Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust awards $1.5M in grants
February 26, 2024
Local scientists receive funding for innovative projects across various fields. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico Science Trust rewards student innovation, creativity
June 18, 2020
Puerto Rican students enrolled in public schools Naranjito, Las Piedras and Adjuntas won the top prizes of the “Resuélvelo Boricua” student competition, sponsored by the STEM Education Program, in collaboration with the Response Innovation Lab, both Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust programs. The competition consisted of preparing prototypes to address four vital areas […]
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P.R. Science Trust restarts call for $2.5M grants program
September 28, 2018
Under the motto "Funds to grow," the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust opened the call for two grant programs with $2.5 million available to boost the economy based on innovation, science and technology.
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Science Trust opens call for entries for ‘Virtual Reality Summer Camp’
May 8, 2018
For the second consecutive year, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust will host a free Virtual Reality training camp (VR) aimed at high school students from 7th to 12th grade, the nonprofit announced.
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PR Vector Control Unit fights mosquito breeding
November 17, 2017
After the hit of Hurricane María, the Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit, a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust in collaboration and by federal grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has joined the reconstruction process of the island with an educational campaign about the correct management of accumulated water, to reduce mosquito breeding sites in the island’s surroundings.
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Science Trust grants $1.8M to 12 local scientific projects
April 22, 2015
The development of new drugs against malaria, the creation of hybrid technologies to further communications and aviation, as well as advances in biotechnology to purify water, are several of the initiatives that will be made possible thanks to the awarding of grants for 12 scientific projects, given by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust.
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