In the 2026/2027 academic year, 8 postgraduate scholarships have been announced for four master's degree programs, grouped in different areas of knowledge. Specifically, the programs are:
University Master's Degree in Environmental Sustainability in Local and Territorial Development (INDITEX). 2 scholarships
University Master's Degree in Experimental Biomedicine (RAMÓN ARECES FOUNDATION). 2 grants
University Master's Degree in Research in Artistic and Visual Practices. 2 grants
University Master's Degree in Innovation and Development of Quality Food. 2 scholarships
Benefits of the scholarship
The Carolina Foundation will assume the following commitments:
Cover and manage the round-trip economy class ticket to Spain from the capital of the country of residence of the scholarship recipients.
To cover €550 per month per scholarship recipient as pocket money during the on-site phase of the program. This amount will be paid monthly by the Fundación Carolina directly to each scholarship recipient.
To cover and manage the non-pharmaceutical medical insurance during the on-site phase of the program.
For its part, the University of Castilla-La Mancha will assume the following commitments:
To cover 350 € per month for room and board during the face-to-face phase of the program.
Requirements
To be a beneficiary of the scholarships, it is necessary to be a national of a country of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, except Spain.
Doctoral scholarships are intended to encourage teaching staff at Latin American universities associated with the Carolina Foundation to obtain a doctoral degree. In all cases, it is the Latin American university or educational institution associated with the Foundation that must nominate interested individuals to the Carolina Foundation.
A doctoral program can be undertaken at those Spanish universities that have signed an agreement with the Carolina Foundation and in all academic areas, except in the two cases where the Spanish university limits the doctorates that can be pursued (see section “Benefits of the scholarship”).
The scholarship will enable the recipient to obtain a doctoral degree.
These scholarships are based on a co-financing system, established in bilateral educational cooperation agreements, inspired fundamentally by the principle of equal opportunities.
For the 2026/2027 academic year, the Carolina Foundation is offering 40 new doctoral scholarships and 114 renewals of scholarships from previous calls.
The benefits of these scholarships are:
- Monthly scholarship for accommodation and living expenses.
- Five round-trip economy class airline tickets from the capital of the Latin American country of residence, one per academic year. The purpose of each ticket is exclusively to allow the student to arrive in Spain at the beginning of the stay and return to their country of origin once it has ended.
- Tuition fees for the student
-Non-pharmaceutical medical insurance
-Note: The Carolina Foundation will cover the cost of economy class airfare and medical insurance necessary for the reading and defense of the doctoral thesis in Spain during the fifth academic year from the start of the scholarship, if this has not been done within one of the periods established above. The scholarship recipient will be responsible for the fees for issuing the degree.
Doctoral scholarships are based on a co-financing scheme involving the Carolina Foundation, the scholarship recipient's home university or institution, and the Spanish university of destination. Without prejudice to the provisions of the cooperation agreements, the co-financing system is as follows:
On the part of the Carolina Foundation:
- 5 round-trip economy class airline tickets
- Non-pharmaceutical medical insurance.
- The amount of 600 or 480 euros per month, depending on the public or private legal nature of the university or institution in Latin America, during the scholarship holder's stay in Spain.
From the UCLM:
- Scholarships: €2,400 per month
- Tuition fees
Scholar's home university:
- €400 per month
More information: https://gestion.fundacioncarolina.es/programas
Doctoral programs at the UCLM: https://www.uclm.es/misiones/estudios/queestudiar/doctorados_listado
Short-stay scholarships are intended to complement the postdoctoral training of teaching staff at Latin American universities associated with the Carolina Foundation at Spanish universities or research centers. Teaching staff who obtain a scholarship from this short-stay postdoctoral program must remain in Spain for a minimum of one month and a maximum of three months, and must always be endorsed by a Spanish expert or host center.
In all cases, it is the university or institution associated with the Foundation in Latin America that electronically registers the applications with the Carolina Foundation.
For the 2026/2027 academic year, the Carolina Foundation is offering 80 new short-stay postdoctoral scholarships. The duration of the stay will be a minimum of one month and a maximum of three months (90 days), in a period between September 1, 2026, and July 31, 2027.
More information:
https://gestion.fundacioncarolina.es/programas For this academic year, there are two possibilities for university professors to participate in this type of mobility program at the UCLM:
(a) Mobility for Paraguayan professors. BECAL
The purpose of the research grants is to complete the postdoctoral training of teachers from Paraguayan universities at Spanish universities or research centers. Beneficiaries of this postdoctoral research grant program must stay in Spain for a minimum of three months (90 days) and a maximum of eleven months and must always be endorsed by a Spanish expert or host center.
For the 2026/2027 academic year, the Carolina Foundation and BECAL are offering up to 5 research grants.
The duration of the stay will be from three to eleven months, between September 1, 2026, and July 31, 2027.
The benefits of these scholarships are:
A round-trip economy class airline ticket from Asunción.
Non-pharmaceutical medical insurance.
1,200 euros per month for accommodation and living expenses.
This grant will be financed:
By BECAL:
- The amount of 1,200 euros per month for accommodation and living expenses in Spain.
- A round-trip economy class airfare from Asunción.
- Additional benefits: see BECAL call for applications.
By the Carolina Foundation:
- Non-pharmaceutical medical insurance.
More information: https://gestion.fundac
(b) Mobility of teaching staff from universities in the Tordesillas Group.
The short-stay grants for teaching staff are intended to complement the postdoctoral training of teaching staff at Brazilian and Portuguese universities that are members of the Tordesillas Group: http://www.grupotordesillas.net/miembros/. Candidates selected for this short-term postdoctoral program must stay in Spain for a minimum of one month and a maximum of three months and must always be endorsed by teaching or research staff from the Spanish host institution that is a member of the Tordesillas Group.
In all cases, the Tordesillas Group is responsible for registering applications on the Carolina Foundation platform.
The Carolina Foundation is offering 12 short-term postdoctoral fellowships for the 2026/2027 academic year.
The benefits of these fellowships are:
A round-trip economy class airline ticket.
Non-pharmaceutical medical insurance.
The amount of 1,200 euros per month for accommodation and living expenses.
The short-term postdoctoral fellowships are based on a co-financing scheme involving the Carolina Foundation and the Tordesillas Group. The co-financing system is as follows:
On behalf of the Tordesillas Group:
- The amount of €600 per month for the duration of the fellow's stay in Spain.
On behalf of the Carolina Foundation:
- A round-trip economy class airline ticket.
- Non-pharmaceutical medical insurance.
- €600 per month, up to a total of €1,200 per month, to cover accommodation and living expenses in Spain.
Further information: https://gestion.fundacioncarolina.es/programas