Outline

To develop an industrial doctoral project between academia and industry in Catalonia. Aimed at future doctoral students willing to join an industrial doctoral project offer of interest to them and become part of a formal grant application. You may find project offers at: https://doctoratsindustrials.gencat.cat/projectes/?tex_estat=buscant-ca…;

In any case, look for more information on the requirements.

What is funded

Funds to cover the cost of the contract and training allowances for carrying out the joint doctoral studies, which cover:

- Cost of enrolling the doctoral student. This amount can cover all the expenses reflected in the university enrollment, in particular: direction, tutelage and continuous evaluation of the doctoral thesis; academic record management; reading and defense of the doctoral thesis; issuance of the official academic degree of doctor with European supplement to the degree, fees and other possible expenses regulated in the decree of public prices.

- Funding for the research group. The amount awarded may be used for expenses related to the line of research in which the project falls, in particular:

a) Hiring of pre-doctoral or post-doctoral staff or research support staff, through the regulations for hiring staff specific to each research body.

b) Co-financing of pre-doctoral, post-doctoral or research support contracts.

c) Acquisition of inventory or bibliographic equipment.

d) Acquisition of consumable material.

e) Other expenses not included in any of the previous sections, provided that they are directly related to the purpose of the regulatory bases.

Duration

The grant is for a period of three years, from the date of the decision to award the grant or the date of the contract, if this is later.

Contracts must be of an employment nature and can be permanent or temporary.

Eligibility

The candidate must prove that he/she has obtained an average grade equal to or higher than 6.5 (scale 1 to 10), calculated on the total credits of the higher studies that give access to the official doctoral studies.

The candidate will have to prove its admission to a doctoral program, in the event that he/she is selected to develop the industrial doctoral project from companies and research organizations based in Catalonia, specifically: universities, research centers, hospital foundations and technology centers.