Argentina - National program

Partners: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas (CONICET) // Number of endowments: - 6 in total, - 1 prize and 2 mentions, - 1 endowment and 2 mentions // Amount per endowment: - The prize is $300000 for an Argentine Scientist of up to 49 years old, - The fellowship is $180000 for an Argentine young investigator of up to 34 years of age. // Requirements: - Be of Argentine nationality, native or by option, - Young researchers or interns in the post-doctorate stage, who participate in a project that is in progress, which at the close of the call have not reached the age of 35, - That the project is linked to any of the aforementioned disciplines and is carried out in Argentina, - Possess a doctorate degree or equivalent awarded by national or foreign universities in the disciplines described as "Life Sciences", - Belonging to the career of researcher of the CONICET or be a postdoctoral fellow of the Council, - The winners of L'Oréal International Scholarships-UNESCO For Women in Science will not be considered // Main eligibility criteria - Academic excellence, - Quality and originality of the research of the project, - Capacity to promote science among young people // Initial launch date: 2007