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Proyectos «Europa Excelencia»

Funds frontier research projects in Spain with positive European Research Council evaluations.

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Proyectos Europa Excelencia 2026, administered by Spain's Agencia Estatal de Investigación under the Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica, Técnica y de Innovación 2024-2027, is a targeted programme designed to rescue high-quality frontier research proposals that were positively evaluated by the European Research Council but ultimately not funded due to ERC budget constraints. The programme cov…

What this grant funds

Funds frontier research projects in Spain whose ERC Starting, Consolidator, or Advanced Grant proposals were evaluated positively but went unfunded by the ERC due to budget constraints.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.26 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€2.5M
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.aei.gob.es