Funding and Grants

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Universities Fellowships

Funding and Grants

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The search of financing sources for the study and the research is not an easy task. It is difficult to locate the scholarships and specially those who adapt to our profile, the requirements to accede to these change depending on the organizer and of the aim of the scholarship. It is necessary to know with sufficient anticipation what documentation we will have to present to be able to deliver it before it finishes the term of request, between other aspects that it is necessary to bear in mind. This section tiener as objective this one tries to facilitate I try, even being a useful tool for the search of financing sources.

In its website, Talència provides information on AGAUR programmes aimed at fostering scientific, technical and humanistic research. AGAUR offers grants and subsidies for human resource development, research infrastructure improvements and for other activities aimed at developing and publicising research.

Pg. Lluís Companys, 23
08002 Barcelona
Phone 93 268 77 00 Fax 93 268 37 68 
www.talencia.cat
talencia@talencia.cat

Convocatorias RDI

http://www10.gencat.net/pricatalunya/cat/convocatories_rdi_2009.htm

El Ministry of Science and Innovation offers the information in his web of the scholarships that are summoned. This schorlarships are directed by them to R&D and Innovation Projects, Technology Centers, Human Resources, Complementary Actions, etc.

http://web.micinn.es/contenido.asp?menu1=2&menu2=2&menu3=&dir=01_Portada/02@Servicios/012Mapa&idioma=en

Call for predoctoral fellowships in Catalonia

Convocatòria per a la concessió i renovació de beques predoctorals i de col·laboració per a personal investigador, dins l'àmbit de l'educació física i l'esport i les ciències aplicades a l'esport, destinat a l'INEFC, al Centre d'Alt Rendiment (CAR) i al Consell Català de l'Esport (CCE), per al curs acadèmic 2008-2009 i per a l'any 2009
http://www10.gencat.cat/agaur_web/AppJava/castellano/a_beca.jsp?categoria=predoctorals&id_beca=12262

Becas y ayudas destinadas a la Fundación Centre de Recerca en Economia i Desenvolupament Agroalimentari UPC-IRTA, para la formación i contratación de personal investigador novel.
http://www10.gencat.cat/agaur_web/AppJava/castellano/a_beca.jsp?categoria=predoctorals&id_beca=13861

Scholarships and grants for universities and research centres for the training and recruitment of new research personnel for 2009
http://www10.gencat.cat/agaur_web/AppJava/english/a_beca.jsp?categoria=predoctorals&id_beca=13441

Renovación excepcional de becas y ayudas destinadas a las universidades y centros de investigación para contratar personal investigador novel para su incorporación en el mundo de la investigación, para el año 2009.
http://www10.gencat.cat/agaur_web/AppJava/castellano/a_beca.jsp?categoria=predoctorals&id_beca=13303

Call for predoctoral visits abroad

Becas para estancias de investigación fuera de Catalunya (BE-DGR 2009). Modalidad A
www10.gencat.cat/agaur_web/AppJava/castellano/a_beca.jsp?categoria=predoctorals&id_beca=14102

Becas Balsells-Generalitat de Catalunya en el ámbito de las ingenieríasy las ciencias experimentales (BBI). Modalidad A: Becas para realizar estudios de postgrado en la HSSoE (BBI-PG 2009)
http://www10.gencat.cat/agaur_web/AppJava/castellano/a_beca.jsp?categoria=predoctorals&id_beca=14523

Becas Balsells-Generalitat de Catalunya en el ámbito de las ingenierías y las ciencias experimentales (BBI). Modalidad B: Becas para realizar estudios de postgrado-renovación en la HSSoE (BBI-R 2009)
http://www10.gencat.cat/agaur_web/AppJava/castellano/a_beca.jsp?categoria=predoctorals&id_beca=14543

Call for postdoctoral fellowships in Catalonia

Research grants for visiting lecturers and researchers in Catalonia (PIV)
http://www10.gencat.net/agaur_web/AppJava/english/a_beca.jsp?categoria=postdoctorals&id_beca=13741

ICREA Senior Research Positions
www.icrea.cat/Web/SectionViewer.aspx?section=196

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Spanish and Foreign Centres of Excellence including MEC/Fulbright and Prince of Asturias Chairs
www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/03/12/pdfs/A14843-14844.pdf

Torres Quevedo Subprogramme.
www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/01/05/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-171.pdf

Grants for the National Programme for Recruiting and Incorporating Research Human Resources within the framework of the Spanish Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation 2008-2011. Recruitment of doctors for agricultural and food scientific research centres in Spanish autonomous regions.
www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/02/27/pdfs/A11767-11789.pdf

Ramón y Cajal Subprogramme.
www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/01/05/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-171.pdf

Juan de la Cierva Subprogramme
www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/01/05/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-171.pdf

