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National Prize for Applied Sciences and Technologies (Chile)

The National Prize for Applied and Technological Sciences () was created in 1992 as one of the replacements for the National Prize for Sciences under Law 19169. The other two prizes in this same area are for Exact Sciences and Natural Sciences.

It is part of the National Prize of Chile.

Jury

The jury is made up of the Minister of Education, who calls it, two academics assigned by the Council of Rectors, the President of the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT), and the last recipient of the prize.

Prize

The prize consists of:

  • A diploma
  • A cash prize amounting to 6,562,457 pesos () which is adjusted every year, according to the previous year's consumer price index
  • A pension of 20 (approximately US$1,600) in January of the corresponding year, which remains constant for the rest of the year

Winners

See also

References