What do you need to know?
The purpose of the Beatriu de Pinós programme is to award the grants on a competitive basis for the employment and incorporation of postdoctoral research staff into the Catalan science and technology system.
Contact: Dolors Grillo (dolors.grillo@gencat.cat) Phone: 93.269.12.13
The submission deadline for provisional applications: From the day following the date of publication of this Resolution in the DOGC to 5 March 2024 at 2:00 p.m. local Barcelona time.
The periode for institutions to confirm or decline submission of provisional applications: From 15 March to 27 March 2024.
Regulation (english version): General terms and Call.
IMPORTANT: All the procedures for this call can only be done by electronic means.
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All universities, research centres and hospital foundations located in Catalonia can benefit from this grant. Technology centres, technological activity support centres and technology dissemination centres are all excluded from this call.
The submission deadline for provisional applications: From the day following the date of publication of this Resolution in the DOGC to 5 March 2024 at 2:00 p.m. local Barcelona time.
The periode for institutions to confirm or decline submission of provisional applications: From 15 March to 27 March 2024.
Candidates of any nationality must meet the following requirements:
a) To have obtained their doctorate between 01/01/2016 and 31/12/2021 (the date of obtaining the doctorate is understood to be the date of reading and approval of the thesis).
The period for obtaining the doctoral degree can be between 01/01/2014 and 31/12/2021, if the candidate justifies any of these facts during this period:
- Having enjoyed a period of maternity or paternity leave.
- Having looked after children under the age of 6.
- Having taken care of people with a legally recognised physical, mental or sensory disability.
- Having suffered a serious illness or an accident that requires a major surgical intervention or treatment in a hospital and that causes the temporary incapacity for employment or the person's usual activity for a continuous period of at least 6 months. Minor surgery and out-patient surgery treatments and rehabilitation treatments carried out outside the hospital system are excluded.
- Having recognised refugee status according to the Geneva Convention of 1951.
- Having suffered any of the situations provided for in article 1 of Organic Law 1/2004, of December 28, on comprehensive protection measures against gender violence.
- Having a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33% issued by the assessment and guidance team of the attention centres for people with functional diversity of the Generalitat of Catalonia or equivalent.
b) Having, at the time of joining the host institution, a minimum of two (2) years of postdoctoral experience outside Spain. This postdoctoral experience, regardless of the type of affiliation, may have been carried out in different institutions, as long as the total period of postdoctoral stay is at least two (2) years.
c) Comply with the following mobility rule: not have resided in Spain for more than 12 months in the last three (3) years prior to the end date of the application submission deadline. The mobility rule is also not met if you have worked in Spain for more than 12 months in the last three (3) years prior to the end date of the application submission deadline. In the case of organisations that, through an agreement applicable to the Spanish State, are considered extraterritorial for these purposes, not having worked at the institution for more than 12 months in the last three (3) years prior to the end date of the application submission deadline. In the case of refugee research staff, the mobility rule applies from the date of obtaining official recognition as a refugee according to the Geneva Convention of 1951.
One (1) of the grants is reserved for candidates with a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33% issued by the assessment and guidance team of the attention centres for people with functional diversity of the Government of Catalonia or equivalent. In the event that no person opts for this aid, it will be reassigned by seeking a balanced distribution by area based on the applications submitted.
People who opt for this position must state this and provide the supporting documentation when AGAUR requires it. The non-accreditation of their degree of disability will mean that their application will be treated as ordinary. People who opt for this position must meet the requirements set out in section 4.1 of these regulatory bases.
Candidates who are enjoying a Beatriu de Pinós grant cannot apply in a new call for these grants.
There are no taxes associated with this procedure.
Period of execution and duration
The grants awarded have a duration of 3 years.
The beneficiary entities of the aid must employ the candidates and formalise the contract in accordance with the relevant regulations in force within the period between the date of publication of the award decision on the electronic board of the Administration of the Government of Catalonia (<https://seu.gencat.cat/ca/informacio-publica.html>) and 1 April 2025.
Amount of the grant
The amount of the grant for the recruitment of research staff is that provided for in the corresponding call. This amount finances the cost of each contract during the three (3) years of the grant and includes the remuneration to be received by the research staff and the employer's Social Security contribution. Grants are subject to the tax regime in force at the time they are granted. The hired researcher must receive the minimum gross salary established in the corresponding call.
Additionally, the aid also has an amount for compensation costs for termination of the contract due to expiration of the agreed time, with an amount equivalent to that provided for fixed-term contracts in article 49 of the revised text of the Law of the Workers' Statute with a maximum for aid provided for in the call.
The entity receiving the aid must assume any increase in contractual costs resulting from any incident that may occur.
The beneficiary entity of the aid can increase the salary of the contracted research staff and take charge, in addition, of the employer's share of the corresponding Social Security.
