Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo

What Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo does

ANID is Chile's official National Agency for Research and Development, a government state entity under the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation. It administers and executes national programs designed to promote, foster, and develop science, technology, and innovation in Chile. The agency was formed in 2019 through the restructuring of its predecessor CONICYT (established 1967), consolidating Chile's science funding functions under a single mandate that now spans research promotion and development. ANID's mission is to fund postgraduate education, scientific research projects, scientific infrastructure, and the insertion of advanced human capital into Chilean universities, the productive sector, and the public administration. Its beneficiary base includes university researchers, doctoral and master's students, education professionals, public sector employees, and Chilean research institutions.

The agency's core technology and product stack centers on the SPL (Sistema de Postulación en Línea) online application platform, which serves as the single national gateway for all scholarship and grant applications. Supporting digital services include Certificados en Línea (online certificate issuance in Spanish and English), SciELO Chile (open-access journal indexing within the regional SciELO network), the Repositorio ANID (institutional open-access repository), DataCiencia (data platform for Chilean scientific activity statistics), and the Portal del Investigador (centralized researcher portal). The program portfolio spans international scholarships (Becas Chile), national graduate scholarships (Doctorado Nacional, Magíster Nacional with dedicated tracks for education professionals and public servants), competitive research project funding (FONDECYT), scientific and technological equipment grants, associative research center programs (Millennium Institutes and Basal Centers), academic installation grants (Subvención a la Instalación en la Academia), industry insertion grants (Subvención a la Inserción en el Sector Productivo), and the For Women in Science award co-administered with L'Oréal Chile and UNESCO.

ANID's business model is that of a publicly funded redistributor: it receives annual appropriations from Chile's national Ley de Presupuesto and disburses these as non-repayable competitive scholarships, grants, and project funding. It does not sell commercial products; rather, its go-to-market is event-driven through publicly announced concursos (competitive calls) with open application periods, disseminated via the agency's website, social media (Instagram, YouTube, X, LinkedIn), informational workshops, and the Ayuda ANID help center. Applications are submitted through SPL, with results published on the website. Recipient segments span university researchers and academics (primary), doctoral students pursuing studies abroad (Becas Chile, primary), education professionals (secondary), and public sector employees (secondary). Pricing is program-specific — for example, the Subvención a la Instalación en la Academia provides up to $182,000,000 CLP (approximately $200,000 USD) over three years plus 10% indirect costs — but no commercial pricing model applies.

Name

Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo

Legal name

Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo

Website

https://anid.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ANID is Chile's national government agency that administers competitive scholarships, research grants, and scientific funding for university researchers, doctoral students, and research institutions, operating the SPL application platform under the Ministry of Science.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Research Funding

NAICS

Administration of Education Programs (923110), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), International Affairs (92812)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Student Funding & Mobility Grants Administration (EDADAHAL), Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO), Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF)

Keywords

• Research funding programs
• Graduate scholarships Chile
• Scientific research grants
• Postdoctoral fellowships
• Science technology innovation

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding Distribution: ANID operates as a government funding agency that distributes scholarships, research grants, and scientific program financing. The agency receives appropriations from Chile's national budget and redistributes these as competitive awards to researchers, universities, and scientific institutions. Revenue comes from public funds (Ley de Presupuesto) and is disbursed as non-repayable scholarships and project funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ANID is Chile's national agency for research and development that administers and distributes competitive scholarships, research grants, and scientific program financing from the national budget. The agency funds national and international graduate studies, funds research projects through FONDECYT, supports scientific equipment acquisition, finances associative research centers, and operates digital platforms for application submission, certificate issuance, and open-access scientific publishing.

