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and Universities
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MSCA-DN MSCA-PF
European
Funding MSCA-COFUND MSCA-COFUND
Opportunities
ERC Starting Grant ERC Consolidator Grant ERC Advanced Grant
Formación de doctores
Agencia Estatal de
Investigación (AEI)
Juan de la
Cierva
Ramón y Cajal
R. Consolidation
Salud Carlos III
Goverment
(ISCIII)
Miguel Servet
Funding
Opportunities
Río Juan Rodes**
WITHIN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Hortega**
FPU
Universidades
Ministerio de
Beatriz Galindo Jr
Beatriz Galindo Sr
Predoc SAC
PAIDI Emergia
Nicolás Monardes
Andalucía
Spanish Regional Funding Opportunities*
Incorporación Clínicos
Investigadores**
Aragón Formación
Predoctoral
Aragón
ARAID
Ayudas Predoctorales
Vicenç Mut
Ayudas Predoctorales
Bio
Cantabria
Concepción Arenal
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Beatriz Galindo
Castilla
Contrato predoctoral
La Mancha
Contrato
Postdoctoral
Beatriu de
AGAUR FI Pinós
Oportunius
Predoc La Rioja
La Rioja
Contrato de acceso
ACIF
CDEIGENT
Caixa
La
InPhiNIT
Funding
Opportunities Investigador AECC
Pérez de
Guzmán
Tatiana
Predoc Neuro
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First Last possible Calls are kept in the original language
possible year year to apply Non-exhaustive funding opportunities from calls open during 2020-2022.
to apply
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due to parental care and disability
(*) Only regions with open calls in the reported period are shown.
More info at www.euraxess.es Contract length (**) Only available for health specialists (MIR, BIR, FIR).
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Researcher Career path in Spain at a glance! January 2023, 6th edition
Explore available positions and funding opportunities at each stage of the researcher career in Spain
Years 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...
MSCA-DN MSCA-PF
European
Funding MSCA-COFUND MSCA-COFUND
Opportunities
ERC Starting Grant ERC Consolidator Grant ERC Advanced Grant
WITHIN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Doctorado industrial
Spanish
AEI
iPFIS
Spanish Regional Funding Opportunities*
Cantabria Doctorado
Industrial
Contratos
Castilla La Mancha Postdoctorales
Cataluña Doctorado
Industrial
Comunidad de Doctorado
Madrid Industrial
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...
First Last possible Calls are kept in the original language
possible year year to apply Non-exhaustive funding opportunities from calls open during 2020-2022.
to apply
Legend Please go to specific call documentation to check possible changes in eligitibity
due to parental care and disability
(*) Only regions with open calls in the reported period are shown.
Contract length (**) Only available for health specialists (MIR, BIR, FIR).
Ministry of Science and Juan de la Cierva Formación, Ayudas para contratos Juan de la Cierva-
https://bit.ly/JCform_2022
Innovation (MICIN) formación
For additional information: the Annual Action Plan includes the objectives, functions and basic principles of the State Research Agency, as
well as the lines of action to be addressed during 2022: http://bit.ly/AEI-PAA2022
Spanish Regional Opportunities
Contratación predoctoral de personal investigador en formación por los
https://bit.ly/predoc-sac
agentes del Sistema Andaluz del Conocimiento
https://bit.ly/Canar-
Programa Catalina Ruiz, ayudas a formación de postdoctorales
Islas Canarias Postdoc-2022
http://bit.ly/A-G-Linares-
Ayudas para contratos postdoctorales "Augusto González de Linares"
Posdoc-2020
Ayudas para contratos predoctorales cofinanciadas por el Fondo Social
https://bit.ly/CMLFSEPre-2021
Europeo 2021
http://bit.ly/Doctorados_
DI, Convocatoria de Doctorados Industriales
Industriales
Cataluña
AGAUR Beatriu de Pinós, Becas y ayudas postdoctorales en el marco del
http://bit.ly/BeatriuDePinos
programa Beatriu de Pinós
https://bit.ly/GAIN-
GAIN Postdoc, Ayudas para complementar la Etapa Postdoctoral
Postdoc2-2022
https://bit.ly/Bikaintek-2022
Programa Bikaintek 2021, para la realización de doctorados industriales
y para la incorporación de personal investigador
https://bit.ly/APOSTD-2023
APOSTD, Ayudas para la Contratación de Personal Investigador en Fase
Postdoctoral
Comunidad Valenciana
CDEIGENT, Ayudas para la contratación de doctores/as con experiencia
https://bit.ly/CDEIGENT-2023
internacional
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