GEMINI-ANID Fund (Fondo GEMINI-ANID)

GEMINI-ANID Fund (Fondo GEMINI-ANID)

Funds collaborative Chilean research through the GEMINI national technology program.

⚠ This may reflect a past cycle — verify the current call on the funder's site.

Fondo GEMINI-ANID 2026 is a competitive grant administered by ANID — Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo — that supports Chilean astronomical research tied to the Gemini Sur observatory, the southern-hemisphere facility co-operated by NSF and NOIRLab in which Chile holds an observing-time share. The program is open to researchers hosted at Chilean universities or research institutions, with the principal investigator required to hold an institutional affiliation in Chile. Applications are submitted in Spanish through ANID's SPL platform, and the 2026 competition carries a submission deadline of 16:00 Chile time on 10 June 2026, with a fallo (award decision) expected in September 2026.

Eligible applicants include nonprofit and academic institutions as well as research organizations; for-profit entities are excluded. Individual PI leadership is required. Award size and total pool for the 2026 cycle have not been publicly extracted from the Bases Concursales PDF, so specific monetary figures are unavailable. The grant sits within the broader ANID astronomy portfolio alongside Fondo ALMA, offering a distinct pathway for groups whose research priorities align specifically with Gemini Sur's optical and near-infrared capabilities.

Teams seeking to maximize competitiveness should anchor proposals to Gemini Sur's instrumental suite and ensure the PI holds a recognized position at a Chilean institution registered in the SPL system. The tighter June 10 deadline — two weeks ahead of the Fondo ALMA window — means parallel applicants must sequence their preparation carefully. Reviewers assess scientific merit and the applicant's ability to exploit Chile's guaranteed Gemini observing time.