Procedure detail

1. Applications must be submitted using the corresponding electronic form, available on the Generalitat's web portal, together with the documents specified below.

2. Applications will be considered validly submitted if they are signed and registered within the deadline and include both the form and all the other information and documents specified in the calls for applications as an integral part of the application.

3. Submission of the application will entail authorisation for the managing body to verify the applicant's identity, address and qualifications and to obtain certificates issued by the State Tax Administration Agency, the General Treasury for Social Security and the Valencian Tax Agency certifying that the applicant has fulfilled their tax and social security obligations. However, applicants for these grants may directly prove compliance with the aforementioned obligations by providing the relevant certificates.

4. In all cases, a sworn statement must be attached declaring that the applicant is not subject to any of the prohibitions set forth in Article 13 of Law 38/2003, the General Subsidies Act.

5. In the case of private bodies, unless the documentation is already in the possession of the acting administration, they must provide a copy of the statutes or documents proving the constitution of the applicant organisation, and a copy of the document proving the legal representation of the person who approves the application on behalf of the applicant organisation.

Furthermore, the organisations must demonstrate compliance with the regulations on the integration of persons with disabilities into the workplace or, where applicable, exemption from this obligation, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of Law 11/2003 of 10 April on the Status of Persons with Disabilities. In addition, the organisations must certify, where applicable, that they are currently in compliance with the measures set out in Articles 45 et seq. of Organic Law 3/2007 of 22 March on Effective Equality between Women and Men.

6. Only one application per person or principal investigator will be accepted for each of the grants announced in this resolution.

7. The application, which will include the expenditure budget for the additional funding with forecasts for all the years of the grant, will be accompanied by the following documents relating to the doctoral researcher with international experience:

a) Copy of the doctoral degree certificate or document certifying payment of the fees required for the degree to be issued. In the case of foreign qualifications, in languages other than those official in the Comunitat Valenciana or English, a certified translation of the certificate is required.

b) Curriculum vitae demonstrating their scientific excellence, their ability to lead projects and supervise doctoral theses.

c) Copy of documents proving that he/she has completed one or more stays at internationally renowned research centres outside the Comunitat Valenciana, totalling at least two years.

d) Scientific and technical report on the research project, preferably in English.

e) Work plan, preferably in English.

f) Employment history report issued by the Spanish Social Security authorities after the start date of the application period or, where applicable, a sworn statement confirming that they have never contributed to the Spanish Social Security system.

g) Endorsement from the principal investigator of the reference research group into which he/she will be integrated.

h) Other documentation proving compliance with the requirements.

With regard to the research group, the following documentation is to be submitted:

a) Scientific background of the research group that the doctoral researcher with international experience will join.

b) Where applicable, list the members of the research group who have not been included in the application because the number of lines available has been exceeded.

c) If the research group is not currently funded by the Prometeo Programme, a report must be submitted showing that, at the time of application, the group meets the requirements for incorporation, in accordance with the current regulatory bases for Prometeo Programme grants for high-calibre research groups. Likewise, supporting documentation demonstrating the circumstances described in the aforementioned report will be provided.

8. The applicant's curriculum vitae and the scientific background of the research group are considered an integral part and minimum content of the application. Therefore, the absence or lack of content in these documents will result in the application being rejected, subject to a decision to be issued in accordance with the terms set out in Article 21 of the Common Public Administration Procedures Act (CPAPA).

9. The applicant organisation will verify that the requirements doctoral research staff with international experience and the documentation submitted comply with the provisions of the regulatory conditions and in this call for applications. The organisation will undertake to employ the doctoral researcher with international experience under the conditions established in the regulatory conditions and in the award decision, if the grant is awarded. It will also undertake to ensure that doctoral researchers with international experience recruited under this grant will have the necessary space and conditions to carry out their work, and that these will be comparable to those of other staff at the institution working on similar projects or programmes.

Languages used in the documents:

Documents written in any of the official languages of the Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian and Spanish) or in English will be accepted.