Proposals are sought that:
Addressing relevant health problems with an applied approach
Use rigorous and validated methodologies.
Integrate, where appropriate, multidisciplinary perspectives
Present a clear path to scalability
🧩 Areas of interest (among others):
mental health, women’s health, child and adolescent health, nutrition and healthy lifestyles, healthy aging and management of chronicity.
You can submit projects in three typologies:
🔹 Pilot studies
Up to €80,000
Maximum duration: 2 years
Preliminary studies to assess feasibility
🔹 Retrospective evaluations.
Up to €150,000
Maximum duration: 2 years
Evaluation of effectiveness and impact of existing interventions
🔹 New interventions
Up to €300,000
Maximum duration: 3 years
Development and evaluation of new interventions
📌 Participation mode:
Individual (1 organization) or consortium (1 applicant organization + up to 4 collaborators)
Participating organizations with no budget (e.g., primary care) and up to 3 non-profit civil society entities (e.g., patient associations) may be included.
❌ C ompanies: they cannot be part of the project as members, but they can receive funds as subcontractors.
☑️ Host Organization:
Non-profit research organizations located in Spain or Portugal.
☑️ Project Leader:
The principal investigator of the applicant organization must also be the project leader.
☑️ Collaborating organizations:
Non-profit organizations (any country) with activities and associated budget.
📌 Relevant conditions:
The PL must have completed the doctoral degree prior to the opening date.
The budget of organizations outside Spain/Portugal cannot exceed 30% of the total.
The intervention must be performed (or have been performed) in Spain or Portugal.
Projects whose results are subject to royalties from for-profit entities prior to closing are not eligible (and the Foundation may reject proposals with a clear benefit to for-profit entities).
The evaluation includes:
formal eligibility
remote review (preselection)
online evaluation by expert committees (according to typology)
🖥️ Platform opening / publication:
January 8, 2026, at 14:00 h (CET)
⏳ Automatic closing:
February 25, 2026, at 14:00 h (CET).
🔎 Preselection (remote review):
March – May 2026
💻 O nline evaluation (expert committees):
June 2026
📢 Communication of selected projects:
July 2026
🚀 Project implementation:
September 2026 – December 2029 (according to category)
💰 Up to €2,500,000 (subject to final approval)
Distribution intention (indicative):
Up to €500,000 for pilot studies
Up to €750,000 for retrospective evaluations
Up to €1,250,000 for new interventions
(The final allocation will depend on the quality of the proposals).
📌 A tight budget consistent with the work plan is especially valued.
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