Funder: la Caixa Foundation
Due Dates: November 18, 2026, at 2:00 pm CET (Application deadline, automatic closure)
Funding Amounts: Up to €500,000 (individual) or €1,000,000 (consortium), for up to three years
Summary: Supports scientifically excellent basic, clinical and translational biomedical research led from Spain or Portugal with potential social impact.
Key Information: Project Leaders must have at least seven years of postdoctoral research experience and an eligible nonprofit host.
Description
The la Caixa Foundation’s tenth Health Research Call supports groundbreaking biomedical and health research that advances knowledge and addresses major health challenges. The 2027 edition seeks scientific excellence, potential value and social impact, while strengthening research in Spain and Portugal against European and international benchmarks. Innovative, interdisciplinary and unconventional approaches are encouraged.
Projects must address neuroscience, oncology, infectious diseases, cardiovascular and associated metabolic diseases, or enabling technologies focused on those four fields. The call supports both individual institutions and research consortia, including international collaborations. Basic, clinical and translational research are all supported: neither research stage nor individual versus consortium status is a selection criterion.
