Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology & Innovation (Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación, SECIHTI)

Funds Mexico science and innovation policy execution through a national secretariat with programs spanning state initiatives.

SECIHTI is Mexico's cabinet-level secretariat for science, humanities, technology, and innovation and the federal successor to CONAHCYT and CONACYT. It was established on 2025-01-01 and elevated to a cabinet ministry by the 2024-11-28 reform decree. In practice, it is the country's main public channel for basic research, applied R&D, and postgraduate training, while also coordinating 27 public research centers.

Its program slate spans scientific and humanistic research calls, technology development and infrastructure, ECOS Nord Mexico-France cooperation, PRONACES strategic programs, SNII researcher recognition, national postgraduate scholarships, and EFIDT, the fiscal incentive for research and technology development. The agency also ties into the broader research ecosystem through Becas Nacionales and the SNII system, so it functions as both a funding body and a national recognition and scholarship platform. Calls are published in Spanish and administered through the Rizoma and Apeiron digital platforms.

Applicants fit best when their work aligns with a national priority, can be managed through a formal research or scholarship framework, and is ready for public administration in Spanish. The record points to a broad remit rather than a narrow thematic grantmaker: SECIHTI supports researchers, postgraduate talent, strategic science programs, and tax-linked innovation all at once. For teams working in Mexico, it is the primary doorway into national science funding and recognition.