Overview
Panama's National Research System is accepting its 2027 second-reentry applications from eligible current SNI members in National Researcher or Distinguished Researcher categories, with recognition and economic incentives governed by the SNI regulations.
Complete grant details
The call evaluates National Researcher subcategories I and II and Distinguished Researcher. It is intended to recognize research and technological-development excellence and may provide distinctions or economic incentives according to the SNI regulation.
Eligibility requirements
Current SNI members who reentered through the public call launched in September 2023 as National Researchers or Distinguished Researchers. Applicants must be Panamanian or foreign residents in Panama and satisfy the SNI regulation, internal evaluation criteria and call notice.
Tips for this grant
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified from SENACYT's live call page on 7 September 2026. The official deadline is 5 October 2026 at exactly 12:00 noon in Panama; Panama is UTC-5, so the stored deadline is 17:00 UTC. The call states that economic incentives follow the SNI regulation but does not state a single amount on the page.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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