ESO-Chile Joint Committee 2023 funding opportunities now open

The ESO-Government of Chile Joint Committee has opened its funding opportunities for the year 2023. Since 1995 the Committee has been considering and financing proposals that contribute to the development of astronomy in Chile, and funds of more than 450 million Chilean pesos (over 500 000 Euros) will be allocated this year.

The criteria for awarding funds will consider the merit of the projects, the strategic priorities determined by the Committee, the correspondence between the amount requested and the scope of the projects, as well as the background of the applicants.

This fund will support programmes related to the following areas:

• Postdoctoral programmes and scientific visits of one to three months for postdocs, researchers, or senior faculty from academic institutions in Chile.
• Academic positions for periods of up to two years in Chilean institutions.
• Development and presentation of educational programmes for the teaching and dissemination of astronomy in Chile.
• Programmes for the development and construction of technological systems for astronomy.
• Development of astronomy in areas not covered by the previous four categories.

ESO provides and manages this annual fund as part of the scientific cooperation programme with its host country, Chile. The board of the Joint Committee is composed of representatives of both ESO and the Government of Chile. Chile is represented by the Division of Energy, Science, Education, Innovation and Astronomy (DECYTI) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the participation of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, as well as the Chilean Astronomical Society (SOCHIAS).

Proposals must be submitted no later than August 25, 2023 at 23:59h CLT., in English or Spanish, using this form.

For further information, please contact Maria Adriana Arrau from the ESO Representation Office in Chile.

Courtesy of European Southern Observatory