FATHER Attraction Program and Advanced Predictive Human Capital

He Attraction Program Integration and Human Capital in Advanced (FATHER), promotes initiative to promote, through the insertion of highly qualified professionals in enterprises, the development of new processes and products with strong R & D i.

Con el propósito de que las empresas y centros científico-tecnológicos sean más competitivos y aumenten su productividad, el Programa PAI de CONICYT convoca al sector productivo a participar de una nueva versión del Concurso Nacional de Inserción en el Sector Productivo, Research that seeks to promote, Development and Innovation (I D i) through the grant to hire highly specialized professionals of all disciplines.

"This is to support the productive sector interest in developing new processes and products based on the work of highly trained investigators to contribute their knowledge to the company. So, medium and long term, strengthen links between industry and academia ", explains Carmen Luz Latorre, Program Director PAI.

This initiative can apply Chilean companies, foreign companies based in the country duly accredited for economic activities in country, and, national technology centers, wishing to carry out research and / or technological development and / or strengthening a line of R & D existing.

“Durante los últimos tres años, has been allocated over 3.000 PhD scholarships, which will allow both the academy and the productive sector, have greater availability of senior researchers. The challenge is that companies are able to take this opportunity, thereby improving their competitiveness and productivity ", Carmen Luz Latorre deepens.

Las iniciativas seleccionadas recibirán un subsidio de dos a tres años de duración, providing financing for fees of researchers and managers, operational expenses, improvement travel and support of postgraduate students.

Las postulaciones se extenderán hasta septiembre de 2014, conducting three closures (31 March, 18 June and 4 September) for the evaluation and award of projects approved.