ANID-Chile Cambridge Scholarship for Chilean Students
The ANID-Chile Cambridge Scholarship is a great opportunity opener for Chilean students. ANID, known in full as ‘Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo’, is the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research in Chile. It was founded in 1967 and formerly known as CONICYT. As at the time of establishment, its main role was to advise the President of Chile on scientific matters. Now, ANID’s work has further grown to include provision of scholarships in all subjects, funding research and development projects, and systematising scientific information. It currently focuses its efforts on the training of advanced human capital, on developing and strengthening Chile’s scientific and technological base, addressing regional development, and promoting international liaisons.
Record has it that over the years ANID has provided a very large range of scholarships to Chilean students in different discipline for study abroad, under the BECAS Chile programme. In fact, it has worked with the Cambridge Trust to offer the CONICYT-Chile Cambridge Scholarship (now the ANID-Chile Cambridge Scholarship), available to PhD applicants since 2013.
Host Institution
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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Level and Field of Study
The ANID-Chile Cambridge Scholarship is available to Masters and PhD applicants from Chile in any subject, and it is also tenable at any College.
Number of Awards
Not specified.
Scholarship Value and Inclusions
The ANID-Chile Cambridge Scholarship covers:
- University tuition fee
- Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)
- One return airfare
- Other allowances
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant must be:
- A Chilean citizen
- Qualified to take Master’s Degree or PhD studies.
Application Procedure
To ensure that you are considered for this scholarship, you must follow both of the following steps:
- Check with ANID the funding call deadlines and details of the application process, and apply accordingly; and
- Apply for admission to the University of Cambridge by the funding deadline specific to their course.
Please visit the official website for more information on the application procedure.
Conditions
To ensure that beneficiaries of this scholarship contribute to the development of Chile, successful applicants will be required to submit certain documents to ANID before receiving confirmation of the scholarship, and to sign an undertaking to return to Chile after completion of their studies in Cambridge.