Fundación Carolina, Spain’s foundation for Ibero-American academic mobility, offers research stays at its Madrid headquarters, working alongside its studies and analysis team.
Fellows carry out or extend research on the Ibero-American region in the social sciences, development studies or gender studies. The 2026/2027 call offered 2 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, plus medical insurance excluding pharmacy costs.
- A stay of three to six months, taken between 2026-09-01 and 2027-07-31.
- Duties: at least one 10,000–15,000-word working paper for publication, one public seminar, and a final report of about 10 pages within a month; missing the report means repaying the whole award.
- No other grant or pay without the Foundation’s authorisation.
Eligibility
- Hold citizenship of, and live in, a Latin American member country of the Ibero-American Community of Nations: 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 master’s degree or a doctorate.
- Have a strong CV with an extensive record of research and/or knowledge transfer and academic publications; no minimum years are stated.
- Research must fall within the social sciences, development studies or gender studies.
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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
Master
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Application process
- 1Prepare a research project that fits one of the Foundation’s five lines of work.
- 2Complete the online application on the Fundación Carolina portal yourself by the deadline (2026-04-09 for this cycle); incomplete or late applications are discarded.
- 3If selected, confirm acceptance and send certified, legalised copies of your degrees, plus passport and proof of residence, by the date in the award notice.
Program timeline
2026–2027 call opened.
Jan 12, 2026
Application deadline.
Apr 9, 2026
Window for the stay.
Sep 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027
Next annual call expected.
Early January 2027