Iciq Master Projects Fellowship Programme

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.

**I. Available Projects: See Annex 1.**

**II. Application Process**

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.

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.

**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.
- Curriculum vitae.
- Academic marks.
- English level.

**IV. Evaluation and Selection Process**
- The selection will be merit-based according to the evaluation criteria described in Section III.
- 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