FONDECYT

{{short description|Chilean national technological and scientific research fund}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico

| logo = Logotipo del CONICYT.png

| logo_caption = Logo for the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT).

| type= public

| established = 1984

| headquarters = {{flagicon|Chile}} Santiago, Chile

| parent_organization = CONICYT

| website = [http://www.conicyt.cl/fondecyt/ www.conicyt.cl/fondecyt]

}}

The National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (Spanish: Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico), abbreviated FONDECYT, is the main public fund of the Government of Chile to promote basic scientific and technological research in all areas of knowledge. It is managed by the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT).

The fund was established in 1981 and began operations in 1982.{{cite book|title=FONDECYT: un análisis de su evolución (1982-1995)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N-xcAAAAMAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Corporación de Promoción Universitaria|page=3|language=es-ES}} Since then it has funded more than 16,000 research projects.{{cite web|title=FONDECYT: Historia|url=http://www.conicyt.cl/fondecyt/sobre-fondecyt/historia/|publisher=CONICYT|language=es-ES}} In 1991 CONICYT opened a second fund, FONDEF (The Science & Technology Development Fund), with the aim of promoting public–private collaboration in research and development.{{cite web|title=FONTEC and FONDEF: Driving Chilean technological development|url=https://innovationpolicyplatform.org/sites/default/files/rdf_imported_documents/FONTEC-FONDEF.pdf|author=The Innovation Policy Platform|year=2013|publisher=World Bank}}