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2027 budget cuts science funding and suspends new Fondequip calls
Fondequip would drop by nearly 80% and Becas Chile and Fondef would shrink, though the bill adds nine centers and a computing program for AI.
2027 budget cuts Science by 7.4% and slashes FONDEQUIP fund by almost 82%
Becas Chile would lose $1,907 million, and programs that equip laboratories and place researchers in institutions face the steepest cuts in the 2027 proposal.