Calls for proposals
Here is all the information on the CURRENT calls for proposals. You can find more detailed information in each of the sections listed below:
IMPORTANT: To ensure proper planning and evaluation of proposals, the following procedure has been established for all calls:
- Researchers must notify Scientific Management of their intention to apply at least two weeks in advance (10 working days) before the official closing date of the call. This will allow for review of aspects such as the application of indirect costs (overhead), the need for co-funding, and any potential need for authorisation to apply.
- The complete proposal must be submitted to the Research Committee at least 5 working days before the application deadline for evaluation (unless the call establishes a different internal deadline for submitting applications to the Research Committee).
Researchers interested in participating in a call must send the following documentation to email(ELIMINAR) before 12:00 on the last day of the Research Committee's internal deadline. Failure to submit this documentation within the specified deadline and in the specified format may result in exclusion from the process.
- Completed and signed IiSGM Research Committee Evaluation Request Form. You can find it here.
- Scientific proposal for the project, as complete as possible and in the format required by the call. Include the detailed budget.
- Researcher's Curriculum Vitae (information not reflected in the CV cannot be assessed)
IMPORTANT: Please remember that there is an Overhead Policy, approved by the Board of Trustees on 19 December 2024, which must be complied with. It can be consulted in the Private Area under the Internal Communications section.
Research Grant Programme
Fundación San Rafael has launched a call for applications for grants to finance the development of R&D&I projects in the biomedical field.Objectives: To support research projects in the field of biomedical research that enable the development of new, innovative ideas.
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Funding body:
Fundación San Rafael
IHI Call 13
The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) has launched Call 13, a new funding opportunity for health research and innovation projects with a total budget of €53.
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Funding body:
Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)
Health Research Call Health Research
The "la Caixa" Foundation launches the tenth edition of the call for biomedical and health research projects. The aim of this call is to identify and promote promising initiatives of scientific excellence and potential value and social impact, in basic, clinical or translational research.
Open
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Funding body:
Fundación La Caixa
Call for bilateral international technological cooperation projects with third countries (unilateral projects) 2026-2
This call funds bilateral R&D projects in international technological cooperation developed by international consortia involving Spanish companies and foreign partners from eligible countries.
Closed
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Funding body:
CDTI
Pasqual Maragall Research Program (PMRP)
The Pasqual Maragall Research Programme (PMRP) funds research projects on Alzheimer’s disease or other age-related neurodegenerative diseases.Projects must address at least one of the following topics focused on Alzheimer’s disease or other age-related neurodegenerative diseases: · Translational research to develop new drugs and generate preclinical evidence · Biomarkers in biofluids · Neuroimaging biomarkers · Digital biomarkers · Epidemiological studies · Genetic risk factors · Development of new research tools and resources · Immunity and inflammation · Modifiable risk factors · New approaches to risk assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prevention · Disease prevention · Biological processes and molecular pathways associated with disease onset, progression or outcome · Tools to predict risk, severity and protection against disease · Non-pharmacological interventions · Neuropathology · Any other topic related to Alzheimer’s disease or other age-related neurodegenerative diseases.
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Funding body:
Pasqual Maragall Foundation
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The Wellcome Prize
The Wellcome Mental Health Science Prize, in collaboration with Nature, promotes new interventions that can transform the lives of people affected by anxiety, depression and psychosis.
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Funding body:
Wellcome Trust
Junior Leader Postdoctoral Fellowships Incoming Call
Fundación la Caixa is offering 20 fellowships to develop a postdoctoral research project at Spanish centres of excellence with Severo Ochoa, María de Maeztu or Instituto de Salud Carlos III accreditation, or at Portuguese units accredited as excellent by the evaluation of the Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT).
Closed
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Funding body:
The “la Caixa” Foundation
Duponte Clinical Research and Biomedical Innovation Programme 2026
The aim of this call is to promote research projects with a major impact on clinical practice that contribute to the advancement of personalised medicine, with particular attention to genomic alterations and the development of new technologies and therapeutic strategies.
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Funding body:
Duponte
Dr. Font Award
Fundación Mutual Médica, through the Impulsar(me) programme, is launching a new call for entries for the Premio Dr. Font for the physician who is the first author of an original medical research paper published in an indexed national or international journal, in print or digital format, during 2025, with potential application in medical practice.
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Funding body:
Mutual Médica Foundation
Quality of life–integrated approaches to improve treatment of rare and/or hard-to-treat cancers through pragmatic clinical trials
The consortium "Fomento de la investigación oncológica por parte de organizaciones benéficas en Europa" is a network of 14 European charitable organisations from 11 European countries joining forces to support pragmatic clinical trials addressing important unmet medical needs in oncology in Europe.
Closed
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Funding body:
Scientific Foundation of the Spanish Association Against Cancer
I+P Stays 2026
The Estancias I+P 2026 call, promoted by the Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT) and the Oficina Nacional de Asesoramiento Científico, is now open.
Closed
Deadline: -
Funding body:
FECYT