📢 The State Research Agency announces the ATRAE 2026 grants, aimed at facilitating the stable incorporation of consolidated research talent of recognized international prestige to the Spanish Science, Technology and Innovation System.
🎯 The objective is to attract excellent research personnel who have recently developed a relevant part of their professional activity abroad, favoring the creation and consolidation of top-level research teams.
📌 Funded actions should include:
The grant can reach up to €1,000,000 per action, or up to €1,200,000 if the researcher comes from U.S. research organizations and meets the specific requirements of the call.
Spanish R&D&I entities may be beneficiaries, among them:
❗ Associations, clusters or private non-profit entities that are not considered eligible beneficiary entities do not appear as direct applicants to the call.
From April 23, 2026 to June 4, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
📌 The application must be submitted by the beneficiary entity, not by the individual researcher, through the electronic means enabled by the State Research Agency.
Total credit of the call: 40,000,000 €.
📊 Maximum aid per performance:
The aid may finance contracting costs, execution of the R&D&I project, personnel, mobility, equipment, consumables, technical software, industrial property, contractual research, consulting, scientific dissemination and adaptation of facilities. Indirect costs are calculated as 25% of certain direct costs.
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