Presentation of Carmen Cisneros from the Mexican Academy of Sciences for the #ICSUFocalPointsinLAC workshop in Universidad de Panamá March 9-10, 2015

1. Mexican Academy of Sciences (MAS)
11
Scientific
Research
Summer

2. Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi
President
José Luis Morán-López
Vice President
Erika Pani-Bano
William Lee-Alardín
Secretaries
Georgina Hernández-Delgado
Treasurer
Board of Directors

3. •Funded in 1959.
•The MAS has 2,570 members from
which 100 are corresponding
members (including ten Nobel
laureates).
Membership
Cut-off date: February 2015

4. General Objectives
• Promote a dialogue between national and
international scientific community
• Guide the Mexican State and civil society in the fields
of science and technology
• Produce knowledge to be useful for solving national
problems
• Encourage the development of scientific research in
different sectors
• National and international recognition of Mexican
scientists
• Contribute to build a modern, fair and just society

5. Membership
Cut-off date: February
2015
Members of Academia Mexicana de Ciencias
By area, section and gender (February 2015)
Area/Section Men Women Total
Exact Sciences 1058 171 1229
Astronomy 57 14 71
Physics 387 37 424
Engineering 265 25 290
Mathematics 128 16 144
Chemistry 126 48 174
Geosciences 95 31 126
Natural Sciences 594 228 822
Agroscineces 119 31 150
Biology 299 134 433
Medicine 176 63 239
Social Sciences 165 87 252
Humanities 138 129 267
Total 1955 615 2570

6. Fecha de corte: Febrero de
2015
MAS Science Education
Programs

7. Sundays of Science
Computer Program for Young People
Scientific Research Summer
Scientific Olympiads
Mathematics Competitions
Science in your School
Night of Stars
Nobel Conferences
AMC-FUMEC Programs
Collaboration with the United Kingdom (Newton Fund)
Promotion of reading and access to knowledge in correctional communities
for teenagers in Mexico City
MAS Science Education Programs

8. MAS Science Education
Programs

9. Scientific Research Summer
•The main objective of the Scientific Research Summer is to
promote undergraduates’ interest in all areas of scientific
activity: physics and mathematics, biology, biomedicine and
chemistry, social sciences and humanities, and engineering and
technology.
•The program, created in 1991, allocates students in seven-week
research stages at the most prestigious national research centers and
institutions under the supervision and guidance of active researchers
across the country (members of the MAS and the National System of
Researchers).
The Summer turns 25 in 2015The Summer turns 25 in 2015

10. Scientific Research Summer
-A total of 19,870 students have participated
in the Scientific Research Summer since its
establishment (1991 – 2014)
-Participants have completed their stages at
172 High Education Institutions
-The average percentage of students who
conduct a research stage in the town or city
where they live is 9.3%

11. Scientific Research Summer
Number of Grantholders 1991-2014

12. Participants by area 2010-2014
Scientific Research Summer
Área 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Physics and mathematics 129 148 125 142 100
Biology, biomedicine and
chemistry 349 382 490 494 566
Social sciences and
humanities 462 421 549 631 601
Engineering and technology 427 427 382 539 427
Total 1367 1378 1546 1806 1694

13. Scientific Research Summer
1,694 scholarships were awarded in 2014
(716 men and 978 women)
Participating
institutions: 131
Host researchers:
1150

14. Scientific Research Summer

15. Scientific Research Summer
Receiving Institutions 2014
Grantholders by receiving institution and gender
Estudiantes por tipo de institución receptora y sexo
Tipo de institución F M Total %
Universidades Públicas de los Estados 401 249 650 38.4%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 170 129 299 17.7%
Institutos Nacionales de Salud 99 85 184 10.9%
Centros Públicos CONACYT 73 68 141 8.3%
Instituto Politécnico Nacional 45 28 73 4.3%
CINVESTAV 32 35 67 4.0%
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana 23 19 42 2.5%
Intituciones de investigación públicas federales 16 21 37 2.2%
Iniciativa Privada 16 21 37 2.2%
Institución de Educación Superior Privada 20 12 32 1.9%
Secretaría del Gobierno Federal 13 12 25 1.5%
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social 14 10 24 1.4%
Colegio de Postgraduados en Ciencias Agrícolas 15 4 19 1.1%
Instituciones de investigación públicas estatales o locales 10 3 13 0.8%
Otras instituciones de investigación 7 6 13 0.8%
SEP Dir General de Institutos Tecnológicos 9 3 12 0.7%
Universidades Politécnicas 6 5 11 0.6%
Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 3 2 5 0.3%
Universidades Tecnológicas 2 2 4 0.2%
Poder Judicial de la Federación 2 1 3 0.2%
Suprema Corte de Justicia 1 1 2 0.1%
Secretaría de Salud 1 1 0.1%
Total 978 716 1694 100.0%
Institution Women Men Total

16. Scientific Research Summer
Grantholders perState of Origin 2014

17. Scientific Research Summer
Grantholders perreceiving State 2014

18. Scientific Research Summer
Meeting of grantholders who conducted their stages in Mexico
City, August 2014. Galileo Galilei Auditorium at MAS