28 PREBIST PhD Fellowships Program 3379 views

The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology popularly known as BIST is offering PREBIST PhD Fellowship Program.

The aim of the PREBIST program is to provide:

• Opportunities to assume responsibility
• Scientific training
• Develop leadership skills

 These training and skills would help the fellows in their career progression.

The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) is a scientific initiative of seven of Catalonia’s research centres of excellence whose objective is to increase their levels of collaboration in order to build together a joint scientific project.

Number of Scholarships:  28 fellowships will be awarded

Scholarship Location: Spain

Nationality: Open for all nationalities

Level of study:  PhD program

Subject Area: The applicants will find a list of PhD projects and can freely choose their project of interest.

Scholarship Duration:  4 years

Scholarship Award Details:

• Annual gross salary: 26.519, 19€ plus a single payment of 1504, 89 relocation support (Spanish tax and social security deductions apply)
• Close mentoring and supervision through prestigious Researchers
• A personalized doctoral career development plan
• A training program for scientific and transferable skills

 Eligibility criteria: 

• The applicants should provide complete applications including all necessary information and documentation
• The applicant must not have spent more than 12 months of the prior 36 months in Spain, at the time of the call deadline.
• The applicant would be required to confirm his/her compliance through a self-declaration.
• The applicant must hold a University degree (by the time of enrollment in the PhD program) that would qualify the applicant to enter one of the Ph.D. programs recognized by the BIST research centers.
• The applicant must provide evidence when they apply (e.g. scanned copy of the degree or similar).
• At the time of the call deadline the applicant must be in the first 4 years of his/her scientific post gradual career (full-time equivalent research experience).
• In case the University degree was longer ago than 4 years, the applicant will need to provide documental evidence for complying with these criteria.
• The applicant must not have been awarded yet a Ph.D. degree.
• All international applicants for whom English is not the first language must provide proof of proficiency.

How to Apply: Online

Documentation Required:

• Application form on personal data (online form to be filled in
• Basic personal data and contact information
• Application form on background (online form to be filled in)

1. Specific background information on University degree, previous works, results, awards, etc.
   Uploading the Degree certificate or substituting document issued by the corresponding University
   • Indication of the preferred research projects (one or several)
   • Indication of reference persons who endorse the candidature
   • Additional information relevant for the application and the eligibility, if applicable

• Letter of motivation
• The cover letter that addresses the research interests and motivation for the application, as well as the applicant’s background and suitability for the fellowship.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Applicants should indicate their academic and professional trajectory and include any relevant information on publications, awards or other scientific or academic merits and experience. Candidates with career breaks or variations in the chronological sequence of their career steps are welcome to apply.
• Applications cannot be updated after the submission.
• Only complete applications are eligible.
• After the deadline, applicants will be checked for eligibility. ~
• Non-eligible applicants will be rejected.
• The eligible candidates will be reviewed by the selection panel.
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the second review stage (pre-selected candidates).