ICIQ Master Projects Fellowship Programme - SECOND CALL 2025

Founded in 2000 by the Government of Catalonia, the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia  started its research activities in 2004.

ICIQ is committed to performing excellent research at the frontier of knowledge in two main areas: Catalysis and Renewable Energy. The institute also has two other commitments: knowledge and technology transfer to the chemical, pharmaceutical and energy industrial sectors and that of training the future generation of scientists by offering high-quality educational programmes to master and PhD students as well as postdoctoral researchers.

Our mission is to lead, from the vantage point of molecular science, cross-strategies for solving major social and economic challenges, such as climate change and sustainable supply of energetic and raw materials, thereby contributing to the establishment of a knowledge-based economy and improving quality of life for all.

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 Master’s Degree.

The Master programme will be developed in English and the students will take advantage of ICIQ’s 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 ICIQ’s 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 Master’s 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 ICIQ’s 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 Master’s 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 e-mail 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.

Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria will be evaluated according to the following evaluation criteria:

Curriculum vitae.

Academic marks.

English level.

Personal interview for short-listed 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 merit-based according to the evaluation criteria described in Section III.

At the late stages of the selection process, short-listed candidates will be contacted for a personal interview.

The call deadline will be June 1st. The name of the awardees will be published on ICIQ’s 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 non-discrimination 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. Rubén Martín

Project: Catalytic chain-walking as a vehicle to enable remote functionalization.

Number of positions: 1

Reference: Master 2025-04 RM

Supervisor: Prof. Emilio Palomares

Project: Materials for Energy.

Number of positions: 2

Reference: Master 2025-05/06 EP

Supervisor: Prof. Mónica H. Pérez-Temprano 

Project: Expanding the chemical space of first-row transition metal catalysis.

Number of positions: 1

Reference: Master 2025-07 MH

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.

In case of doubts about the eligibility criteria, applicants should contact the ICIQ Human Resources Team at positions@iciq.es prior to submission of the application.