Among those applying, 41% are Spanish, although 54 of these are located outsideSpain. Furthermore, note should be taken of the applications fromItaly(88, almost 10%),India(61), theUnited States(34),Germany(33), theUnited Kingdom(21) andCanada(25). Out of all these candidates, the final selection has involved 24 scientists as Research Professors and 25 for the Research Fellows programme, designed to attract and retain experts, under the age of 40, in several fields of knowledge, with a view to creating a “nursery” for scientists and researchers in the Basque Country.