Fundación Carolina, working with Spain’s National Research Council (CSIC), offers postdoctoral research stays for teaching and research staff of public universities and research centres in Latin America.
Fellows spend six to twelve weeks at the CSIC centre or institute that has invited them. The 2026–2027 call offered 10 awards.
Benefits & funding
- €1,200 a month for accommodation and living costs.
- A round-trip economy flight from the capital of the fellow’s country of residence; internal travel is not covered.
- Medical insurance, excluding pharmacy costs.
- A stay of six to twelve weeks, taken between 2026-09-01 and 2027-07-31.
- The award is exclusive of other grants or pay without the Foundation’s authorisation; fellows who miss the 10–30 page final report must repay it in full.
Eligibility
- Hold the nationality of, and live in, a Latin American member country of the Ibero-American Community of Nations (Andorra, Spain and Portugal are excluded): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay or Venezuela.
- Hold a doctorate.
- Be on the research or teaching staff of a public university or research centre in Latin America, with an institutional certificate committing you to return after the stay.
- Already hold an invitation from the CSIC centre or institute that will host you; Fundación Carolina does not arrange invitations.
- Meet the program’s standard of academic excellence and professional experience; no minimum years are stated.
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“Las becas de estancias cortas tienen como objetivo completar la formación postdoctoral del profesorado y del personal investigador, procedente de universidades y centros de investigación públicos latinoamericanos, en centros e institutos del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). … Ser personal investigador o docente de un centro de investigación, o de una universidad, públicos, con certificación de compromiso institucional de retorno, una vez finalizada la estancia.” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras
+ 7 more
Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Uruguay · Venezuela
Residence required
Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras
+ 7 more
Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Uruguay · Venezuela
Education required
PhD
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Application process
- 1Secure an invitation from a CSIC centre or institute.
- 2Complete Fundación Carolina’s online application yourself by the deadline (2026-04-09 for this cycle).
- 3If selected, confirm acceptance and send the requested documents within the deadline in the award notice; late documents mean exclusion.
Program timeline
2026–2027 call opened.
Jan 12, 2026
Application deadline.
Apr 9, 2026
Decisions communicated.
By Jul 31, 2026
Window for the stay.
Sep 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027