Daniel Carasso Fellowship 2025: more research in sustainable food

The 3rd edition of the Daniel Carasso Fellowship will award three postdoctoral research grants in sustainable food. Each grant is endowed with 160,000 euros to finance the hiring of the beneficiary and their research activities at a Spanish university or research centre for a period of two years. With this program, the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation continues to promote the generation of knowledge to guide the transition to a sustainable food system.

From January 20 to March 10, 2025, the deadline for submitting applications for the new call for the Daniel Carasso Fellowship will be open. These grants for postdoctoral contracts support research projects that address the challenges faced by the food system from a systemic perspective, removing the barriers that turn disciplines into silos. It can be applied for by researchers in any branch of knowledge – agronomy, biology, health sciences, social and political sciences, economics, architecture, etc. – with projects that address various dimensions of sustainability: environmental, economic, social and nutritional.

Applicants must have research experience of between 2 and 7 years since the PhD. The grant is divided into 120,000 euros to cover the costs of hiring the fellow for a period of 24 months and 40,000 euros that may be used to finance research activities at a Spanish university or center, public or private non-profit.

Key data of the call

• Nominations open until March 10, 2025.
• Three grants endowed with 160,000 euros each for the hiring and support of research activities.
• Aimed at researchers from any scientific discipline and nationality, with postdoctoral experience of between 2 and 7 years.
• Candidates must be nominated by an established researcher from a university or research centre in Spain, public or private non-profit.

With the Daniel Carasso Fellowship we seek to promote a deep and lasting transformation of the Spanish food system. For this reason, fellowships promote applied research and the generation of knowledge that facilitates strategic decision-making to move towards a more sustainable and fair food system.

Daniel Carasso Fellows, the heart of the SABE

CommunityMaking a real and lasting impact on the transition to sustainable food requires the participation of all actors in the food system. For this reason, one of the fundamental objectives of the Daniel Carasso Fellowship is to promote research with systemic and multidisciplinary approaches that connect traditionally unrelated areas and disciplines.

This strategy has recently materialized with the creation of the SABE Community (Evidence-Based Food Sustainability), a multidisciplinary network that integrates the beneficiaries of the Daniel Carasso Fellowship and promotes collaboration and synergies between various groups.

The SABE Community promotes the food transition through scientific development and social impact, weaving collaborations between fellows. In addition, this community encourages dialogue with the different sectors, territories and actors in the value chain, to create synergies with research and work together in the search for sustainable solutions that allow a systemic transformation of the food model. It arises from the need to connect these young researchers with livestock farmers, fishermen and farmers, with entrepreneurs and cooperatives, with distributors and consumers. In short, it arises from the need to create an extensive and inclusive community, which invites everyone to be part of the transformation of the food system in Spain.

Daniel Carasso Fellows:

• Raquel Ajates, awarded in 2021 – Researcher at UNED
• Daniel Gaitan, awarded in 2021 – Researcher at ICTA – Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona.
• Marta Albo, winner in 2023 – Researcher at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC) at the Centre Oceanogràfic de les Balears.
• Adrián González, awarded in 2023 – Researcher at the ETSIAM of the University of Cordoba.
• Ujué Fresán, 2023 laureate – Researcher at ISGlobal Barcelona.