Distribution of R&D projects in Spain: Preliminary study on knowledge generation call (2023)

Abstract

This paper analyses and synthesises the 2023 Call for Knowledge Generation Projects in Spain, published on 23 July. With a budget of 655 million euros, this programme is crucial for the funding of R&D&I in the country. Provisional results indicate that 3,155 projects will be funded and 1,169 pre-doctoral contracts will be implemented. Public universities are the main recipients of funding, with the universities of Barcelona, Granada, Complutense de Madrid, Sevilla and Valencia being the main recipients of funding. An attached matrix shows the distribution of project grants by university and by the 54 evaluation committees. In terms of subject areas, biomedicine and environmental sciences received the most funding. A specific analysis of the Communication and Documentation area shows that Malaga University received the most grants. The study suggests that the administration should facilitate access to data in usable formats to promote Open Science, and highlights the need to improve the transparency and accessibility of the call data.