Additionally, the aid also has a complementary amount provided for in the call. This aid is exclusively aimed at the actions implemented by the candidate during the period of enjoyment of the contract that is the subject of the aid and which must be managed by the beneficiary entity itself. This supplementary aid may include the following concepts:
a) Training and training activities, such as the carrying out training courses related to both the scientific field and professional training (aspects of management, organisation, entrepreneurship, dissemination and scientific communication, transversal skills, etc.).
b) Outstanding research actions, such as attendance and participation in conferences and congresses, carrying out field work or short-term research stays abroad.
c) Expenses directly related to the research activities carried out by the candidate, such as attendance at international meetings and gatherings, the financing of subscriptions to scientific associations and journals, the purchase of bibliographic material or consumable office material and laboratory, specialised scientific and technical services that cannot be carried out within the host institution itself or the acquisition of specific software.
d) It can also include expenses related to the publication and deposit of results and data, including the technical services of review, translation and adaptation of these.
e) Expenses associated with intellectual property rights.
f) A computer device for the candidate's personal use.
The expenses derived from the purchase of office equipment and scientific and technical equipment, including computers of all kinds except as specified in point f ) of this base and the technical services of installation, maintenance or repair of office equipment and scientific-technical or IT equipment, must be assumed by the receiving entity and cannot constitute eligible costs of this complementary aid.
The grant may be reduced in whole or in part before the final award decision is issued as a result of restrictions arising from compliance with the objectives of budgetary stability and financial sustainability.
Steps to follow
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Step one
Apply
Applications must be submitted electronically in two phases and accompanied by the documentation provided for in these rules.
Deadlines
From 01/29/2024 to 03/05/2024Applications must be submitted electronically in two phases and accompanied by the documentation provided for in these rules.
a) First phase (provisional application of the individual candidate):
The provisional application may be submitted by the individual candidate, or researcher from the receiving research group who is to coordinate the candidate’s research activity, electronically through the “Procedures” section on the Government of Catalonia’s website (<http://web.gencat.cat/ca/tramits/>) following the instructions provided.
Within the framework of these rules, only one candidate and one lead researcher can be listed as such in a single application for each call.
The standard application form consists of a general form and a document annex that must be attached to the form according to the instructions on the standard form.
Since this is a competitive procedure, no improvements to the application will be accepted after the deadline for submission of applications.
The evaluation will be carried out exclusively on the information provided in the form and in the corresponding annexes. In the event that the report is left blank or is illegible, the evaluation will be carried out solely on the information provided on the form in the initial submission period.b) Second phase (to be carried out by the beneficiary of the grant):
To access the second phase it is essential that the applicant entities have previously signed the agreement for the processing of personal data in the context of calls managed by AGAUR and for accessing their grant management application (BOGA) in accordance with the procedure which can be found on the AGAUR website (https://agaur.gencat.cat/en/lagaur/procediment-de-presentacio-de-persones-juridiques/index.html)
Once the deadline for submitting provisional applications has passed, a deadline will be opened for entities applying for the grant to access the AGAUR grant management application (BOGA) to confirm or reject the presentation of the applications submitted by the candidates. To confirm the provisional application, the legal representative of the entity must sign the confirmation document generated by BOGA and present it to AGAUR through the EACAT platform, or another valid official electronic record, within the deadline established in the corresponding call, the following documents:
- The confirmation document for submitted applications generated by BOGA.
- The statement certifying compliance with the requirements established by regulation 3 of these bases, and also those derived from the same presentation. In this sense, it is necessary to take into account what is indicated in article 28.7 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, which establishes that the interested parties are responsible for the veracity of the documents they present.
To continue with the procedure, it is essential that the application and the duly signed supporting statement be submitted to the AGAUR electronic register within the deadline provided for in the call.This procedure must only be done by internet
Submission of provisional applications: idCATMòbil or digital certificate it is not needed.
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Step two
Reply from the Administration
When is the answer received?
When is the answer received?
The legal deadline for the resolution is six months from the day after the date of publication of this call for applications in the DOGC. Upon termination of this deadline without an express resolution, the grant application shall be deemed rejected due to administrative silence.
Which answer is received?
Before awarding the grants, the examining body must decide upon the inadmissibility or rejection of applications, which shall be notified to the interested party by means of publication on the Government of Catalonia’s e-noticeboard.
The interested parties shall be notified of the award resolution by means of publication on the Government of Catalonia e-noticeboard.
Can the decision be appealed against?
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Step three
Sending documents
The documents will be send (with electronic signatures) by using one of the following electronic registers and in the following preference order.
- Procedure Associated with an AGAUR file (contribution of documentation and other requests) Whith personal signature. The number of the file must be correctly identified (year(space)BP(espace)file, i.e, 0000 BP 00000) to correctly donwload the information to our managing programe BOGA (Back Office Gestió d’Ajuts).
- EACAT (if the instituion is registerd to it).
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Step four
Acceptance of grant
The acceptance of the aid must be formalised using a standardised form signed by the legal representative of the beneficiary entity, in which they must undertake to comply with these regulatory bases [...]
The acceptance of the aid must be formalised using a standardised form signed by the legal representative of the beneficiary entity, in which they must undertake to comply with these regulatory bases and the corresponding call.
