One of the Associate researchers who assumes the scientific and technical 6.4 Alternate Researcher: coordination of the project in the event of temporary absence or impediment of the principal researcher, and in addition will have the same powers as the principal researcher. He/She must also work at the same National Sponsoring Institution as the principal researcher of the project. 6.5 Other Researchers: researchers belonging to the Chilean team that hold a doctoral degree; or postgraduate students (masters and PhD) who are doing their thesis and research on issues related to the scope of the project. They can come from any of the sponsoring institutions. These researchers carry out specific tasks within the project, which can last all or part of the period of execution of the project. 6.6 Research Assistants: researchers that are not contracted by any of the participating institutions; undergraduate students; or people with a degree or professional degree that may participate during the entire implementation of the project carrying out duties strictly related to the achievement of objectives. 6.7 Technical/Administrative Personnel: they correspond to professionals, technicians or specialists participating in activities or the General tasks of project management support to the work of their researchers. 6.8 Foreign Reseacher: Researcher or faculty that works at a university, research center or institution in the foreign counterpart country. National Sponsoring Institution: They are institutions, non-profit public or private, dedicated to scientific research, legal entities, that sponsors the project and the members of the research team. They may be universities, institutes and academic centres of scientific or technological research, centres of independent research, foundations and/or corporations without profits, and public institutes which comply with the requirements already mentioned. National Sponsoring Institutions may be one of two Main Sponsor: Institution which receives the funds approved by CONICYT to fund the project and also where at least the Principal researcher and the alternate co-researcher of the project are based. At the main sponsor institution other members of the research team may also be based. Associate Sponsor: Institutions where other members of the research team and people participating in the project are based.
6.4 Alternate Researcher: One of the Associate researchers who assumes the scientific and technical coordination of the project in the event of temporary absence or impediment of the principal researcher, and in addition will have the same powers as the principal researcher. He/She must also work at the same National Sponsoring Institution as the principal researcher of the project. 6.5 Other Researchers: researchers belonging to the Chilean team that hold a doctoral degree; or postgraduate students (masters and PhD) who are doing their thesis and research on issues related to the scope of the project. They can come from any of the sponsoring institutions. These researchers carry out specific tasks within the project, which can last all or part of the period of execution of the project. 6.6 Research Assistants: researchers that are not contracted by any of the participating institutions; undergraduate students; or people with a degree or professional degree that may participate during the entire implementation of the project carrying out duties strictly related to the achievement of objectives. 6.7 Technical/Administrative Personnel: they correspond to professionals, technicians or specialists participating in activities or the General tasks of project management support to the work of their researchers. 6.8 Foreign Reseacher: Researcher or faculty that works at a university, research center or institution in the foreign counterpart country. National Sponsoring Institution: They are institutions, non-profit public or private, dedicated to scientific research, legal entities, that sponsors the project and the members of the research team. They may be universities, institutes and academic centres of scientific or technological research, centres of independent research, foundations and/or corporations without profits, and public institutes which comply with the requirements already mentioned. National Sponsoring Institutions may be one of two Main Sponsor: Institution which receives the funds approved by CONICYT to fund the project and also where at least the Principal researcher and the alternate co-researcher of the project are based. At the main sponsor institution other members of the research team may also be based. Associate Sponsor: Institutions where other members of the research team and people participating in the project are based.
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