30 fellowships for early-stage researchers of any nationality to pursue their PhD studies in any research domain in Spain or Portugal.

30 fellowships for early-stage researchers of any nationality to pursue their PhD studies in any research domain in Spain or Portugal. cf in https://fundacionlacaixa.org/en/inphinit-doctoral-fellowships-retaining. 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CALL

30 PhD fellowships to pursue PhD studies in any research domain and any university or research center in Spain or Portugal.

All knowledge areas.

Maximum duration: 3 years.

Total maximum allocation: €122,592.

Training programme in transversal skills.

KEY DATES

16 February 2022

Deadline for submitting applications.

2 March 2022

Deadline for submitting the language certificate.

23 May 2022

Communication of the shortlist results and arrangement of interviews.

14, 15 and 16 June 2022

Face-to-face interviews in Barcelona.

30 June 2022

Communication of the final results.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

Research experience: Candidates must be in the first four years of their research career and must not have previously obtained a PhD degree or be in a position to apply for one.

Academic records: Applicants must hold a higher education degree that makes them eligible to enrol in a doctoral programme in Spain/Portugal when starting at their host institutions. The verification of the level of studies equivalent to those mentioned above will be carried out by the host university during the admission procedure.

Mobility: Candidates must have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain/Portugal for more than twelve months in the three years immediately prior to the deadline for applications. In addition, candidates who are finally awarded a fellowship must carry out the PhD at a university that is different from where they took up their bachelor's studies.

Level of English: Candidates must accredit an advanced level of English (B2 or higher).

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The Honourable Schoolboy 

If looking for 

PhD grant 

or 

Post-doctoral (either short term or long term) 

please cf. in (see also http://wordpress.ubi.pt/cma/) 

* http://thehonourableschoolboy.blogspot.com/2021/09/please-have-look-httpsfundacaolacaixapt.html, 

* http://thehonourableschoolboy.blogspot.com/2021/09/about-phd-nb2-calls-for-fct-grants-will.html, 

* http://thehonourableschoolboy.blogspot.com/2021/09/about-phd-nb1-deadlines-for-academic.html,

* http://thehonourableschoolboy.blogspot.com/2021/09/scientific-employment-for-postdoctoral.html

And there will be more eventually a few years within 

http://wordpress.ubi.pt/cma/grants-and-jobs-2/ and http://wordpress.ubi.pt/cma/grants-and-jobs-3/. 

If interested contact us at cma@ubi.pt (http://wordpress.ubi.pt/cma/contacts/). 

The most relevant info is, however, the following [besides that in most cases funding can ONLY be provided iif you apply through FCT (see above links within this blog) or your own funding...]: 

1. [Please read carefully] 3rd Cycle of Studies | 

Doctorate

Documentation required for application:

1. Personal Identification Document/Passport

2. Curriculum Vitae

3. Course letter/Diploma or Master's completion certificate, with final grade**

4. Detailed certificate of curricular units and classification**

** The documents in paragraphs 3 and 4 must have the Hague Apostille or be certified by an Embassy or Consulate of Portugal.

 

2. {Please read carefully}  For post-doc candidates, You need to have an administrative 'equivalence certificate document, bearing a stamp that allows you to take a researcher (post-doc with salary) in the EU\PT; if you do NOT have this document, 

your 'application' will NOT even become an application for the scientific appraisal; it will be rejected by FCT  without further analysis upon administrative grounds and bylaws. Please be wise and check pages 12 and 13 in https://www.fct.pt/apoios/contratacaodoutorados/empregocientifico/docs/Guiao_Candidatura_CEEC_Individual_2018.pdf, namely read the following: 

A.9.4 Do you hold a document attesting that your PhD in recognized in Portugal? If you obtained the PhD out of Portugal it is mandatory to recognise this title in Portugal. In order to comply with what is foreseen in the applicable Portuguese legislation concerning the recognition of foreign qualifications, all the rights inherent to PhD degrees granted by foreign higher education institutions is duly recognised to the holders of these degrees, subject to the presentation of proof of recognition of PhD degrees, requested from the Vice-Chancellor of a public Portuguese University, from the Head of a public Polytechnic Institute or from the Director-General for Higher Education (process regulated by Decree Law No. 66/2018, of 16 august).

Applicants are advised to visit the website of the Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES) for further information: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt 

A.9.5 If “yes” please upload the document If you do not hold a document attesting that your PhD is recognized in Portugal, your application will be conditionally accepted. Please notice that, if recommended for funding, you must deliver the recognition of your PhD degree in Portugal when signing the work contract with your host institution.