition 2016, representing a total investment of M $ 21,847,834.

In the area of Social Sciences and Humanities were approved 121 projects, They are representing 42% of all selected in the contest. The disciplines that a greater number of initiatives were awarded, respectively: Legal Sciences (24), Sociology (17), Linguistics, Literature and Philology (15) and Education (11).

In the disciplines associated with Technologies were selected 89 projects, with a 30,9% total, and in which areas stand out: Engineering 1, 2 and 3, totaling 47 approved; Agronomía con 15 and Medical Sciences (G1, G2 and G3) with 20.

In Natural Sciences they were funded 78 iniciativawithspan>; Católica de Chile, con 89; de Concepción, con 48 y Santiago de Chile, con 39. Mientras que las universidades que tuvieron las tasas de aprobación más altas son la Austral de Chile (72%), de La Frontera (69%), Católica de Chile (63%) y de Chile (61%)., representing a 27,1% the award. Among them are projects in the Biological Sciences (28), Chemistry (17), and Mathematics (14).

Regarding the distribution of projects awarded between the sponsoring institutions, University of Chile (40), the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (38) and the University of Concepción (16), add the 32,6% of total approved projects. They are followed with 14 awards each, the Universidad de la Frontera and the University of Santiago; Technical University Federico Santa Maria with 13 approved initiatives, University Andres Bello 12, the Autonomous University of Chile 11 and the University Adolfo Ibáñez 10.

Other institutions that funds were awarded in this contest were: Agricultural Research Institute, Nutritional Genomics Center Agriaquaculture (CGNA) and the Center for Advanced Polymer Research with two projects each.

Regarding the geographical distribution of this release, 164 projects, equivalentes al 56,9% total, They will be held in the Metropolitan Region. Among the remaining regions, Valparaiso regions stand out with 36 projects (12,5%) Biobio Region with 29 (10,1%) and Araucania Region with 23 (8%).

Gender, They competed this year 392 projects led by women, who they were awarded 91 projects, equivalent to 31,6% del total aprobado. In the case of mens, they presented themselves 666 iniciativawithspan>; Católica de Chile, con 89; de Concepción, con 48 y Santiago de Chile, con 39. Mientras que las universidades que tuvieron las tasas de aprobación más altas son la Austral de Chile (72%), de La Frontera (69%), Católica de Chile (63%) y de Chile (61%)., of which 197 Equivalent projects to 68,4% fueron aprobados.

Competition FONDECYT Initiation of Research
National Project Competition FONDECYT Initiation 2016, projects Chilean or foreign researchers who pledged their implementation throughout the duration of the project were presented.

This instrument was created the year 2006, with the purpose of contributing to the incorporation of young researchers to the national scientific and technological activity, by funding projects two to three years.

Review the results and statistics Competition:

• List of projects approved
• Projects and total resources allocated by Institution
• Projects and total resources allocated by Discipline
• Projects and total resources allocated by Discipline and Gender
• Projects and total resources allocated by Region