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• Rules (CA)

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• Announcement (CA)

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Grants to translators working on the translation of works originally written in Catalan or Aranese for residency stays in Catalonia lasting from two to six weeks (except August). The purpose of the stay is to work on the ongoing translation.

Professionals working on a translation of Catalan or Aranese literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry or drama), who are not domiciled within the linguistic domain and have a contract with a publisher to translate the work.

• Living expenses during the days of the translation residence in Catalonia.
• Travel expenses (going to Catalonia and returning from Catalonia to the country of residence). Travel in preferred or higher class, fuel, tolls, taxis, urban transport and car parks are not considered supported expenditures.
• Accommodation costs in an apartment on the campus of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) provided free of charge.

The application process will be available through the Institut Ramon Llull virtual office during the period of applications of the call.

In accordance with current regulations (Spain – Law 39/2015, Common Administrative Procedure Act; Catalonia – Decree 76/2020, Regulation on Electronic Processing; Catalonia – Law 18/2020, Adaptation of Procedures to Electronic Means), the procedure must be initiated through the following channels:

For EUROPEAN Natural Persons:

1. Digital certificate for natural persons
   A personal digital certificate, issued by a qualified certification authority and accepted by the European Union. You can consult the list of accepted certificates
   
2. idCAT Mòbil
   A system that allows natural persons to identify themselves digitally to carry out procedures with the Catalan public administration.  idCAT Mòbil

For Natural Persons OUTSIDE EUROPE:

1. idCAT Mòbil
   A system that allows natural persons to identify themselves digitally in order to carry out procedures with the Catalan public administration.  idCAT Mòbil
   
   

For SPANISH Natural Persons:

They must submit their applications through the electronic headquarters, using the electronic identification and signature systems they have used up to now. There are no changes.

If you don't have a Digital Certificate and/or IdCat Mòbil, you can request credentials through this form.

All information related to the online procedure can be consulted in this user guide.

For possible technical issues or errors, please contact us through this form and select the option Digital certificate / idCAT Móvil / accreditation. The inquiry will be answered within a maximum of two working days.

 Virtual Office

Call: From February 16th to May 14th, 2026.

PERIOD OF STAY: Between 6 and 31 July 2026, and between 1 September and 30 November 2026.

The Director of the Ramon Llull Institute will make a decision within a maximum period of six months from the date of the publication of the call.

If the maximum period has elapsed without a final decision of the procedure being issued and notified, applicants may consider their applications rejected due to administrative silence.

The decision does not exhaust the administrative process. An appeal can be filed with the head of the Department of Culture within one month from the date of publication.

In order to receive the subsidy granted, it is necessary to justify a minimum of 50% of the subsidized amount, following the procedure mentioned in the rules. Otherwise, the grant will be revoked.

A maximum budgetary deviation percentage of 20% is established between the initially budgeted cost and the justified final cost of the subsidized activity, which will not entail a reduction in the amount of the subsidy. This percentage may only be applied if it is guaranteed that the object and purpose of the subsidy has been met.

The deadline to submit supporting documentation is December 15 of the year of the call.

• Economic Report

Documents can be consulted online at the IRL virtual office.

Additional documentation, when necessary, and supporting documents can be uploaded to the IRL website through the virtual office.

Maria Jesús Alonso (mjalonso@llull.cat).