In view of the success of its short programmes, the Madrid Institute for Advanced Study (MIAS), in collaboration with the Centre d'études Picasso at the Musée national Picasso Paris, is launching a new call for applications for ‘PicALsso’ and offering a three-month scientific residency.

This new call for applications for a ‘short stay’ is offered in collaboration with the Centre d'études Picasso. It is aimed at researchers and artists who are pursuing a career of excellence in the fields of the arts, humanities, social sciences and law. It is reserved for individuals who hold a PhD.

Applications must be submitted between 9 February and 30 April 2026 (5 p.m., Madrid time).

General conditions:

The call provides for a three-month, non-renewable stay between 1 September 2026 and 31 July 2027.

• The successful researcher will receive a monthly stipend of €1,000. The MIAS will also cover the cost of return travel between Madrid and the selected candidate's country of residence, up to a limit of €250. Candidates from Africa or Latin America may be eligible for additional mobility assistance of up to €300.
• The three-month stay will be divided as follows: six weeks in Madrid and six weeks in Paris.
• The researcher will be accommodated at the Casa de Velázquez (Madrid) and the Collège d'Espagne (Paris) respectively. As this grant involves mid-term mobility, travel between Madrid and Paris will be reimbursed up to a maximum of €200.
• The researcher will be responsible for obtaining any necessary visas and insurance.

• The researcher will receive a meal allowance of €5 during their stay at the Casa de Velázquez.

Candidate profile:

• Holders of a PhD

Number of contracts offered in 2026-2027: 2
 

-Profile

Holders of a Ph.D. degree issued for at least 3 years and up to 10 years
 

-Duration

3 years, renewable for an additional two years
 

-Disciplines

Human and Social Science disciplines as listed as reference department in this document.
 

-Financial conditions

Gross annual salary of €36,000 during the first 3 years and €42,500 during the last 2 years - Contract of local Spanish law

Number of contracts offered in 2026-2027: up to 2 (1 senior fellow and 1 junior fellow)
 

-Profile

PhD graduates
 

-Residency duration and period

10 months non renewable, from 1 October 2026
 

-Disciplines

All Human and Social Science disciplines
 

-Financial conditions

Gross salary of around 27,000 € (junior) and 37,000 € (senior) for ten months. Contract of local Spanish law

Researchers with at least 10 years of post-doctoral research experience will be considered senior fellows

The application portal is shared for Marcel Bataillon and Tomás y Valiente programmes.

Research project to be written in French and English or Spanish and English. 

Application deadline: 28 November 2025 at 17h (Madrid time).

Candidacy portal:
https://bataillon-tomasyvaliente.madrid-ias.eu/en

 

CAT will provide teams of early-career researchers (three to five persons) time and space for thought and discussion in the best research environments Europe has to offer. The groups may include one representative of a stakeholder organization related to the theme of the project. During a period of up to three years, teams will benefit from a series of short stays (i.e. between one and two weeks, two to three times a year, for a maximum of six stays) in institutes participating in the program (see list below). Online meetings and digital research stays at the institutes are possible alternatives to onsite stays and can complete the work and time plan of CAT groups.

CAT will cover travel and accommodation expenses for the team meetings/short work stays in the participating institutes. CAT will not fund salaries or research-related expenses.

The participating institutes will support the teams by connecting them with the most knowledgeable and experienced researchers onsite as well as digitally, and by helping them valorise the obtained results through their legitimating channels. During their stay, CAT teams will benefit from the institutes’ amenities and conviviality for work and exchanges. Discussions at the institutes will provide a unique sounding board for innovative ideas and will give valuable feedback.

The project must address emergent societal issues.

• The Principal Investigator (team leader) must have a stable research position in a European (EU as well as UK and associated countries) higher education and/or research institution for the entire duration of the project.
• S/he must have obtained a PhD between January 2016 and September 2025.         
• No team member should have obtained his/her PhD before January 2016. Doctoral researchers may also participate.
• The eligibility can be extended beyond 10 years after the PhD for any member of the group for certain properly documented circumstances such as maternity and paternity leaves, clinical training, long-term illness, national service, natural disaster or seeking asylum.
• There is no specific diploma or age requirement for representatives of stakeholder organizations.
• Each team should include participants from at least two different countries (current workplace, including non-European countries; any nationality).
• The team of 3 to 5 persons (stakeholders included) must be fully constituted, with CVs of all members named in the proposal.