Detall de la convocatòria

Característiques

Característica
Objectiu de la convocatòria
One of the cornerstones of the CRIS Cancer strategy is to promote translational and clinical projects led by physician researchers. Therefore, in each call for CRIS Excellence Programmes, at least one of the beneficiaries should be a clinical scientist, provided that the evaluation panel considers that the clinician's proposal meets the call's criteria for excellence.
Lloc de presentació
El personal de HMRIB i PSMAR que necessiteu més informació adreceu-vos a:
Research Grants and Contracts Office. C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88. 08003-Barcelona. Tel.: 93.316.05.76.
Marta López: [email protected] Ext.: 1576
Mercedes Bayo: [email protected] Ext.: 1684
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Convocatòria (URL)
https://criscancer.org/programas-cris
https://criscancer.org/PDF/2025/03/T%26C%20CRIS%20Excellence%20Programme%202025%20V4.pdf
Call for Applications: https://excellence2025.criscancer.org/login
Requisits
  • Scientists and physician researchers of any nationality who wish to develop their scientific and/or medical activity in Spain. The research team must be located in Spain.
  • The candidate does not necessarily have to be employed by the host institution at the time of application. However, the institution must issue a letter agreeing that the candidate may develop their activities there.
  • Applications must be submitted by the candidate, who will hold ultimate scientific responsibility, supported by the host institution.
  • Candidates must be able to demonstrate research independence up to 15 years (18 years for women researchers and physicians) prior to the year in which this call is published.
  • This period achieving research independence can be extended if any of the circumstances set out in the Observations section at the end of this document apply.
  • With the support of the host institution, candidates should devote a minimum of 60% of their research time to this project.
  • In the case of clinical scientists with a care workload, the latter may not exceed 50% of their working day and may intensify their working hours up to 100%.
  • Beneficiaries must join and/or accept their place on the programme between 1 February and 30 June 2026. Under duly justified circumstances, their incorporation may be delayed until 31 September 2026.
  • Applications will be accepted from physician researchers and scientists who can demonstrate research independence up to 15 years (18 years for women researchers and physicians) prior to the year of the call for applications (after January 2010 for men; after January 2007 for women).
  • The candidate must fulfill at least one of the following requirements:
    a. have at least 10 publications in scientific journals and must be the first or last author for 3 such publications in Q1 journal
    b. be the first or last author for, at least, 2 publications in D1 journals (with impact factor higher than 20)
    c. be the first or last author for, at least, 5 publications in Q1 journals
    Only articles with a Pubmed ID will be considered
  • The CRIS Excellence Programme is open to researchers of all nationalities as long as their project is carried out at a centre in Spain.
  • The candidate must propose a mentor and provide his/her background with the application. There can only be 1 mentor proposed per application.
  • Several applications may be submitted from the same institution. For each call there can only be one beneficiary of this programme per institution.
  • Dotació
    The maximum grant awarded will be € 1,250,000, which will be spread over five annual instalments of up to €250,000 a year.
    More detailed information in the bases
    Durada
    The programme runs for three years and may be renewed for a further two years up to a maximum of five years
    Documentació
    All applications must be completed on-line using the CRIS Excellence Programme Platform, which will be made available to candidates at www.criscancer.org/programascris during the application submission period for the 2025 programme.
    All applications must provide two blocks of documentation, which must be completed entirely in English.
    Part A: ADMINISTRATIVE FORM
    Part B: DOCUMENTATION
    - Curriculum vitae of the candidate using a standardised summarised format (CVA, in its 4-page format)
    - Research independence accreditation
    - Doctoral certificate. If the candidate does not have this certificate, must provide an official document stating the date on which the doctorate was awarded
    - If the applicant has requested an extension for the validity of your candidacy on account of matters such as illness, parental leave, military service, or other causes, must attach documentation that accredits such circumstances. The accepted circumstances are shown at the Observations section, at the end of this document
    - Research Project. The provided template must be used (Maximum 10 pages)
    - Project budget. The provided excel template must be used
    - Candidate’s track record, The provided template must be used (Maximum 3 pages)
    - Letter of acceptance from the Mentor pledging to support the future development of the candidate’s research activity in the project area and at the proposed institution. The provided template must be used
    - Standardised and summarised curriculum vitae of the Mentor following the abbreviated template of standardised models of national public calls for proposals (CVA). This document must be provided in English.
    - Letter of acceptance from the host institution signed by the managing director or scientific director of the centre guaranteeing institutional support for the researcher and the research line of the particular project.This document is indispensable for a candidacy to be validated. The provided template must be used
    - Declaration on ethical issues. The provided template must be used
    - One-page summary, in Spanish, to explain the project in terms that a patient can understand. The provided template must be used

    Arxius

    Arxiu
    Research Project - CRIS Research Programes 2025 vf.docx
    Centros estratégicos CRIS 2024.pdf
    T&C CRIS Excellence Programme 2025 V4.pdf
    Documento Estrategia Científica CRIS 2024.pdf
    Budget - CRIS Research Programmes 2025 vf.xlsx
    Track Record and Candidacy Impact - CRIS Research Programmes 2025 vf.docx
    Hosting Institution Acceptance Letter - CRIS Research Programmes 2025 vf.docx
    Mentor Acceptance Letter - CRIS Research Programmes 2025 vf.docx
    Lay Summary - CRIS Research Programes 2025 vf.docx
    Statement on Ethical Issues - CRIS Research Programmes 2025 vf.docx