National Scientific and Technical Research Council
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| Established | 1958 |
| Location | Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... , Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
| Budget 2011 | US$400 million |
| Address | Sarmiento 440 Buenos Aires Argentina |
| Website | http://www.conicet.gov.ar/ |
The National Scientific and Technical Research Council is an Argentine
Argentina
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government
Government of Argentina
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agency which directs and co-ordinates most of the scientific and technical research done in universities and institutes.
It was established on 5 February 1958 by a decree of the national government. Its first director was Medicine Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine administered by the Nobel Foundation, is awarded once a year for outstanding discoveries in the field of life science and medicine. It is one of five Nobel Prizes established in 1895 by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, in his will...
Bernardo A. Houssay
Bernardo Houssay
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Governed by a board independent from the federal government, it funds scientific research in three basic ways. Firstly, it gives grants for collective work to research teams of well-recognized scientists of every discipline, including social sciences and the humanities. Secondly, it has a roll of 6,500 researchers and 2,500 technicians as employees in different categories, from investigador asistente (assistant researcher) to investigador principal (main researcher). Thirdly, it grants scolarships for doctoral and post-doctoral studies to 8,500 young researches from Argentina and other countries.
External links
Official website -- " Laser apparatus for measuring dirt density on steel plates," 2003.- http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1397631-condiciones-para-acceder-a-una-beca-y-a-la-carrera