Announcement

Joint Committee ESO-Government of Chile opens its national call for proposals for 2024

10 June 2024

The Joint Committee ESO-Government of Chile has opened applications for its national financing fund for the period 2024, which will award over 550 million Chilean pesos.

The skies in the northern part of the country offer some of the best conditions in the world for astronomical observation. This is why, for over 60 years, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has designed, built, and operated observatories in the north of Chile. La Silla, Paranal, ALMA and the future Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) are part of ESO’s infrastructure, making it the foremost organisation for ground-based astronomical observation.

To enhance scientific and technological development through astronomy, since 1995 ESO and the Government of Chile have funded projects that foster astronomical research, training of highly skilled personnel, the development of technologies, and science education and outreach.

ESO provides and manages this annual fund as part of the scientific cooperation programme with its host country, Chile, where all its observatories are located. The Joint Committee ESO-Government of Chile, which provides the funding guidelines and the assessment of proposals, is composed by representatives of both ESO and the Government of Chile. Chile is represented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division for Science, Energy, Education, Innovation and Astronomy (DECYTI), with the participation of the Ministry for Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, and the Chilean Astronomical Society (SOCHIAS).

Proposals must be submitted no later than 8 August, 2024 at 23:59 hrs., CLT, in English or Spanish, using this form. The regulations for this competition can be found in this link.

For further information, please contact María Adriana Arrau, Office of the ESO Representative in Chile.

Contacts

María Adriana Arrau
Executive Assistant - Office of the ESO Representative in Chile
Alonso de Córdova 3107, Vitacura
Santiago, Chile
Email: marrau@eso.org

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