The "la Caixa" Foundation, which firmly believes that scientific progress, research, mobility and professional qualification are key to the development of society, is launching a doctoral fellowships programme for young researchers of any nationality at any university or research centre in Spain or Portugal.

Furthermore, these fellowships are intended to provide researchers with additional training skills that will expand their possibilities for development in their professional careers, not only in the academia, but also in industry and entrepreneurship.

Young researchers of any nationality are eligible to apply for the Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships - Retaining Programme.

Applicants must hold a higher education degree that makes them eligible to enrol in a doctoral programme before starting at their host institutions.

Applicants must accredit their proficiency in the English language by submitting any of the certificates mentioned below:

• TOEFL
• University of Cambridge
• IELTS
• Duolingo English Test
• School of Modern Languages (EIM) of the University of Barcelona
• Official Language Schools (EOI) in Spain

On the deadline for applications, applicants must still be within the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers. They must also not have any previous doctoral degree, and not be in a position to apply for it.

Candidates must have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of destination (Spain/Portugal) for more than twelve months in the three years immediately prior to the deadline for applications.

Candidates who are awarded a fellowship must enrol in a doctoral programme at a university that is different from where they took up their bachelor's studies.

Candidates must apply using the online application platform available in the "Fellowships" section on the "la Caixa" Foundation website. On this platform, the different sections of the application form clearly specify all information and documentation that must be provided to complete an application to this fellowships programme. The application must be completed entirely in English.

Candidates must complete the formalities to obtain, prior to the deadline for applications, at least three reference letters from university professors or other relevant individuals with whom they have had contact either academically or professionally. The reference letters must be written in English and preferably sent from an institutional e-mail address.

Candidates must include the transcripts of academic records for the studies that make them eligible for a doctoral programme (bachelor's degree compulsorily, and master's degree if applicable). The student's name and surname(s), the university, the studies pursued, and all subjects and marks, year by year, must appear.

Documents uploaded to the application platform in PDF format must be clear and legible. Similarly, each page of the original document must correspond to a page in the PDF document.

En caso de interés, contactar con el Dpt. de Gestión y Promoción a la Investigación antes del 9 de febrero de 2023.