Postdoctoral Junior Leader fellowships

We offer 40 Postdoctoral Junior Leader fellowships for excellent researchers, of any nationality, who wish to continue their research career in Spain or Portugal in STEM disciplines

What we offer

We support excellent researchers from STEM disciplines who wish to continue their research career in Spain or Portugal.

Incoming call

We grant 20 postdoctoral fellowships to carry out a research project in a STEM discipline at research centres of excellence in Spain or Portugal.

Status: Open
End: 23 September 2026, at 2 pm Peninsular Spain

Retaining call

We grant 20 postdoctoral fellowships to continue research in STEM disciplines at any university or research centre in Spain or Portugal.

Status: Open
End: 23 September 2026, at 2 pm Peninsular Spain

FAQs

We provide a list of the most frequently asked questions regarding the documentation and different phases in the process to obtain one of our Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellowships.