ICIQ Master Projects Fellowship Programme - SECOND CALL 2025
ICIQ Master Projects Fellowship Programme - SECOND CALL 2025
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The Master Projects Fellowship Programme offered by The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) is aimed at university graduates from all over the world to support their enrolment in the URV/ICIQ Master in Synthesis Catalysis and Molecular Design or other Master programmes and to follow a research project in the area of chemistry that ultimately leads to the completion of a Masters Degree.
The Master programme will be developed in English and the students will take advantage of ICIQs cutting edge facilities.
These grants are addressed to highly qualified and talented graduate students with a passionate interest in chemistry research. The students will have the opportunity to join one of ICIQs research groups and will follow an individual master research project under the direction of an internationally renowned group leader in a creative and stimulating scientific environment.
Selected graduate students will be awarded a grant in order to complete their Masters research project at ICIQ.
Only one application per person will be considered.
Please refer to the attached call document with detailed information on the available positions the grant conditions application documents and the fellowship eligibility criteria.
I. Available Projects: See Annex 1.
II. Application Process
The entire application process will be completed online. The call opening is on FApril 28th 2025. Applicants must submit their application through ICIQs Career Portal. Applications sent by email will be ineligible.
After completing the personal data fields applicants must attach in a PDF file the following documents:
- Scanned copy of the BSc diploma and academic record of the studies which provide access to the Masters Programme. The academic record must include the average/final mark the range of marks used in the corresponding country and the minimum mark to pass.
- Curriculum Vitae specifying the completed degree and any relevant professional experience.
- Applicants must supply evidence of their proficiency in written and oral communication in the English language. Preferably by the submission of a B2 certificate First Certificate IELTS 6 or equivalent. Alternatively late stage candidates will be interviewed to assess their English level. Applicants from Anglosphere (UK Ireland USA Canada Australia and New Zealand) are exempted from this requirement
Please note that documents sent in hard copy cannot be processed. For academic records not issued in Catalan Spanish or English a certified translation in one of the abovementioned languages should be provided.
Only one application per person will be considered. In case of multiple applications only the first application submitted will be considered.
Once the application has been successfully completed an acknowledgement email will be automatically sent. Candidates must ensure that all information is included before the deadline. Incomplete proposals will not be considered.
III. Eligibility and evaluation criteria
The programme is open to graduate students from any nationality that fulfil the following eligibility criteria:
- Hold a University Degree in Chemistry Physics Biochemistry Chemical Engineering or related disciplines that must be completed by the time of enrolment in the Master programme. Applicants with different studies from the abovementioned will be automatically discarded.
When in doubt regarding the eligibility criteria applicants should contact the ICIQ Human Resources Team at prior to submission of the application.
Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria will be evaluated according to the following evaluation criteria:
- Curriculum vitae.
- Academic marks.
- English level.
- Personal interview for shortlisted candidates.
IV. Evaluation and Selection Process
The evaluation and selection of the candidates will be performed by the Master project supervisor and supported by the Human Resources team following this procedure:
- Submitted proposals will be checked for eligibility and those not fulfilling all the criteria will be rejected. It will not be possible to modify the application or to add missing documentation after the call deadline.
- The selection will be meritbased according to the evaluation criteria described in Section III.
- At the late stages of the selection process shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a personal interview.
- The call deadline will be June 1st. The name of the awardees will be published on ICIQs website. All applicants will be notified of the selection outcome by the first week of June 16th.
ICIQ follows in its selection process a gender equally opportunity policy and a nondiscrimination policy on the basis of age ethnic or social origin religion or belief sexual orientation language and disability.
V. Scholarship Conditions
- Awardees will receive a scholarship of 750 /month to help for their living expenses during the academic course.
- On acceptance of the grants awardees should hand in a copy of the enrolment document to a Master Programme.
- The Master programme enrolment costs will not be covered by ICIQ. You can find further information on the URV Master programmes here.
- The beneficiary will sign a scholarship credential with ICIQ.
VI. Incompatibilities
The Scholarship is incompatible with any other grant with the same purpose.
Available positions:
Supervisor: Prof. Rubn Martn
Project: Catalytic chainwalking as a vehicle to enable remote functionalization.
Number of positions: 1
Reference: Master 202504 RM
Supervisor: Prof. Emilio Palomares
Project: Materials for Energy.
Number of positions: 2
Reference: Master 202505/06 EP
Supervisor: Prof. Mnica H. PrezTemprano
Project: Expanding the chemical space of firstrow transition metal catalysis.
Number of positions: 1
Reference: Master 202507 MH
Employment Type
Full Time
