Funder · Federal agency

Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation (Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, MinCiencias)

Funds Colombia's national science, technology, and innovation system, shaping policy, scholarships, infrastructure, and global collaboration.

Colombiaminciencias.gov.co

Key stats

Annual funding—

Programs5

Active grants0

Total grants4

About

Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (MinCiencias) is Colombia's national ministry for science, technology, and innovation. It was elevated from the legacy Colciencias agency in 2019 and now steers the country's public science portfolio across training, research, innovation, and internationalization. Its current ACTeI 2025-2026 plan is framed around five missions: bioeconomy and territor…

Programs & grants under this funder

Becas para El Cambio

Offers Becas para El Cambio, supporting Colombian scholars through master and doctoral scholarships in science and innovation.

1 grant

Scholarships for Change — Call 975 (Becas para El Cambio)

Between cycles

COP 279.588B pool

Tax Benefits for CTeI (Beneficios Tributarios CTeI)

Offers Beneficios Tributarios CTeI, supporting Colombia’s main non-cash federal incentive for private-sector science.

1 grant

Tax Benefits for CTeI (Beneficios Tributarios CTeI)

Between cycles

— pool

Colombia Inteligente

Offers Colombia Inteligente, supporting a MinCiencias grant call for applied research.

1 grant

Colombia Inteligente — Call 976 (Smart Colombia)

Between cycles

COP 24B pool

Fortalecimiento de Capacidades Territoriales

Offers Fortalecimiento de Capacidades Territoriales, supporting a MinCiencias grant call aimed at climate resilience and food security projects.

1 grant

Strengthening Territorial Capacities — Call 52 (Fortalecimiento de Capacidades Territoriales)

Between cycles

COP 100B pool

Recognition & Measurement of Research Groups (Reconocimiento y Medición de Grupos de Investigación)

Supports Colombian research groups through national classification that enables access to science and innovation funding pathways.

Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: minciencias.gov.co