The Health Research Call 2026 has awarded a total of 25.7 million euros to 32 biomedical research projects, 1 of which has been selected in collaboration with the Luzon Foundation, and 3 in collaboration with the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), of Portugal's Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior.
Below is a set of data related to the Health Research Call 2026 and its resolution: the number of projects presented, pre-selected and selected by thematic area and project typology, as well as the territorial distribution of the budget of the selected projects.
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CAIXARESEARCH HEALTH CALL 2026 |
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|---|---|
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Total budget |
€25,716,885.92 |
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Number of proposals submitted |
800 |
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Number of proposals evaluated |
721 |
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Number of proposals preselected |
90 |
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Number of projects selected |
32 |
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Success rate |
4 % |
Table 1. General information on the CaixaResearch Health Call 2026
Figure 1. Budget distribution by territory
* the budget corresponding to the CSIC centers is disaggregated according to the Autonomous Community of these.
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THEMATIC AREA |
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED |
ELIGIBLE PROPOSALS |
PRESELECTED PROPOSALS |
SELECTED PROJECTS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases |
121 |
112 |
92,6 % |
18 |
14,9 % |
6 |
4,96 % |
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Neurosciences |
208 |
188 |
90,4 % |
18 |
8,65 % |
7 |
3,37 % |
|
Infectious diseases |
120 |
104 |
86,7 % |
18 |
15,0 % |
6 |
5,0 % |
|
Oncology |
177 |
159 |
89,8 % |
18 |
10,2 % |
7 |
3,95 % |
|
Enabling technologies |
174 |
158 |
90,8 % |
18 |
10,3 % |
6 |
3,45 % |
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Total |
800 |
721 |
90,1 % |
90 |
11,3 % |
32 |
4,0 % |
Table 2. Percentage of preselected proposals and selected projects with respect to the number of proposals submitted in each thematic area
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PROJECT LEADER |
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED |
ELIGIBLE PROPOSALS |
PRESELECTED PROPOSALS |
SELECTED PROJECTS |
SUCCESS RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Women |
351 |
312 |
31 |
11 |
3,13 % |
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Men |
442 |
404 |
58 |
21 |
4,75 % |
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Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0,0 % |
|
Prefer not to say |
7 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0,0 % |
Table 3. Results by gender
