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The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Universities by which subsidies for stays abroad for teaching and research staff are called, through advance processing.

Official name: Resolution of the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Universities by which subsidies are called, through advance processing, for stays abroad for teaching and research staff

Application deadline February 18, 2026
Status Closed
BDNS code 863379

Summary

This grant is aimed at natural persons who do not develop economic activity. Scope: ESPAÑA. Budget: 9,6 M€. Competitive concurrence - canonical.

Official description of the call

First. Beneficiaries: Beneficiaries may be those who, on the closing date of the application submission period, meet the requirements indicated below, as well as all those established in article 8 of the call resolution. Senior modality: Teaching and/or research staff with indefinite career or contractual civil servant affiliation, with full-time dedication and in active service. You must be in possession of a doctorate degree and have obtained a doctorate degree prior to January 1, 2014. “José Castillejo” junior modality: Teaching and/or research staff with an interim or contractual civil servant relationship, indefinite or temporary, at least until the end date of the stay, with full-time dedication and in active service. You must be in possession of a doctorate degree and have obtained the doctorate degree after January 1, 2014. In the case of applicants who are career civil servants in the teaching bodies or research ranks of the CSIC and OPIS, regardless of the date of obtaining the doctorate degree, they must always attend the senior modality. Second. Purpose: To finance mobility stays for teaching and/or research personnel in foreign higher education and research centers, the minimum duration of which will be three months and the maximum duration of six months, non-extendable and in a single period. Professors and/or researchers may request to carry out the stay from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027. However, those professors and/or researchers who wish to carry out the stay earlier may request that the start date be from September 1, 2026. In these cases, when the start date of the stay has been requested for 2026, if the aid is granted, it will only be effective as long as the start and/or completion of the stay in the terms required in the call and on the dates established in the concession resolution. Applicants who choose to apply to the Fulbright Program must request a start date of January 1, 2027 to meet the requirements necessary to obtain official recognition as a Fulbright recipient and receive the corresponding visa under the sponsorship of the US government. Stays will be requested and granted, in all cases, from the 1st day of the starting month until the last day of the ending month. The stay must be requested for a single destination center, foreign and located outside the national territory, which will be the receiving center. Only in cases where the candidate certifies a degree of disability equal to or greater than 65% will mobility abroad not be mandatory and the receiving center may be Spanish and, exceptionally, be in Spanish territory. Third. Regulatory Bases: Order CNU/692/2019, of June 20 (BOE of June 25), the regulatory bases for the granting of public aid were approved within the framework of the State Program for the Promotion of Talent and its Employability in R&D&i of the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017-2020 intended for individuals and research and knowledge dissemination organizations. Room. Number and amount: The number of aid planned is 400 stays in the Senior Modality and 260 in the Junior Modality “José Castillejo. The subsidies will include, depending on the country of destination: a) A monthly allowance for accommodation and subsistence expenses between 2,150 and 3,100 euros per month, or the proportional part for the corresponding days if in the start and end month the person does not stay at the receiving center for the entire period. per month. Installation. Regarding health care, the provisions of article 6.3 of the call resolution will only apply.

Issuing agency

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND UNIVERSITIES — GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF UNIVERSITIES

Scope

ESPAÑA

Category

R&D&I

Recipients

NATURAL PERSONS WHO DO NOT DEVELOP ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

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Deadlines

Publication dateOctober 20, 2025
Application start dateJanuary 29, 2026
Application end dateFebruary 18, 2026

Full information

AdministrationNational
Call typeCompetitive concurrence - canonical
PurposeResearch, development and innovation
Economic sector80.0 - Investigation and security services
Last database updateJuly 19, 2026

Who can apply for this grant?

  • NATURAL PERSONS WHO DO NOT DEVELOP ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

The full requirements may vary. Check the governing rules and the official portal to confirm all requirements.

Financial information

Total budget9,6 M€
Grant formatSUBSIDY AND MONEY DELIVERY WITHOUT COMPENSATION

The exact amount may vary depending on your specific case. Always check the governing rules before applying.

Governing rules

Order CNU/692/2019, of June 20, approving the regulatory bases for the granting of public aid within the framework of the State Program for the Promotion of Talent and its Employability in R&D&i of the State Research Plan

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