In addition to the acceptance document, the following documentation must be provided:
a) A copy of the DNI, passport or NIE of the candidate.
b) A copy of the doctoral degree or the receipt of the application for the issuance of the doctoral degree of the candidate. If applicable, a document stating the date of reading the thesis (understood as the date of obtaining the doctorate, the date of reading and approval of the thesis).
c) If applicable, the mandatory documentation of the candidate having enjoyed maternity leave, paternity leave or taking care of children under 6 years of age, or people with physical, mental or sensory disabilities, or older people over 65 years of age who are dependent on the candidate and who require special care, or have suffered a serious illness or an accident that requires major surgery or treatment in a hospital and that causes temporary incapacity to carry out their regular employment or usual activity for a minimum continuous period of 6 months.
d) A certification by the research staff person who supervised or is supervising the postdoctoral stay or stays outside Spain of the activities carried out, indicating the dates on which these stays took place.
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Step five
Payment of the grant
The amount of the grant will be paid in three instalments:
The amount of the grant will be paid in three instalments:
The payment of 50% of the aid for the recruitment of the candidate and the payment of 100% of the complementary aid must be processed at the time when the receiving entity certifies the incorporation of the hired research staff, within two months from the day after it becomes effective, by presenting the following documentation:
a) A copy of the signed contract, which includes the gross annual remuneration, the duration and dates of the contract and the place of provision of the doctor's services
b) The letter from the researcher of the receiving research group who must coordinate the research activity of the candidate stating the date of incorporation to their workplace and the candidate's personalised professional development plan (standard version).
The second payment is 30% of the aid for the recruitment of the candidate and must be processed at the time when the beneficiary entity of the aid present to the AGAUR the scientific and technical follow-up report, in accordance with the provisions of base 26.
The remaining payment of 20% of the grant for the recruitment of the candidate, and, where appropriate, of 100% of the end of work compensation will be made once the justification for the grant issued has been presented and reviewed, in accordance with the provisions of these regulatory bases.
In accordance with the provisions of article 24 of Law 5/2007, of July 4, on fiscal and financial measures, at the time of acceptance, and to make the payment of the aid, the AGAUR will check ex officio if the beneficiary entities are aware of their tax obligations and with the Social Security. In the event that this check is not possible, the AGAUR will require the beneficiary entities to provide positive certifications proving that they are aware of it.
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Step six
Incorporation of candidate
The beneficiary entities must hire the candidate and formalise the contract in accordance with the regulations in force, in respect of the period understood as the one between the date of publication [...]
The beneficiary entities must hire the candidate and formalise the contract in accordance with the regulations in force, in respect of the period understood as the one between the date of publication of the awarding of the grant on the electronic noticeboard of the Administration of the Government of Catalonia and the date provided for in the corresponding call.
Substitutions will not be accepted beyond one month after the day after the maximum date of incorporation provided for in the call.
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Step seven
Monitoring the grant
In order to assess compliance with the objectives set out in the application, the entity receiving the grant must submit a scientific/technical report during the 18th month of the [...]
In order to assess compliance with the objectives set out in the application, the entity receiving the grant must submit a scientific/technical report during the 18th month of the contract.
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Step eight
Final justification of the grant
Beneficiary entities must justify the effective execution of the projects and certify it during the two months following the end of the grant, regardless of the reasons that cause it.
Beneficiary entities must justify the effective execution of the projects and certify it during the two months following the end of the grant, regardless of the reasons that cause it.
The documentation to be attached is as follows:
a) Scientific and technical report explaining the fulfilment of the objectives and the purpose of the aid, with an indication of the activities carried out and the results obtained, signed by the hired candidate and by the researcher of the receiving research group who has coordinated the 'research activity of the candidate. This report must follow the standardised model and must be delivered in electronic form. If applicable, it is necessary to fill in the ethical aspects section and provide the supporting documentation of the ethical aspects of the activities carried out. This report also includes a certificate from the researcher of the receiving research group who has coordinated the research activity of the candidate certifying the work or the research project developed and the dates on which it was carried out, with the signature of the person with legal representation capacity of the entity.
b) A certification of the recruitment cost of the candidate during the aid period detailed monthly for the entire aid period (salary expenditure and employer's fee), issued with the signature of the person with legal representation capacity of the entity If required, the beneficiary entities must make available to the AGAUR the necessary documentation to be able to manage the incidents corresponding to the recruitment.
c) A classified report of the expenses incurred with the complementary aid, signed by the legal representative, with identification of the concept, the creditor, the number of the invoice or document of equivalent probative value, the amount, the date of issue and, if applicable, the date of payment. In the event that the subsidy is granted in accordance with a budget, a settlement must be presented in which the deviations from the initial budget are indicated and, where appropriate, justified. This expense ratio must follow the standardised model.
If there is a partial renunciation that involves the justification of a contract period of less than 18 months, the maximum justifiable amount of the supplementary aid is that provided for in the corresponding call.
d) If applicable, a detailed list of other income or subsidies that have financed the subsidised activity, with an indication of the amount and source. When the receipts for expenses are partially attributed to other subsidies, the exact amount or percentage attributed to each must be indicated, with identification of the bodies that granted them.
In the event that the effective final cost of the subsidised activity is lower than the initially budgeted cost, the amount of the grant awarded will be reduced by the same proportion.
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