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Knowledge Generation call is set to fund over 3,000 projects with €655 million
The Spanish government has announced plans to allocate €655 million to its “largest ever” research funding call.
Science, innovation and universities minister Diana Morant (pictured) announced the plans for the Knowledge Generation call yesterday, saying it would “support 3,155 projects in all branches of knowledge, developed by both established scientists and young researchers”.
These projects will last 3-4 years and will aim to generate new knowledge while also solving societal problems, she said.
They will entail co-funding 1,169 predoctoral researchers, together with the European Social Fund, according to Morant.
Previous editions of the call have enabled the development of algorithms capable of predicting maritime catastrophes such as tsunamis or floods in real time, the ministry highlighted.
Morant said funding for the scheme had increased by 30 per cent since 2018.
The call is being managed by the Spanish state research agency, whose allocation to projects is set to be announced in the coming days.