[2] In fact, it is considered the main talent attraction strategy[3] for Spain to counteract its scientific brain drain.
[7][3] During the European debt crisis, the funding was drastically reduced, reaching a 40% cut,[8] and even skipping a call.
[1] Especially since then, there have been regular complaints about the RyC program, concerning its bureaucracy,[9] employment instability,[10] unfair process,[11][10] harsh conditions,[12] obscurity,[13] precarity,[14] or gender discrimination.
The scholarship has been funding prestigious researchers in Spain, typically bringing them from overseas, across all disciplines, including Biology,[19][20] Physics,[21] Mathematics,[22] Medicine,[23][24] History,[25][26] Geology,[27] Ecology,[28][29] Social sciences[30] or Engineering.
[32] Some notable Ramón y Cajal scholars are Carlota Escutia Dotti, Brian Vohnsen, Aditi Sen De, Mayo Fuster Morell, Carolina Mallol, Mercedes Vila, Maritza Lara-López, Nanda Rea, Mercedes López-Morales.