Product overview

ANID operates as Chile's National Agency for Research and Development, functioning as a comprehensive platform for scientific funding and coordination rather than a single product. The core offering includes the SPL (Sistema de Postulación en Línea) application platform, supported by the Certificados en Línea certificate service. The agency's program portfolio encompasses international scholarships (Becas Chile), national graduate scholarships (Doctorado Nacional, Magíster Nacional including tracks for education professionals and public servants), research project funding (FONDECYT), scientific equipment grants, associative research center programs (Millennium/Basal Centers), academic and industry insertion grants, and open science infrastructure (SciELO Chile, Repositorio ANID, DataCiencia, Portal del Investigador). The award program For Women in Science, co-sponsored with L'Oréal and UNESCO, complements these offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Becas Chile International scholarship program funding Chilean citizens to pursue doctoral, master's, postdoctoral, and medical subspecialty studies abroad. The Becas Chile 2026 cycle offers up to 50 scholarships per call.
• Becas de Doctorado Nacional National doctoral scholarship funding studies at Chilean universities across all areas of knowledge for Chilean doctoral candidates.
• Becas de Magíster Nacional National master's scholarship for Chilean citizens pursuing graduate studies in Chile, including specialized programs for education professionals (up to 50 scholarships) and public sector employees (up to 60 scholarships).
• FONDECYT - Proyectos de Investigación Research project funding program supporting fundamental and applied research across multiple disciplines at Chilean universities and research institutions.
• Programa de Equipamiento Científico y Tecnológico Scientific and technological equipment grants supporting the acquisition of research infrastructure for Chilean institutions, with a 2026 call for medium-sized equipment open from June 19 to August 6, 2026.
• Programas de Centros e Investigación Asociativa (Milenio, Basal) Funding for associative research centers including Millennium Institutes and Basal Centers, promoting long-term collaborative research initiatives across Chile.
• Subvencion a la Instalación en la Academia Grant supporting the installation of PhD holders in academic positions at Chilean universities to strengthen institutional R&D capabilities, providing up to $182,000,000 CLP (approximately $200,000 USD) over 3 years plus 10% indirect administration costs.
• Subvencion a la Inserción en el Sector Productivo Grant facilitating the insertion of PhD graduates into private sector companies and productive organizations to bridge academic research and industry application.
• SPL - Sistema de Postulación en Línea Online application platform at spl.anid.cl for managing all scholarship and grant submissions, document uploads, and application tracking.
• Certificados en Línea Online certificate service enabling applicants, scholarship recipients, and beneficiaries to request certificates in Spanish and English for ANID scholarship programs.
• SciELO Chile Open access platform for indexing and publishing Chilean scientific journals, part of the regional SciELO network. The 2026 cycle opened on April 6, 2026 with applications accepted until December 21, 2026.
• Repositorio ANID Institutional repository preserving and providing open access to ANID-funded research outputs and publications.
• DataCiencia Data platform for visualizing and analyzing Chilean scientific activity and research statistics, supporting public statistical compendiums on Chilean science activity.
• Portal del Investigador Researcher portal providing centralized access to ANID services, application systems, and scientific information resources for Chilean researchers.
• Premio For Women in Science Award program co-sponsored with L'Oréal Chile and UNESCO recognizing and funding female researchers in doctoral and postdoctoral stages of natural sciences, engineering, medical sciences, and agricultural sciences in Chile.
• Concurso Asignación de Tiempo de Buque Oceanográfico Annual competitive call for assigning oceanographic vessel usage time to Chilean researchers for marine science research projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50 scholarships per doctoral abroad call (Becas Chile 2026)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• L'Oréal Chile and UNESCOflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026ANID partners with L'Oréal Chile and UNESCO to co-administer the For Women in Science (FWIS) award program in Chile. This annual award recognizes female talent in science, amplifies visibility of winners, and provides funding to support their research careers. The program includes doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in natural sciences, engineering, medical sciences, and agricultural sciences.
• Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e InnovaciónflagshipOthersANID operates under the oversight of Chile's Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation. The ministry defines priority research areas (cybersecurity, AI, climate change, quantum technologies) that guide ANID's funding allocations.
• Comisión Nacional de Acreditación (CNA)coreOthersANID requires that universities and programs funded through its scholarships meet accreditation standards set by CNA (National Accreditation Commission), ensuring quality assurance in higher education.
• Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT)flagshipOthersCONICYT was the predecessor agency that was merged into ANID. ANID now incorporates all former CONICYT functions and continues its international science cooperation agreements and conventions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF): Switzerland's national research funding agency. Comparable in administering competitive research grants, mobility programs, and institutional funding, though operating at higher funding levels and with broader international integration.
• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG): Germany's central research funding organization. Self-governed research funder with similar instruments (individual grants, collaborative research centers, instrumentation), though operating at substantially larger scale within a much bigger research system.
• U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF): Larger, well-established federal science funder with a comparable mission of supporting basic research and graduate education. Significantly broader mandate and budget but serves as the benchmark for what a mature consolidated national science agency can achieve.

Others

• Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD): Germany's international academic exchange service. Directly comparable to ANID's Becas Chile program in administering international scholarships for outbound and inbound scholars, though DAAD operates globally while ANID primarily funds outbound Chilean students.

Direct peers

• Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq): Brazil's primary federal agency for scientific and technological development funding. Mirrors ANID's role of distributing research grants, scholarships, and supporting institutional research capacity across Latin America's largest economy.
• Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica (CONCYTEC): Peru's national science council. Direct peer administering postgraduate scholarships, research grants, and innovation funding in a comparable Latin American economy, with similar focus on human capital development and international mobility programs.
• Minciencias (Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación): Colombia's ministry-level science agency. Comparable mandate to ANID in administering national research grants, scholarships, and innovation programs in a neighboring Andean economy. Similar scale and institutional maturity.
• Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET): Argentina's national research council. Predecessor-style agency (CONICET) is literally ANID's own origin story, making this an exceptionally direct peer. Operates research institutes, funds postgraduate scholarships, and employs career researchers across Argentina.
• Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT): Mexico's national science and technology council. Direct counterpart to ANID with a near-identical mandate: administer government research funding, scholarships (Becas CONACYT), and postgraduate support. Highly comparable in scope, instruments, and Latin American institutional context.

Regional players

• Chevening Scholarships (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office): UK government-funded international scholarship program. Comparable to Becas Chile in funding postgraduate study abroad, but UK-based, globally branded, and without a return-to-origin-country obligation. Represents direct competition for Chilean graduate talent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ANID_Chile
• GitHubgithub.com/ANID-GITHUB
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ANID_Chile
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anidchile
• Instagraminstagram.com/anid_chile

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M&A

Investments9 records

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