Millennium Science Initiative
The Millennium Science Initiative is a program of the National Agency of Research and Development (ANID; www.anid.cl) at the Chilean Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation.
The Millennium Science Initiative funds the creation and development of research centers of excellence, in the areas of social sciences and natural and exact sciences, which are awarded through public competitions, considering their scientific merits. These centers are divided into Millennium Institutes and Millennium Nuclei, which differ mainly, by the number of researchers, financing periods and financing amount.
Millennium Centers
The Millennium Science Initiative finances Research Centers of Excellence that cover a wide range of areas of knowledge and impact for our society
Millennium Call of Proposals
Millennium call of proposals for Institutes and Nucleus projects have two purposes: the creation of new research centers of excellence and the competitive renewal of those that complete their first period of execution.
Outreach and Networks
Outreach to Society
The spreading and transfer of knowledge and scientific work to the community is another of the considered key components in the Millennium Science Initiative. To promote this, the Millennium Institutes and Nuclei must apply annually for a competition of outreach initiatives. The Evaluation Committee of these projects is composed by four external evaluators with experience in communications, education and scientific transfer, as well as a representative of the Executive Secretariat.
Networks
The development of networks and inter-institutional cooperation is a key component of the science of excellence. For this purpose, Millennium performs annual competitions to which its research centers apply, and are evaluated by a Committee composed by at least 2 representatives of external entities with experience in strengthening the country’s scientific and technological base, who are coordinated by the Executive Secretariat of Millennium.