BIOVEGEN Report. Second Call for Industrial Doctorate Grants 2024

On December 9, 2024, the State Research Agency published the Second Call for Industrial Doctorate grants for the year 2024, in order to subsidize various entities, whose objective is to promote the execution of Industrial research or experimental development projects that include the Possibility for young researchers to write a doctoral thesis. 

Key aspects of the call:

• Total budget of €8M  for the granting of subsidies in competitive competition
• Minimum salary per candidate: €24,300 gross
• Aid intensity: up to 70% in industrial research projects and 45% in experimental development projects
• Duration of aid: 4 years 
• Deadline for application: March 6, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. (Spanish peninsular time)

From BIOVEGEN, we consider this call a Great opportunity for the private sector in agrobiotechnology. For this reason, we have prepared this report, which summarizes the most relevant information.