"This figure appears to confirm an ongoing exodus of U.S. researchers following Donald Trump's attempts to exert political control over science policy in the U.S. In 2023, the first year of the program, not a single U.S. researcher received the grant. In the second, in 2024, the number of beneficiaries from this country was 16%. In 2025, the rate doubled to 32%, said the AEI in a recent statement."
"Of these winners, 21 (56.7%) come from academic institutions in the United States, although not all of them are U.S. citizens. Out of the 254 applications received, 33.5% were from researchers based in the U.S. Each researcher will receive an average of one million euros to establish themselves and develop their work and research group at a research center or university in Spain."
More than 254 researchers applied to the Atrae program, with 33.5% based in the United States. U.S. representation among beneficiaries rose from zero in 2023 to 16% in 2024 and to 32% in 2025. In the latest round 37 scientists were selected, of whom 21 (56.7%) are affiliated with U.S. academic institutions, though not all are U.S. citizens. Each award averages one million euros to establish a research group at a Spanish center or university. Vincenzo Calvanese, a 43-year-old from Naples, opened a lab at the Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute after ten years in the United States and a stint at University College London; career, lifestyle, and the prospect of a supportive environment motivated his return to Europe.
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