On December 6th, it
they published in the BOE the extracts of the resolutions by which they approve
the 2024 call for Torres Quevedo grants and the second call for
2024 aid for doctoral training in companies and other
«Industrial Doctorates» entities.
The objective of the Torres grants
Quevedo is to promote the realization of industrial research projects,
Pre-experimental development or feasibility studies in companies, centers
technological, technology innovation support centers, associations
business and science and technology parks, for which it is necessary
the hiring of people with a doctoral degree. With these
hiring, the aim is to promote the professional careers of staff
researcher, stimulate demand in the private sector for personnel
sufficiently prepared to undertake R&D plans and projects and to help
the consolidation of new technology companies.
On the other hand, the purpose of the
The “Industrial Doctorates” program aims to promote the completion of projects
Industrial or experimental development research in companies and other entities
non-profit private entities and
public administrations that can develop an R&D&I project
intended for knowledge transfer) within which a thesis is framed
doctoral, in order to promote the employment of research personnel in
these entities from the start of their professional careers. In this way, contributions are made to
the employability of these researchers and promotes the
talent integration into the productive and socioeconomic fabric to elevate
its competitiveness.
Recruitment incentives for
these profiles will have a duration of three years, in the case of aid
Torres Quevedo, and four years in the case of “Doctoral" grants
”Industrial". The maximum insurable hiring costs may not be
exceeding 56,000 euros annually for Torres Quevedo grants and for “Industrial Doctorates” grants may not exceed 32,800 euros
annuals.
In the case of both aids, they will be able
being applicants and beneficiaries of the grants are the entities that at the time of submitting the grant application are
validly constituted, have tax residency or a permanent establishment in Spain and have
hiring capacity.
Beneficiary entities
may be, in the case of Torres Quevedo grants, the following:
- Companies, among which
include «spin-off» companies and Young Innovative Companies (YIC). - Technology centers.
- support centers
Technological innovation. - Business associations.
- Science parks and
technological.
For the “Industrial Doctorates” grants, the following remains:
limited to companies, including spin-off companies and
Young Businesses, non-profit organizations, and administrations
public entities covered by Article 2.3 of Law 40/2015.
The maximum total amount of these
aid, in the case of the Torres Quevedo aid, amounts to 20,100,000 euros and
8 million euros, for the case of “Industrial Doctorates” grants. For
in both calls for proposals, the concession will be awarded on a competitive basis
competitive, it will be subject to the General Block Exemption Regulation, and the aid intensities will vary, depending on the type of
and the type of beneficiary entity that carries out the action, from the
25% al 70%.
The deadline for submitting
In the case of the Torres Quevedo grants, applications for participation will be submitted by
from the December 18, 2024 to January 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
hours (Spanish Peninsula time) and of the January 21 to March 6
from 2025 at 2:00 PM (Spanish peninsular time) for the case of the
“Industrial Doctorates” grants.
