It is open to students of higher education who are currently registrated. The proposals must aim to solve a problem in the Natural Resources field through an R & D project.
All Chilean and foreign natural persons residing in Chile who are students enrolled in a higher education institution domiciled in the national territory may submit proposals to the “Apply your idea” contest —that is: Universities, Technical and Professional Institutes.
It is also included under the concept of “student” all those who are studying a master’s degree or a doctorate.
The prizes are:
- CLP$1.5 million per winning idea, a workshop for the improvement of the proposed idea (project profile)
- CLP$1.5 million to the best profiles and fast-track in the contests of the Foundation (up to 3,000 UF) for the development of the R+D project.
Once enrolled, the applicant must present the idea of R+D+i through the format of “elevator pitch” (video of 3 minutes) which must be uploaded to the web platform prepared for these purposes. It is possible that the idea represents a group of students (maximum 5 people).
All inquiries can be directed to the email concursos@fcuc.cl
Selection criteria
- Be a higher education student (Universities, Technical Training Centers or Professional Institutes) with a current registration.
- Chilean and foreign natural persons, residents in Chile, domiciled in national territory