Overview
The 2027 la Caixa Junior Leader Incoming call offers 20 three-year postdoctoral fellowships for excellent researchers of any nationality to conduct STEM research at accredited centres of excellence in Spain or Portugal.
Complete research opportunity details
Each fellowship has a maximum total budget of €320,100 over three years. The 2027 call rules set a minimum annual gross salary of €47,000, research-project funding of €38,500 per year, a gross mobility allowance of €5,400, family support where applicable and a required secondment of at least six months. The deadline is 23 September 2026 at 14:00 CEST.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants of any nationality must have defended their PhD between 23 September 2019 and 23 September 2024, subject to the official extension rules. Incoming candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the proposed host institution for more than 12 months during the three years immediately before the deadline. The research project must be in STEM at an eligible accredited Spanish or Portuguese centre of excellence.
Tips for this postdoctoral opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Match your research background to the project, laboratory, supervisor and required methods rather than applying only from the title.
- Prepare a focused academic CV, transcripts, publications and research statement or proposal when requested by the official call.
- Confirm funding duration, stipend/salary, tuition coverage, start date and eligibility for international applicants.
- Contact a supervisor before applying only when the official instructions recommend or require it.
Verification notes
Verified against the official la Caixa Foundation Incoming call page and the 2027 call rules on 26 August 2026. The rules state 20 fellowships and a 23 September 2026 deadline at 14:00 CEST.
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