1 - Severo Ochoa Master internships
We have created a Master’s students call, which was first launched in 2016 in collaboration with the CSIC, so that Master students could complete their Master’s final research project in one of our ICMAB research groups. In 2016 we granted 7 scholarships for 3 months and 3,000 € each, in 2017, 7 scholarships for 5 months and 5,000 € each, and in 2018 we granted 7 more scholarships for 5 months and 5,000 € each. A total of 21 scholarships for Master students have been granted in these three years.
2 – University of Barcelona Careers Fair (Fira d’Empreses)
On May 2018, the ICMAB was among the over 100 companies and research institutes to interact with students taking the first steps towards a career in science at the UB Physics Faculty. We explained the students our PhD program and opportunities to carry out research with us.
1 - Own doctoral programme COFUND MSCA DOC‐FAM
With this MSCA COFUND DOCtoral training programme in Functional Advanced Materials (DOC-FAM) project, coordinated by the ICMAB and with 4 more partners (ALBA Synchrotron, IMB-CNM-CSIC, IREC, ICN2) we have incorporated 5 new PhD fellows in the first call in 2017 and 4 more will be incorporated in the 2018 call (financial assistance 33,000 €/year for 3 years). A total of 22 early stage researchers (ESR) will be part of this programme.
2- COFUND MSCA INPhINIT
We also participate in the COFUND MSCA INPhINIT coordinated by “la Caixa” Foundation, hosting 3 PhD fellows in the 2017 call, and 1 PhD fellow will start within the 2018 call (financial assistance 34,800 €/year for 3 years).
3- Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities Program
We also host PhD fellows from the National Programme for the Promotion of Talent and its Employability (Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities). Some of the predoctoral researchers have a Severo Ochoa Fellowship: 6 fellows from 2016, 4 fellows from 2017 and 4 fellows from 2018 (financial assistance 18,000-20,600 € for 4 years); 5 fellows have a FPU (Training of University Teachers), and 8 fellows a FPI (Training of Research Personnel).
4 – Generalitat Program
We host 3 fellows with a PhD grant from the Generalitat de Catalunya.
5 – China Scholarship Program
In 2018, we have a total of 23 PhD fellows from China carrying out their PhD at the ICMAB thanks to the China Scholarship Program grants.
1 – COFUND MSCA P-SPHERE
We are partners of the UAB-coordinated COFUND MSCA p-SPHERE for postdoctoral fellows. At the Institute we have 1 fellow from 2016 and 4 from 2017 (financial assistance 48,900 € for 3 years).
2 – MSCA Individual Fellowships (IF)
We support researchers in the preparation of proposals to MSCA-IF. In 2016, 3 proposals were awarded, in 2017, 1 proposal was awarded, and in 2018, 2 proposals were awarded. These fellowships are for 2 years of postdoctoral research at the ICMAB.
3 - National and regional calls (JdC, RyC, BdP)
We support the already existing calls for pre-doc and postdoc researchers, including the Juan de la Cierva (10 researchers currently), Beatriu de Pinós and Technio (5 researchers), Ramón y Cajal (4 researchers), and Jóvenes Investigadores (1 researcher).
1 - Start‐up package for new permanent researchers
We support the new permanent researchers with 25,000 € so that they can begin new projects, thanks to the Severo Ochoa project. In total, 1 CSIC permanent researcher was incorporated in 2016, 2 in 2017 and 3 in 2018.
From the 5 technicians recruited during the Severo Ochoa period, 3 are PTA cofounded with the CSIC and 2 have Severo Ochoa contracts.
