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CONICET
| Name: | CONICET |
| Description: | The CONICET is the leading organization dedicated to the promotion of science and technology in Argentina. It operates in four major areas
The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Spanish: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET) is an Argentine government agency which directs and co-ordinates most of the scientific and technical research done in universities and institutes. It was established on 5 February 1958 by a decree of the national government. Its first director was Medicine Nobel Prize Bernardo A. Houssay. Nowadays, it is governed by a board completely independent from the federal government. It funds scientific research in three basic ways. First, CONICET gives grants for collective work to research teams of well-recognized scientists of every discipline (including social sciences and humanities). Secondly, it has a roll of 6,500 researches and 2,500 technicians as employees in different categories, from "investigador asistente" to "investigador principal". And thirdly, it grants scolarships for doctoral and post-doctoral studies to 8,500 young researches from Argentina and other countries. (Wikipedia) |
| Synonym(s): | National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (Argentina), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research |
| Keywords: | Grant sponsor |
| Abbreviation: | CONICET |
| Super-category: | Government granting agency |
| URL: | http://www.conicet.gov.ar/ |
| Id: | nlx_143717 |
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| Abbrev | CONICET + |
| CurationStatus | curated + |
| DefiningCitation | http://www.conicet.gov.ar/ + |
| Definition | The CONICET is the leading organization de … The CONICET is the leading organization dedicated to the promotion of science and technology in Argentina. It operates in four major areas
The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Spanish: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET) is an Argentine government agency which directs and co-ordinates most of the scientific and technical research done in universities and institutes. It was established on 5 February 1958 by a decree of the national government. Its first director was Medicine Nobel Prize Bernardo A. Houssay. Nowadays, it is governed by a board completely independent from the federal government. It funds scientific research in three basic ways. First, CONICET gives grants for collective work to research teams of well-recognized scientists of every discipline (including social sciences and humanities). Secondly, it has a roll of 6,500 researches and 2,500 technicians as employees in different categories, from "investigador asistente" to "investigador principal". And thirdly, it grants scolarships for doctoral and post-doctoral studies to 8,500 young researches from Argentina and other countries. (Wikipedia) Argentina and other countries. (Wikipedia) |
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| Id | nlx_143717 + |
| Keywords | Grant sponsor + |
| Label | CONICET + |
| ModifiedDate | 14 November 2011 + |
| SuperCategory | Government granting agency + |
| Synonym | National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (Argentina) +, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas +, and National Council of Scientific and Technical Research + |
