The Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships Call 2022 from "la Caixa" is now open. 

”la Caixa” Foundation grants 65 Doctoral INPhINIT fellowships for talented early-stage researchers of any nationality to pursue their PhD studies in Spain or Portugal. This fellowships programme is aimed at supporting the best scientific talent and fostering innovative and high-quality research in Spain and Portugal by recruiting outstanding international students and offering them an attractive and competitive environment for conducting research of excellence.

At ICMAB we offer 10 different projects in the field of physics, materials engineering, nanotechnology and chemistry. Come to ICMAB to start your story!

This call is devoted to attracting international Early-Stage Researchers of any nationality to the top research centres in STEM disciplines (life sciences and health, experimental sciences, physics, chemistry and mathematics). Take a look here at the projects offered by the ICMAB to carry out your PhD with us, in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Materials and Nanotechnology and Energy! 

Two modalities are open, with two deadlines:

- Doctorate INPhINIT Incoming: Deadline for application: 27 January 2022.

- Doctorate INPhINIT Retaining: Deadline for application: 16 February 2022.

ICMAB-CSIC is one of the “Severo Ochoa” centers selected, and offers in this year's call 10 projects under the INPhINIT doctoral programme in excellent research groups to perform challenging and stimulating research. 

The doctoral fellowship programme INPhINIT “la Caixa” is devoted to attracting talented Early-Stage Researchers—of any nationality—who wish to pursue doctoral studies in Spanish or Portuguese territory. Sponsored by ”la Caixa” Foundation, it is aimed at supporting the best scientific talent and fostering innovative and high-quality research in Spain and Portugal by recruiting outstanding international students and offering them an attractive and competitive environment for conducting research of excellence.

This programme is divided into two different frames:

• Doctorate INPhINIT Incoming: 35 PhD fellowships for researchers willing to carry out their PhD project in research centres accredited with the Spanish Seal of Excellence Severo Ochoa, María de Maeztu or Health Institute Carlos III and Portuguese units accredited as “excellent” or “exceptional” according to the evaluation of the Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia. This frame is addressed exclusively to STEM disciplines: life sciences and health, experimental sciences, physics, chemistry and mathematics. Candidates must have resided or carried out their main activity in Spain (or Portugal) for less than 12 months in the last 3 years.
• Doctorate INPhINIT Retaining: 30 PhD fellowships for researchers willing to carry out their PhD project in any research domain and any university or research center in Spain or Portugal. Candidates must have resided or carried out their main activity in the same country, either Spain, or Portugal, more than 12 months in the last 3 years.

Consult the open projects here: https://icmab.es/doctoral-inphinit-fellowships-call-2022-your-doctorate-your-story-at-icmab