Contrato predoctoral FPU 2026

The Contrato predoctoral FPU 2026 is a competitive funding programme to finance predoctoral (PhD) contracts managed by research centres in Spain. It supports candidates proposed by eligible institutions and is open to applicants from any country. The funding is described as partial: the amounts are provided to the host centre and do not necessarily constitute the full salary paid to the recruited researcher.

Financing for a predoctoral (PhD) contract managed by a research centre in Spain; funding amounts are provided to the host centre (not presented as a full personal salary).

Candidates to a predoctoral contract proposed by an eligible research institution, according to the FPU 2026 bases. Applicants may be from any country.

The application is submitted by the proposing research centre on behalf of the candidate, following the FPU 2026 call conditions.