{"id":25239,"date":"2026-05-13T13:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibsal.es\/evento\/5th-call-for-applications-for-health-sciences-research-grants-alimerka-foundation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:35:08","slug":"5th-call-for-applications-for-health-sciences-research-grants-alimerka-foundation","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/ibsal.es\/en\/evento\/5th-call-for-applications-for-health-sciences-research-grants-alimerka-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"5th Call for Applications for Health Sciences Research Grants &#8211; Alimerka Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"color: #003c8c;\">Purpose<\/h3>\n<p>The purpose of this<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionalimerka.es\/abierta-la-v-convocatoria-de-ayudas-a-la-investigacion-en-ciencias-de-la-salud\/?utm_source=BenchmarkEmail&#038;utm_campaign=Newsletter_07%2f05%2f2026&#038;utm_medium=email\"> call<\/a> <strong>for proposals<\/strong> is <strong>to promote research<\/strong> that may benefit patients, their families, the scientific community, and society at large.<br \/>\nBased on this premise, special emphasis will be placed on the social impact of eligible projects, through responsible research that addresses the needs and expectations of the various stakeholders in the health care system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #003c8c;\">Categories<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Alimerka Foundation\u2019s research <\/strong>grants are intended to fund research projects with a distinctly translational focus that promote the development of personalized precision medicine in any of the following areas of clinical research: <\/p>\n<p>Area 1.  <strong>ONCOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Subareas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cancer Genomics<\/li>\n<li>Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Area 2.  <strong>NUTRITION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Subareas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nutrition Throughout the Stages of Life<\/li>\n<li>Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Diseases<\/li>\n<li>Food Allergies and Intolerances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One project will be selected from each area, and <strong>each<\/strong> will receive <strong>20,000 euros in funding.<\/strong> If, following the evaluation of applications, one of the two areas is declared void (see point 9 of the Call for Proposals), two projects from the same research area may be funded. Applications that do not fall within the specified research areas, or that are aimed at studying drugs that are already on the market or in development, will be excluded. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #003c8c;\">Applicant Profile<\/h3>\n<p>Grants may be applied for by research teams or groups conducting their activities at research institutes and centers, universities, hospitals, associations, or foundations in the field of health or research\u2014whether public or private\u2014that have their registered office in the autonomous communities of <strong>Asturias and Castile and Le\u00f3n<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Projects must be submitted by a single principal investigator who is affiliated with the applicant institution for the duration of the project. The remaining team members or collaborating researchers may be affiliated with other research centers or universities in any country. <\/p>\n<p>Researchers applying for this call may submit only one project, which must be innovative and represent an advance in research within the corresponding field of study. Projects funded through this call may receive funding from other sources, which must be specified on the application form. Principal investigators and research groups that received grants from the 4th Alimerka Foundation Call for Proposals for Research in Health Sciences, in its 2025 edition, are not eligible to apply for this call; at least one call cycle must elapse between the receipt of the grant and the submission of a new funding application.  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #003c8c;\">Application<\/h3>\n<p>To apply for the grant, interested individuals must submit an <strong>application package<\/strong>, written in Spanish using the Arial font, 11-point size, and 1.15 line spacing, that includes the following: <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <strong>Application summary<\/strong>, following the standard format included in Appendix 1, with general information about the project, the Principal Investigator (PI), the team, and the institution where the research will be conducted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <strong>Curriculum Vitae<\/strong> of the principal investigator and the team members who will actively participate in the development of the proposed project, prepared using the standard form included in Annex 2, and which must address the following aspects (one form per person):<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; General information: personal information, current and previous professional status, academic background, stays at foreign institutions, and areas of research.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A brief summary of the curriculum vitae that includes references to scientific contributions, contributions to society, the training and development of research teams, the creation of companies, publishing activities, research, or other relevant contributions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Scientific contributions, including a summary of notable publications, conferences, and research projects, as well as knowledge transfer activities and the application of research findings.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <strong>A scientific report<\/strong> explaining the proposed project, in accordance with the content set forth in Annex 1, addressing the following sections and not exceeding 12 pages in length:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Description of the project&#8217;s objectives, milestones, and expected results<\/li>\n<li>Project Development: Methodology and Work Plan <\/li>\n<li>Social Impact and Potential Benefits<\/li>\n<li>Research Team<\/li>\n<li>Dissemination of Results<\/li>\n<li>Funding Received for the Project<\/li>\n<li>Justification for the Aid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #003c8c;\">Compatibility<\/h3>\n<p>This aid will be compatible with other aid granted for the same project or action when such aid measures relate to different eligible costs, or when the aid measures correspond in whole or in part to the same eligible costs and their cumulative amount does not exceed the amount of those costs.<\/p>\n<p>If the applicant research group finds itself in any of these situations, this information must be provided in detail in Section 6, \u201cProject Funding,\u201d of the application form (Annex I). <\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #003c8c;\">Submission Deadline<\/h3>\n<p>The application period will run from Wednesday <strong>, April 29, to Monday, May 25, 2026, at 2:00<\/strong> p <strong>.<\/strong> m. (Spanish time). Applications must be submitted in PDF format and electronically signed using an electronic signature recognized by the IP or by the legal representative of the applicant organization, and all documentation mentioned in the application must be attached, via email to <strong>fundacion@alimerka.es<\/strong>, with the subject line \u201c2026 Call for Research Grants.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionalimerka.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bases-Convocatoria-de-ayudas-a-la-investigacion-en-Ciencias-de-la-Salud-2026.pdf\">Complete guidelines for the call for applications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose The purpose of this call for proposals is to promote research that may benefit patients, their families, the scientific community, and society at large. 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