Purpose
In this call for proposals, the Ramón Areces Foundation announces the awarding of grants to fund original research projects lasting three years that advance scientific knowledge and contribute to technological progress and the advancement of our society.
Priority Areas
For the purposes of this Call for Proposals, each research team may submit only one proposal, indicating the subject area in which it wishes to compete. The proposal must fall within one of the following priority areas:
— Rare Diseases
— Personalized Therapy, Immunotherapy, and Cancer
— Infection: Early Warning, Prevention, and Treatment
— Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases
— Intercellular Communication and the Interactome: Pathological Implications
— Food Biotechnology
— Climate Change and Renewable Energy
— New Materials: Fundamentals and Applications
In awarding this grant, the Foundation will give preference to applications in which young Spanish researchers—who do not have ample funding resources—serve as principal investigators, provided that the grant can provide a significant boost to the development of their research areas.
Submission Deadline
The application period will run from March 16 to April 20, 2026. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
Amount and Duration
The maximum amount requested must not exceed €160,000 for all of the three-year project duration
Requirements and Applications
Eligibility Requirements
Research teams conducting their work in Spain at the same institution, under the direction of a Principal Investigator (PI), may apply for research grants under this call for proposals. However, a researcher from another institution—whether domestic or foreign—may be part of the team if they are responsible for a specific task, provided that such participation is adequately justified in the project proposal.
In any case, only the Center to which the IP is affiliated will be responsible for administering the funds awarded.
Researchers who are currently receiving or have received a grant from the Ramón Areces Foundation as principal investigator within the last four years are not eligible to apply for this call for proposals.
Submission of Applications
Applications must be submitted using an online form created for this purpose, which will be available on the Ramón Areces Foundation’s website once the application period opens. For more detailed information, a help document will be provided with instructions to make it easier for you to complete your application. You can access this online help by clicking on the [?] icon that appears in the “My Application” window in your private area.
All documentation must be submitted electronically via the link provided on the Foundation’s website. The link will be available only during the specified application period.
The application must be accompanied by PDF (.pdf) copies of the following documents, in separate files, following the specified naming convention:
A. Principal Investigator (PI):
Principal Investigator’s Resume: “CV_PI_ (PI’s last name).pdf”.
Affidavit regarding the accuracy of the information provided and consent for your name to appear on the website and/or in any other publication or promotional activity of the Foundation, in accordance with the attached template: “Declaración_last_name.pdf”. When submitting your application, you must download the declaration, fill it out, sign it, scan it, and attach it again in .pdf format.
Documentation confirming acceptance by the institution where the project will be carried out, indicating the principal investigator’s affiliation with the institution in accordance with the provided template: “AC_(principal investigator’s last name).pdf”. When completing the application, you must download this form, fill it out, sign it, scan it, and attach it again in .pdf format.
List of the applicant group’s general external funding other than that requested in this project: “FE_ (PI’s last name).pdf”.
Data Protection and Consent Information Form. This document must be downloaded from the website and signed by the Principal Investigator. File name: “RGPD_IP_ (PI’s last name).pdf”.
B. Research Project:
Project summary including the title, name, and affiliation of the principal investigator (PI), a 250-word summary of the project, as well as the team composition and the signature of each team member: “RES_ (PI’s last name).pdf”.
Research report, written in Spanish or English, named “MEMI_(IP last name).pdf,” and including:
Project background and working hypothesis.
Specific objectives, work packages, and methods.
A schedule detailing the project tasks.
Impact on the priority area on which the project focuses.
A detailed budget that must include line items for personnel, inventory items, consumables, technical services, travel, and other expenses (provided they are directly related to the research project).
C. Research Team:
Researcher (Inv) No. Curriculum Vitae: “CV_Invn_(researcher’s last name).pdf”.
Affidavit regarding the accuracy of the information provided and consent for the researcher’s name to appear on the Foundation’s website and/or in any other publication or outreach activity, in accordance with the attached template: “Declaración_Invn_(researcher’s last name).pdf”. When submitting the application, you must download the affidavit, fill it out, sign it, scan it, and attach it again in .pdf format.
Data Protection and Consent Form. This document must be downloaded from the website and signed by the researcher: Document “RGPD_Invn_(researcher’s last name).pdf”.
In the names of the research team’s documents, “n” should be replaced with the number corresponding to each member. For example: CV_Inv3_LOPEZ.pdf.