One of the main difficulties to the development of collaborations in HPC research in Latin America is funding, as investments in infrastructure and research missions are subpar. Nevertheless, there is no reason to despair and forfeit, as there are frameworks to improve collaborations, such as STIC-AmSud.
The Regional Program STIC-AmSud is a cooperation initiative between France and South American countries started in 2005. It currently includes Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its main objective is to promote and strengthen collaborations in the field of Information and Communication Science and Technology. This is done by funding missions and exchanges among Latin American countries, and also with France. In order to promote long-lasting cooperation networks, the participation of young researchers is favored. Although STIC-AmSud is not focused on HPC only, it has funded HPC projects before, such as South-American Grid for the Brazilian Regional Atmospheric Modeling System and Semantic Web Analytics: Processing Big Data on Energy Consumption.
STIC-AmSud has yearly calls for proposals of two years projects. Proposals must include at least one French research group and at least two Latin American research groups belonging to different participating countries. Approved projects receive between 10,000 € and 15,000 € per year to pay solely for travel expenses (flights, lodging, meals) between the participating institutions.
Although the call for proposals for projects starting in 2015 has already ended, the next call for 2016 should open in the next months and end by mid 2015. To stay informed, please check STIC-AmSud's official website and keep an eye on your own national funding agency.
Although the call for proposals for projects starting in 2015 has already ended, the next call for 2016 should open in the next months and end by mid 2015. To stay informed, please check STIC-AmSud's official website and keep an eye on your own national funding agency.
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