ATRAE Program — Established Talent Recruitment (Incorporación de talento consolidado)
Funds Spanish public research entities to recruit experienced international principal investigators and support their initial research activity.
Programa ATRAE 2026, administered by Spain's Agencia Estatal de Investigación under the Plan Estatal 2024-2027 Programa Estatal de Recursos Humanos, funds Spanish public research entities to recruit internationally consolidated principal investigators who have recently spent a significant part of their career abroad. The objective is to strengthen Spain's research system by attracting senior talen…
Funds Spanish public research entities to recruit internationally consolidated principal investigators, covering the PI's employment contract, an R&D project, and optionally laboratory adaptation costs.
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