The programme
The Beatriu de Pinós programme (posdocBP) focuses on the attraction of post-doctoral research talent. The programme, funded by the Direcció General de Recerca de la Generalitat de Catalunya (General Directorate for Research in the Government of Catalonia) and managed by AGAUR, was launched in 2005.
The goal of the calls in the Beatriu de Pinós programme is to provide individual funding support for the recruitment and incorporation of post-doctoral researchers in the Catalan system of science and technology. Researchers are allowed to freely choose their own research project in any field. Candidate selection is performed through an independent, transparent and competitive evaluation process.
The posdocBP programme is aimed at the professional development of research staff in three areas: leadership, independence and consolidation. Besides, it promotes international mobility, multidisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration, and fosters supplementary training of researchers in transversal skills.
For 2018 and 2019 calls, the posdocBP programme is co-funded by the European Union through the COFUND programme (contract number 801370) for Marie-Skłodowska-Curie actions in the “Horizon 2020” programme.
Who was Beatriu de Pinós?
Beatriu de Pinós (1433 – 1495) baroness of Milany-Vallfogona, was the main promoter of the Centre d’Estudis Ramon Llull in Mallorca. A curious mind, she found a hostile environment to her work, which paved the way for Catalan classic studies.