Research Stays
CRETUS is strongly committed to personal and professional growth and development of its young researchers. For this reason, it offers its support for short research stays in prestigious international centers.
Call 2026
International Mobility Programme for Postdoctoral Researchers
The Grant Selection Committee has agreed to grant 5 Postdoctoral researchers in the Call 2026.
| Researchers granted | Destination |
| Maia Casna | Archaeological Research Laboratory, Stockholm University (Suecia) |
| Jorge González | Luleå University of Technology (Suecia) |
| Anxo Méndez | Universidad de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA) (Francia) |
| Irune Valderrábano | Democritus University of Thrace (Grecia) |
| Antón Vázquez | Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (IMBB-FORTH) (Grecia) |
2026 Call for Predoctoral Research Stay Grants
The Grant Selection Committee has agreed to grant 7 PhD Students based on the criteria previously approved in the Call 2026.
| Researchers granted | Destination |
| Adrián Agraso | Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) (Alemania) |
| José Luis Ares | Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML). Leiden University (Paises Bajos) |
| Raquel Fariñas | KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm (Suecia) |
| Santiago Feijoo-Montenegro | Luleå University of Technology (Suecia) |
| Alberto Fraile | Institute of Bioeconomy – National Research Councial (Italia) |
| René Gómez | Instituto Superior Técnico. Universidad de Lisboa (Portugal) |
| Arsal Tehseen | Università degli studi di milano (Italia) |
Call 2025
International Mobility Programme for Postdoctoral Researchers
The Grant Selection Committee has agreed to grant 5 Postdoctoral researchers in the Call 2025.
| Researchers granted | Destination |
| Noemí Silva Sánchez | University College Cork (Irlanda) |
| Ismael Arán Tapia | ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern (Suiza) |
| Jaime Almansa Sánchez | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Grecia) |
| Carlos A. Pena Puga | Centro de Engenharia Biologica (CEB), Universidade do Minho |
| Alba Pedrouso Fuentes | TU Delft (Paises Bajos) |
2025 Call for Predoctoral Research Stay Grants
The Grant Selection Committee has agreed to grant 3 PhD Students based on the criteria previously approved in the Call 2025. Check the resolution 2025 published the 7th of march 2025.
| Researchers granted | Destination |
| Yolanda López | Politecnico di Milano (Italia) |
| Fabiana Martín | Università degli Studi di Milano (Italia) |
| Mateo Gómez | ARTORG Center, University of Bern (Suíza) |
Call 2024
International Mobility Programme for Postdoctoral Researchers
The Grant Selection Committee has agreed to grant 2 Postdoctoral researchers in the Call 2024. RESOLUTION
| Researchers granted | Destination |
| Ana Arias | UnitelmaSapienza (Italia) |
| Alba Pedrouso | Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen y Max Planck Institute (Alemania) |
2024 Call for Predoctoral Research Stay Grants
The Grant Selection Committee has agreed to grant 4 PhD Students (5 applications were received) based on the criteria previously approved in the Call 2024.
| Researchers granted | Destination |
| Cristina Gallego | School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork (Irlanda) |
| Brais Vázquez | Chalmers University of Technology (Suecia) |
| Yolanda López | Politecnico di Milano (Italia) |
| Marta Colmenares | Stockholm University |
Call 2023
2023 Call for Predoctoral Research Stay Grants
The Grant Selection Committee has agreed to grant 4 PhD Students (5 applications were received) based on the criteria previously approved in the Call 2023.
| Researchers granted | Destination |
| Investigador/a | Centro de destino |
| Mª Zoe Chaos | Luleå University of Technology (Suecia) |
| Marta Colmenares | Stockholm University (Suecia) |
| Lucas Van der Hauwaert | University of Twente (Países Bajos) |
| Lucía Martín | Tampere University (Finlandia) |
Call 2022
2022 Call for Predoctoral Research Stay Grants
The Grant Selection Committee has agreed to grant 6 PhD Students based on the criteria previously approved in the Call 2022.
| Researchers granted | Destination |
| Ignacio Gianelli | Instituto SARA, Uruguay & Stockholm Universit. Suecia |
| Carme Pacín | Czech University of Life Scineces Prague. República Checa |
| Ricardo Rebolledo | Agricultural University of Athens. Grecia |
| Néstor A. Tafur | Universitu of Stavanger. Noruega |
| Ana Arias | Agricultural University of Athens. Grecia |
| Zaira García | Universität Tübingen. Alemania |
Call 2021
The talent committee decided to grant 5 candidates.
| Researcher | Destination |
| Alba Roibás | University of Technology Delft (TUDelft) Países Bajos |
| Sara Cloux | Marine Environment &Technology Center (MARETEC) Portugal |
| Mateo Saavedra | Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) Países Bajos |
| Antón Vázquez | Plymouth Marine Laboratory (Reino Unido) |
| Clara Veiga | University of Aberdeen (Reino Unido) |
Call 2020
This year it has been received 7 applications and the talent committee decided to grant 4 candidates. Check the resolution published the 2nd of march 2020.
| Researcher | Destination | Report |
| Leandro J. Llorente | Leeds University Business School (LUBS) Reino Unido | |
| Antonio J. Cortés | University of Ireland Irlanda | |
| Iana Camara | Utrecht University Holanda | |
| Alba Roibás | University of Technology Delft (TUDelft) Holanda |
Call 2019
In the 2019 call, a total of 13 applications were received. The talent committee responsible for this action decided to grant assistance to 4 candidates after the application evaluation process.
| Researcher | Destination | Report |
| Alberte Regueira | University of Technology Delft (TUDelft) Holand | link |
| David Kennes | Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) Switzerland | link |
| Paula Carrera | Ghent University Belgic | link |
| Andrea Arias | Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Dinamarc | link |
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