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Ministry of Science, Innovation & Universities — Spain (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades)

Supports MICIU, Spain's ministry steering science, innovation, and university development under national strategy.

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Programs8
Active grants0
Total grants8
About

Spain's Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, MICIU, is the national department responsible for science, technological development, innovation, and university policy. It sits inside the Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2024-2027, which is the main framework for the ministry's funding decisions and programme cycle.

MICIU does not carry most research support on its own. The Agencia Estatal de Investigación delivers research-facing routes such as ATRAE, Severo Ochoa and María de Maeztu, Europa Excelencia, PCI, PII, and GPE, while CDTI handles innovation-oriented business support such as NEOTEC. MICIU itself directly runs university and talent routes including Beatriz Galindo and FPU, with Beatriz Galindo carrying a budget of EUR 18.8 million and ATRAE set at EUR 40 million in the 2026 round.

The ministry publishes calls on ciencia.gob.es, and many applications move through the relevant electronic headquarters rather than a single central portal. Its strength is breadth across universities, research groups, and internationally mobile talent, with the ministry setting the framework and the agencies handling the technical side of most competitions.

Programs & grants under this funder
ATRAE Program — Established Talent Recruitment (Incorporación de Talento Consolidado)

Supports attract internationally recognised senior researchers back to Spanish institutions.

1 grant
ATRAE Program — Established Talent Recruitment (Incorporación de Talento Consolidado)
Opens 2027
€40M pool
Beatriz Galindo Grants — Attracting Research Talent (Ayudas Beatriz Galindo)

Supports Spanish universities to hire researchers with international careers as distinguished professors.

1 grant
Beatriz Galindo Grants — Attracting Research Talent (Ayudas Beatriz Galindo)
Scheduled
€18.8M pool
Europa Excelencia — ERC Near-Miss Support

Supports Spanish researchers with national supplements for strong European frontier science proposals.

1 grant
Europa Excelencia — ERC Near-Miss Supplement
Opens 2027
€2.5M pool
University Faculty Training (Formación de Profesorado Universitario, FPU) — Predoctoral Contracts

Supports four predoctoral contracts at for PhD students at Spanish universities.

1 grant
University Faculty Training (Formación de Profesorado Universitario, FPU) — Predoctoral Contracts
Scheduled
— pool
Grants for Preparing & Managing European Projects (Ayudas para Preparación y Gestión de Proyectos Europeos, GPE)

Supports institutions to build capacity for Horizon project preparation and international talent recruitment.

1 grant
Ayudas GPE — Preparación Proyectos Europeos
Scheduled
€11.9M pool
International Collaboration Projects (Proyectos de Colaboración Internacional, PCI)

Supports Spain's ERA Net and Horizon co funding share for international research collaboration consortia.

1 grant
International Collaboration Projects PCI-2 (Proyectos de Colaboración Internacional PCI-2)
Scheduled
— pool
International Research Projects (Proyectos de Investigación Internacionales, PII)

Supports co fund bilateral international research collaborations with Spain as one partner.

1 grant
International Research Projects (Proyectos de Investigación Internacionales, PII)
Scheduled
€4.5M pool
Centres of Excellence 'Severo Ochoa' and Units 'María de Maeztu'

Supports accreditation and strategic funding for Spain's top research centres and units.

1 grant
Centres of Excellence 'Severo Ochoa' and Units 'María de Maeztu'
Opens 2028
€80M pool
Last verified: 28 May 2026Source: www.ciencia.gob.es