{"id":11213,"date":"2026-01-16T16:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/?p=11213"},"modified":"2026-01-19T13:38:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T17:38:51","slug":"four-projects-led-by-uc-school-of-engineering-professors-were-selected-in-anids-2026-fondecyt-initiation-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/en\/four-projects-led-by-uc-school-of-engineering-professors-were-selected-in-anids-2026-fondecyt-initiation-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Projects Led by UC School of Engineering Professors Were Selected in ANID&#8217;s 2026 Fondecyt Initiation Call"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11213\" class=\"elementor elementor-11213 elementor-11140\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ec2a4 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3ec2a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f2002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64f2002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\">In December 2025, the National Research and Development Agency (ANID) announced the results of the 2026 Fondecyt Initiation call. This program funds scientific and technological projects of up to 3 years in duration, presented by early-career researchers who are beginning their academic careers with the sponsorship of higher education institutions or national research centers, with up to CLP 30,000,000 annually. On this occasion, the following professors from our School were selected: <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf4f07 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ecf4f07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd94b3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdd94b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e783e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e783e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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We congratulate the new members of our faculty selected in this call. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In December 2025, the National Research and Development Agency (ANID) announced the results of the 2026 Fondecyt Initiation call. This program funds scientific and technological projects of up to 3 years in duration, presented by early-career researchers who are beginning their academic careers with the sponsorship of higher education institutions or national research centers, with up to CLP 30,000,000 annually. 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