LUMED Scholarships allocate more than €170,000 to medical research in Alicante

The second LUMED Medical Research Scholarships Gala will bring together healthcare professionals, researchers, universities and institutions on Thursday 5 November 2026 at the Conference Centre of the Official College of Physicians of Alicante. This year’s call provides more than €170,000 in scholarships and grants for research and medical talent in the province, according to the organisers.

The event will begin at 7.00 pm and is organised by FUNCOMA and the Navarro-Trípodi Foundation. The winning project for the 2026 Medical Research Grant, worth €50,000, will be announced at the gala. The grant aims to support outstanding projects and encourage collaboration between healthcare centres and universities.

The 2026 LUMED call includes ten categories for different stages of a medical career: students, residents, specialists and researchers. In September, the Official College of Physicians of Alicante reported that LUMED scholarships were awarding €100,000 in grants. The organisers put the total value of this year’s scholarships and support at more than €170,000.

Separately, the Navarro-Trípodi Foundation has announced €100,000 for medical research projects. Doctors, researchers and postgraduate medical students may apply, provided they are involved in projects backed by recognised centres in Alicante. The deadline for this call is 10 November at 2.00 pm.

For healthcare professionals and students in the Vega Baja, the call offers financial support for research and training projects within the province. The grants cater for a range of applicants, from those starting out in their careers to researchers with projects under way. The gala will reveal the outcome of the main grant and bring together representatives from the healthcare and academic sectors.

The first gala was held on 27 November 2025 and awarded €170,000 in 29 scholarships and grants, according to FUNCOMA. These included a special €50,000 grant for a project on biomarkers aimed at improving the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases, led by doctors Enrique de Madaria and Lorena María Bernal. The 2026 event will be the second annual edition of the initiative in Alicante.

Article produced by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, based on public sources.