CONCYTEC approves grants of one million soles for science projects

The National Council for Science, Technology and Technological Innovation (CONCYTEC) approved the financial transfer to a public entity and the granting of subsidies to private legal entities for a total of S/ 1,038,468.00 to co-finance basic research projects and science networks. The decision was formalized through Presidency Resolution No. 128-2026-CONCYTEC-P, dated September 14, 2026, published in the Official Gazette El Peruano on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.

The measure is based on the Twelfth Final Complementary Provision of Law No. 31250, Law of the National System of Science, Technology and Innovation, which exceptionally authorizes CONCYTEC to make financial transfers in favor of public entities and grant subsidies to private legal entities, whether domiciled or not domiciled in the country, to co-finance science, technology, and innovation programs and projects. The disbursement is channeled through the National Program for Scientific Research and Advanced Studies (PROCIENCIA), created by Supreme Decree No. 051-2021-PCM based on the National Fund for Scientific Development and Technological Innovation (FONDECYT). The resolution was signed by the president of CONCYTEC, Sixto Enrique Sánchez Calderón.

Co-financing of three financial schemes

The approved resources will allow for the co-financing of the results of three calls managed by PROCIENCIA:

• Financial Scheme E067-2025-02 “Special Projects: EU LAC - Joint Call for STI projects”.
• Competition E067-2025-01-BM “Science, Technology and Innovation Networks in Strategic Areas”.
• Financial Scheme E041-2026-01 “Basic Research Projects”.

The procedure complies with Directive No. 001-2024-CONCYTEC-P, approved by Presidency Resolution No. 076-2024-CONCYTEC-P, which regulates the approval process for financial transfers and the granting of subsidies within the CONCYTEC budget. The technical, budgetary, and legal viability was ratified by the Competition Management Unit, the Planning and Budget Unit, and the Legal Advisory Unit of PROCIENCIA, as well as by the General Office of Planning and Budget and the General Office of Legal Advice of CONCYTEC.

Beneficiaries and amounts

The funds are distributed among one public university and six private legal entities, according to the following detail:

• National University of San Marcos — International Network of Synthetic Biology and Nanovaccines (RIBION): S/ 256,000.00 (financial transfer to a public entity).
• Pontifical Catholic University of Peru — Local Value Creation and Participation in Renewable Energy: S/ 172,000.00.
• Andean University of Cusco — Brain-periphery epigenetic signaling in epilepsy: S/ 80,000.00.
• Technological University of Peru S.A.C. — Selection and use of plastics by birds: S/ 32,568.00.
• Grupo Rana — Evolution of the ecological niche and cranial morphology in rodents of the Andean Puna: S/ 80,000.00.
• Scientific University of the South S.A.C. — Antimicrobial resistance study network in Ibero-America: S/ 162,000.00.
• Pontifical Catholic University of Peru — AGROINTELIA International Network: S/ 255,900.00.

Impact on the science system

The approval of these grants reinforces public funding for scientific research in Peru, with special emphasis on basic research, biotechnology, and international science networks. By channeling resources through PROCIENCIA and under the framework of Law No. 31250, CONCYTEC consolidates its role as the coordinator of the national system of science, technology, and innovation, benefiting public and private universities as well as legal entities dedicated to research.

Source: Official Gazette El Peruano, LEGAL NORMS, Wednesday, September 16, 2026, pág. 34-35 (official reference: Presidential Resolution No. 128-2026-CONCYTEC-P).