Fundación Carolina offers scholarships for the Escuela Complutense de Verano, the summer school of Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Each award funds a place on one 75-hour course, taught mostly in Spanish, with an official Complutense diploma at the end.
The 2026 call covered 12 courses, from AI in education and geolocated big data to neuropsychology, cultural project management and sustainable-development policy. All ran in Madrid from 6 to 24 July.
Benefits & funding
- 50% of the course fee: the 2026 fee was €1,125, so the recipient paid the other €562.50 as the award letter sets out.
- A return economy flight to Spain from the capital of the recipient’s country of residence.
- Non-pharmaceutical medical insurance.
- Nothing else is listed: accommodation and daily costs are the recipient’s own.
Eligibility
- A citizen of a Latin American member country of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, or of Portugal, who also lives in one of those countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Portugal.
- A completed first degree (licenciatura, engineering or similar) in a field related to the course’s theme, already held when applying.
- Dual nationals may apply under an eligible nationality.
- Past Fundación Carolina grantees may apply, but applicants who have never held a Carolina award have priority.
Can you apply?
Here's who can apply
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Eligible nationalities
Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras
+ 8 more
Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Uruguay · Venezuela · Portugal
Residence required
Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras
+ 8 more
Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Uruguay · Venezuela · Portugal
Education required
Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Choose a course on the Fundación Carolina portal and complete the online application by the deadline (18 February 2026, 9:00 Spain time); ECV courses need no ranking.
- 2The Complutense pre-selects candidates; a committee with Fundación Carolina staff and independent specialists ranks them.
- 3Shortlisted candidates may be interviewed by video, in Spanish (Brazilian candidates included), and must prove the merits and grade average they entered.
Program timeline
18 February 2026
Application deadline (2026 call)
Decisions
By 31 May 2026
Courses run
6–24 July 2026
Next annual call opens
Early January (usual)