The National Call “Enfermería Valdecilla,” promoted by IDIVAL in collaboration with the Nursing Directorate of the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital and funded by Fundación Caja Cantabria, aims to encourage the participation of nursing professionals in the design and development of research projects.
Projects may address any area of Nursing Practice and will have a duration of two years.
Budget and Categories:
This year, as a new feature, the call has a total budget of €10,000 and introduces a new project category:
• Best Project: €4,000.
• Best Project to be carried out within the Cantabria Public Health System: €3,000.
• Best Project to be carried out at Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital: €3,000.
Requirements:
1. Original and unpublished research projects, either individual or team-based, are eligible, provided that the principal investigator is a nurse practicing within the national territory.
2. Principal investigators (PI) must not have previously obtained competitive funding as a principal investigator.
3. Collaborators who have received funding in previous editions of this call and have not submitted the corresponding follow-up report in the last 5 years may not participate.
4. The researcher(s) responsible for the scientific-technical execution of the projects, or the PI, must have a formal employment relationship with the institution where they carry out their professional activity throughout the entire duration of the project.
5. Only one project per PI may be submitted and funded. A PI may only be actively involved as PI in a maximum of one project.
6. For the categories “Best Project to be carried out within the Cantabria Public Health System” and “Best Project to be carried out at Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital,” the PI must demonstrate a formal employment, civil service, or statutory relationship with the corresponding institution. Specifically:
◦ For projects within the Cantabria Public Health System, the PI must have an employment, civil service, or statutory relationship with the system or with the University of Cantabria as a faculty member with clinical duties.
◦ For projects at Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, it is mandatory for the PI to have a formal employment relationship with this institution.
Documentation:
Applications and supporting documents must be submitted using the standardized templates available on the IDIVAL website.
The following documents must be provided:
a) Project proposal using the standardized template.
b) CVA of the PI and collaborators.
c) PI’s declaration confirming they have not been the principal investigator of another research project with competitive funding (standardized template).
d) Research Ethics Committee approval. Projects must have, prior to initiation, a favorable opinion from the appropriate accredited Research Ethics Committee, in accordance with Law 14/2007 of July 3 on Biomedical Research, in which the applicant appears as principal investigator. At the time of application, proof of submission to the relevant committee will be sufficient.
Application Deadline: From May 1 to June 30, 2026.
More information: HERE
