Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) - Chile
This information is specific to the GROW opportunity for Chile.
See Dear Colleague Letter NSF 16-012 for information on how to apply. For additional information on the GROW program, check the program webpage or email inquiries to grow@nsf.gov. Note that external websites not maintained by NSF may become inactive over time.
GROW in Chile
- Partner Agency: CONICYT (National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research)
- Partner Agency GROW website: CONICYT National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research
- Eligible Host Researchers: Any researcher with an active award of CONICYT’s Regular FONDECYT (National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development) and/or FONDAP (Fund for Research Centres in Priority Areas) Programmes. This includes most researchers in STEM disciplines in universities and public research institutes.
- The abstract of ongoing FONDECYT and FONDAP projects, as well as the contact information of project holders is available at http://www.conicyt.cl, including a search enging to identify ongoing projects in your field of research.
- Duration: Up to ten months
- Support: CONICYT will support the incoming GROW fellow with a monthly per diem allowance of 600,0000 Chilean pesos (US$1,150 at the exchange rate of 520 pesos/USD). The allowance will be transferred to the Chilean host upon the signing of a funding contract between the host and CONICYT stating the use of the funds is to cover the expenses of the GROW fellow during the stay in Chile.
- Contact:
- Trinidad Garcia Santa Maria
- Coordinator
- Department of International Relations
- CONICYT
- pfigueroa@conicyt.cl
- Additional Links:
- U.S. Embassy in Chile - http://chile.usembassy.gov
- Embassy of Chile in Washington, DC - http://www.chile-usa.org
- Ministry of the Interior, Immigration Department: http://www.extranjeria.gob.cl/ingles
- Information on Chile: http://www.thisischile.cl/2/default.aspx
- FONDECYT Programme: http://www.conicyt.cl/fondecyt/
- FONDAP Programme: http://www.conicyt.cl/fondap/
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