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.
Description of eligible and funding costs: Incentives/Contributions: expenditure for postdoctoral fellows, undergraduate and graduate students, research assistants and technical staff who work specifically on the project. Incentives/fees must be proportionate to the time spent on the project. It will not finance staff beyond the term of the project. Flights: expenses for national and international tickets in economy class. Subsistence Costs: visit expenses. Consultancy and Advice: Expenses for subcontracting consultants Seminars and Diffusion: expenditure related to the dissemination of results at conferences, courses and others, at non-academic audiences, publication of articles and news on web pages, posters, diaries and journals that will ensure a larger projection media and more relevant considering the nature of the project. It also includes the realization of seminars, conferences, lectures, workshops, workshops on the theme of the project. Expenses arising from the publication of the results of the projects in mainstream magazines, books or chapters of books and their presentation in congresses (at home and abroad) and any other form suitable to this purpose. Equipment: expenditure on equipment (domestic or imported) and accessories, strictly necessary for the execution of the project. It will finance: transfers, transportation, customs clearance and VAT of equipment insurance. Adequacy of infrastructure and/or enabling space for equipment, installation and commissioning of equipment, maintenance, guarantees and insurance of equipment, training, operation of equipment, cost of operation and management of equipment, equipment rentals (including rental vehicles and computer supplies). The adequacy of infrastructure considered making space for existing physical spaces, facilities, offices, laboratories and connections to networks. The goods may include services related to transport, insurance, installation, commissioning, training and initial maintenance, and studies of pre investment in cases showing special need. Operational includes general costs, expenses in proof of purchase, as well as those specific and timely services (computing, accounting and analysis laboratory, etc.). It also includes the acquisition of software, minor instrumentation and consumables of laboratories, bibliographic material, surveys, meeting costs, check out terrain, transport and consumables etc. It also includes the costs of