The MIAS is a newly established research center affiliated with the Autonomous University of Madrid (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid), in partnership with the Casa de Velázquez.
Fellows pursue their own independent research agenda but are also encouraged to make meaningful intellectual connections with each other and with the local/regional academic community. Each year 20-25 fellows (both at the junior and senior levels) are selected through a rigorous selection process to spend a research period between 2 or 10 months in residence.