Severo Ochoa Centres of Excellence and María de Maeztu Units of Excellence (Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa y Unidades María de Maeztu)
Supports elite Spanish centres and units through long-term accreditation-linked scientific investment.
The Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa and Unidades María de Maeztu 2026 call, published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado on 9 April 2026, is Spain's premier institutional excellence accreditation programme administered by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación under the Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica, Técnica y de Innovación 2024-2027. The programme simultaneously confers accreditation a…
Funds the four-year strategic plans of leading Spanish public and non-profit research centres and units, conferring Severo Ochoa or María de Maeztu excellence accreditation valid for up to six years.
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