Call 2024 Social ResearchcióLa Caixa Foundation

I. Characteristics of the projects

• Objective: Projects aimed at investigating current social challenges with a scientific approach based on purely quantitative methodologies. The aim is to generate empirical information useful for the creation of social policies and programs.
• Recipients: Non-profit research institutions, both public and private, from Spain or Portugal.
• Grant amount: Up to €115,000.00
• Eligible expenses: Direct costs (personnel, travel, goods and services, subcontracting, equipment), and indirect costs (10% of direct costs).
• Duration: Maximum of 24 months.
• Requirements of the projects:
• Quantitative methodology.
• Innovative proposals.
• Oriented towards social issues in Spain and Portugal.
• Open to all disciplines in social sciences and humanities.
• Research with direct impact on the population.

II. Submission of applications

• Submission deadline for short proposals: 01/08 - 01/23/2024 (2:00 PM). Internal deadline: 01/16/2024.
• Deadline for full proposals: March - 04/24/2024 (2:00 PM). Only required if pre-selected.
• Who: Project Leaders (PL) (not Co-PL) of any nationality conducting their activity in public or private research institutions in Spain or Portugal.
  Requirements:
  • Have published at least 1 article in Q1 between 01/01/2019 - 10/23/2024 (SJR or JCR rankings).
  • Obtained a doctorate before January 23, 2022.
  • In cases of activity interruption, consult the guidelines.
  Limitations:
• Each PL can only submit one proposal.
• If awarded, cannot submit in upcoming calls while the project is executed.
• PLs who received a score of 3 (C) from evaluators in the previous call and no score of A in the short proposal cannot apply.
• How: through the online platform. Refer to their manual for proposal submission.
• What: Carried out in 2 stages:
• Phase 1: short proposal: online form in English. Brief summary (3 pages) oriented towards a non-academic evaluation panel. It must be anonymous and therefore cannot contain personal information of the applicant.
• Supporting documentation for the short proposal: check-list (eligibility and suitability) and guide (considerations, format, and structure) for the short proposal. VERY IMPORTANT to adhere to the instructions or the proposal will not be eligible.
• You can download the template from the platform.
• Phase 2: full proposal, only if pre-selected: 15-page proposal with more detail on the project and methodology, accreditation of merits and experience in research and the third sector/public sector (1 page each).
• Watch the information session video.

Refer to all documentation on the call website. Also remember to contact the technical staff of national project management of your USR/Campus.