The National Research and Development Agency (ANID, Spanish: Agencia National de Investigación y Desarrollo) is a scientific funding agency of the government of Chile, founded on January 1, 2020.1 It is a part of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation.
CONICYT
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| Formed | May 20, 1967 (1967-05-20) |
| Headquarters | Moneda 1375, Santiago |
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| Website | www |
CONICYT was founded in 1967 as the Chilean government agency responsible for coordinating, promoting and aiding scientific research in the country. The name is an acronym of Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica meaning "National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research". CONICYT was part of the Ministry of Education.
In 2020, it became ANID.
Grant programs
ANID (or formerly as CONICYT) provides grants through several programs:
- FONDECYT (National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development)
- FONDEF (Fund for the Promotion of Scientific and Technological Development)
- FONDAP (Financing Fund Research Centres in Priority Areas)
- National Fund for Research and Development in Health
- Regional Fund for Scientific and Technological Development
- Explore program
References
References
- Yáñez, Cecilia (1 October 2019). "Hoy comienza a funcionar "oficialmente" el Ministerio de Ciencia: 45 funcionarios este año y un centenar en 2020". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- "Presidente del Concejo". CONICYT. Retrieved 2016-11-06.