”la Caixa” Foundation Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships - Retaining

No applications nor additional documentation can be submitted after the deadline set in the call rules.

25 February 2021
Deadline for submitting applications.

11 March 2021
Deadline for submitting the language certificate.

21 May 2021
Notification of the shortlist results and arrangement of interviews.

14, 15 and 16 June 2021
Face-to-face interviews in Barcelona.

30 June 2021
Communication of the final result.

In order to be accepted, candidates must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Experience: At the call deadline, applicants must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and not yet have been awarded a doctoral degree.

• Studies pursued: At the time of recruitment, candidates must comply with one of the following options:

  - To have completed the studies that lead to an official university degree adapted to the European Higher Education Area awarding 300 ECTS credits, of which at least 60 ECTS credits must correspond to master level.

  - To have completed a degree in university not adapted to the European Higher Education Area that gives access to doctoral studies. The verification of an equivalent level of studies to the ones mentioned above will be made by the university when the admission procedure starts.

• Geographic mobility:
  For candidates applying to Spanish centres or units: Candidates must have resided or have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline.

  For candidates applying to Portuguese centres or units: Candidates must have resided or have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Portugal for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline.

  Short stays, such as holidays, done in a country other than their country of usual residence (where they carried out their main activity), will be considered as time spent in their country of usual residence.

  Candidates who obtain a fellowship must carry out their PhD at a university or research center where they have not studied their bachelor degree.

• Level of English: Candidates must have a demonstrable level of English (B2 or higher).

• Complete applications: Only candidates whose applications meet all the requirements of the call may be accepted.