The Community of Madrid, through the Regional Ministry of Health and SERMAS, supports the promotion of biomedical research via a collaboration agreement signed on 16 June 2017. The purpose of the agreement is joint collaboration for the complete development and coordination of a research activity intensification programme in order to enable healthcare professionals of SERMAS in the Community of Madrid to participate in research tasks across the various active priority research lines of interest to the Community of Madrid.

Based on this, a continuous line of research intensification is established, consisting of the Foundation providing funds to the hospital for the potential recruitment of healthcare professionals to replace others selected through an evaluation process, so that the latter can dedicate a percentage of their clinical time to research tasks.

Access to the 2026 Intensification Grant Application:

https://ayudas-intensificacion.idiphim.org

 The call for Intensification grants will be open until 19 December 2025 at 15:00 (3:00 pm).

Grants Summary:

• The maximum total amount of this call for applications shall be €272,671.68. The financial allocation paid by IDIPHISA shall be 68,167.92 euros for each of the grants awarded.
• The period for which the grant is available will be 12 months (100% increase in the researcher’s working hours), although the duration and the % increase may be adjusted according to the beneficiary’s preferences, provided that the final duration does not exceed 24 months.
• The maximum number of grants to be awarded shall be:
  • 2 for researchers born in 1980 or later.
  • 2 for researchers born before 1980.