This grant is for the training of teaching and research staff in doctoral programs to facilitate their future incorporation in professional practice.
Regulated by ministerial law (the Estatuto de personal investigador en formació [EPIF]), the program has a length of four years: two years in which the recipient is awarded the money in the form of a grant and two years in which the recipient holds a labour contract.
The grant comprises a monthly payment, social security coverage, financial aid for short stays in other R&D centres and free enrolment in those credits constituting the training period of the doctoral program.
Aimed at:
University graduates satisfying the general requirements of the call.
Applicants must
Annual
Applications can be made in the period between September and November at the Ministry webpage.
Ministry of Education
Third-Cycle Grants (Student Grants and Financial Aid)