National Research and Development Agency (Chile)

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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. It is a part of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation.

CONICYT

Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica

Logo of the CONICYT
Agency overview
Formed	May 20, 1967; 59 years ago (1967-05-20)
Headquarters	Moneda 1375, Santiago
Agency executives	Alejandra Mizala Salces, Vice President of the Council Alejandra Pizarro, Executive Director (I)
Website	www.conicyt.cl

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

See also

• Science and technology in Chile

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