• Candidates must have the acceptance of a hosting VHIR research group at the closing date of application submission.
• Candidates should not have a PhD.
• Candidates must be in possession of a university degree and a master’s degree (in the fields of biomedical research, clinical research, epidemiology, management and evaluation of health services and technologies) or must hold an official university qualification from a country of the European Higher Education Area with a minimum of 300 ECTS of official university studies at the time of the fellowship application.
• Candidates performing or having completed the medical specialization (Formació Sanitària Especialitzada, FSE) accessing to a PhD program will not be eligible.
• Candidates must have finished the university studies (≥300 ECTS) between 1st January 2024 and the closing date of application submission
• Candidates must have obtained a minimum average grade of the academic record of the studies of degree equal to or higher than 7
• Candidates must have the pre-admission to a doctoral studies programme at the time of starting the grant
• Candidates must not have held a PhD contract exceeding twelve months in any research institution previous to the closing date of application submission

Applications should be submitted via VHIR job offer website. Required documentation for the application:

1. Completed Excel template, located in VHIR job offer website.
2. Detailed CV in standardized format (CVN).
3. Bachelor's degree diploma or proof of payment.
4. Academic transcript of the bachelor's degree with average grade and completion date (ANECA certification if applicable).
5. Master’s degree diploma or proof of payment.
6. Academic transcript of the master’s degree with average grade and completion date.
7. Publications (first page or author contribution).
8. Proof of non-academic internships (with dates, hours, and supervisor’s signature).
9. Proof of Erasmus+ internships (with dates and supervisor’s signature).
10. Other merits (dissemination activities, awards, grants, language certificates, congress participation, etc.).
11. Acceptance letter from the VHIR research group, signed by the PI.
12. Proof of extension of the evaluable period (if applicable).

For detailed documentation, please visit the VHIR job offers website.

The evaluation process is divided in two phases. Phase 1 consists of evaluating the candidate’s merits, representing the 70% of the final score; Top 10 candidates will be invited to Phase 2, consisting on an oral interview that will account for the remaining 30% of the score.