The Incentive Programme for the Incorporation and Intensification of Research Activity (I3 Programme)
http://web.micinn.es/contenido.asp?menu1=&menu2=&menu3=&dir=03_Plan_IDI/00-LIAs/00@LIARRHH/05-OtrasActua/00@ProgIncent&idioma=en

Marie Curie Action: European Reintegration Grants (ERG)
http://cordis.europa.eu/mariecurie-actions/erg/home.html

Marie Curie Action: International Reintegration Grants (IRG)
http://cordis.europa.eu/mariecurie-actions/irg/home.html

Marie Curie Action: Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)
http://cordis.europa.eu/mariecurie-actions/eif/home.html

The European Young Investigators Awards (EURYI)
www.csic.es/vri/otros-programas/programa-euryi.html

ERC Starting Independent Research Grants
http://erc.europa.eu/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&topicID=65

Find out about more information on research jobs and funding opportunities at our RDI Job Bank, that caters to academics, doctors, doctoral students, university graduates and advanced and standard vocational training technicians connected with research. Over 650 institutions have already been posted their vacancies and find qualified research talent in the job bank, a database of over 1,500 researchers CVs.
www.fcri.cat/borsatreball/

Where can I obtain further information? The following website provides useful information, including links of relevance, Catalan researcher directories, and information on Catalan researchers working outside Catalonia, Department of Education and Universities annual researcher meetings, published research offers, researcher residencies, and Department of Education and Universities grants and funding. www.gencat.cat/diue/serveis/ajuts_subvencions/ur/index_en.html

Call for postdoctoral visits abroad

Grants for Research Visits outside Catalonia (BE-DGR 2009). Category B
www10.gencat.cat/agaur_web/AppJava/castellano/a_beca.jsp?categoria=postdoctorals&id_beca=14121

Renovació excepcional de beques i ajuts destinats a les universitats i els centres de recerca per contractar personal investigador novell per a la seva incorporació laboral en el món de la recerca, per a l'any 2009
http://www10.gencat.net/agaur_web/AppJava/castellano/a_beca.jsp?categoria=predoctorals&id_beca=13303

Balsells Government of Catalonia Engineering Innovation Program. Modality B: Fellowships for postdoctoral research stays, 2008
http://www10.gencat.net/agaur_web/AppJava/catala/a_beca.jsp?categoria=postdoctorals&id_beca=12762

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Spanish and Foreign Centres of Excellence including MEC/Fulbright Fellowships and Prince of Asturias Chairs
www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/03/12/pdfs/A14843-14844.pdf

Funding of the National Programme on the Mobility of Human Resources within the framework of the Spanish Programme for Scientific Research, Development & Innovation 2008-2011
www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/04/02/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-5562.pdf

1. PROEXT-MEC Subprogramme. Mobility Programme for Academic Staff and Senior Researchers in foreign centres or exceptionally, Spanish citizens within the Salvador de Madariaga Programme.
www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/04/02/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-5562.pdf

2. POSDEXT-MEC Subprogramme. Mobility Programme Abroad José Castillejo for young doctors.
www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/04/02/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-5562.pdf

Marie Curie Action: "Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development" (IEF)
http://cordis.europa.eu/mariecurie-actions/eif/home.html

 EURYI Awards
www.csic.es/vri/otros-programas/programa-euryi.html

ERC Starting Independent Research Grants
http://erc.europa.eu/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&topicID=65

Post-doctoral grants and subsidies of the DGR Program-Henkel KGaA (BDH 2008)
http://www10.gencat.net/agaur_web/AppJava/english/a_beca.jsp?categoria=postdoctorals&id_beca=12741

+ Information

Universities Fellowships

Public Universities

University of Barcelona (UB)
www.ub.edu/acad/en/grants/

Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
www.uab.es/servlet/Satellite/academic-info/special-awards-1096477685191.html

Technical University of Catalonia (UPC)
http://doctorat.upc.edu/beques/index.php?id=3

Pompeu Fabra University (UPF)
www.upf.edu/estudiants/en/beques/

University of Girona (UdG)
www.udg.edu/BequesiAjuts/tabid/2668/language/en-US/Default.aspx

University of Lleida (UdL)
www.udl.cat/en/exchange.html

Rovira i Virgili University (URV)
www.urv.net/estudis/doctorat/en_beques.html

Private Universities

Ramon Llull University (URL)
www.url.es/en/cont/studies/grantsandaids.php

International University of Catalonia (UIC)
www.uic.es/en/studie-grants-financial-aid?set=S

Abat Oliba University (UAO)
www.uao.es/servicios/estudiantes/servicios-al-estudiante?set_language=es

University of Vic(UVIC)
www.uvic.cat/secretaria/es/beques.html

Distance Universities

Open University of Catalonia (UOC)
www.uoc.es/portal/english/

Updated: April 2010