Procedure detail

1. Applications must be submitted using the corresponding electronic form, available on the Generalitat's electronic headquarters, along with the documentation specified below.

2. Only those applications that are signed and registered within the deadline, and that include both the form and the rest of the information and documents required in the call as integral parts of the application, will be considered effectively submitted.

3. Submitting the application implies, unless otherwise stated, authorization for the managing body to verify identity, address, residence, and academic qualifications, and to request certificates from the Spanish Tax Agency, the Social Security Treasury, and the Valencian Tax Agency to confirm the applicant's compliance with tax and social security obligations. However, applicants may also prove compliance with these obligations by submitting the corresponding certificates.

4. In all cases, a responsible declaration must be attached stating that the applicant is not subject to the prohibitions set out in Article 13 of Law 38/2003, General Law on Subsidies.

5. In the case of private entities, unless the documentation is already held by the acting administration, a copy of the statutes or documentation proving the establishment of the applicant entity must be provided, along with a copy of the document proving the legal representation of the person signing the application on behalf of the entity.

Additionally, entities must prove compliance with regulations on the employment integration of people with disabilities or, where applicable, exemption from this obligation, as provided in Article 7 of Law 11/2003, of April 10, on the Statute of Persons with Disabilities. Furthermore, entities must prove, where applicable, compliance with the measures set out in Articles 45 and following of Organic Law 3/2007, of March 22, for the Effective Equality of Women and Men.

6. Only one application will be accepted in which the same principal investigator is listed in a single call.

7. The application, which must include the project expense budget with forecasts for all years of the project’s duration, shall be accompanied, in addition to the signed form by the legal representative of the entity in research matters, by the following documents related to the predoctoral candidate:

a) Copy of the university degree that grants eligibility for admission to doctoral studies, or official document certifying payment of the fees for issuing said degree. In the case of a foreign degree in languages other than the official languages of the Valencian Community or English, a certified legal translation must be provided.

b) A document accrediting that the candidate is admitted or pre-admitted to a doctoral program at a university in the Valencian Community.

c) A detailed curriculum vitae of the candidate, reflecting their scientific excellence.

d) A report on the candidate’s knowledge transfer activities, accompanied by supporting documentation.

e) A report on the doctoral thesis to be carried out and the research project to which it is linked, preferably in English.

f) A work plan for the industrial doctoral thesis, preferably in English.

g) A plan to promote participation in international funding programs.

h) Copies, where applicable, of documents proving that the applicant entity and the thesis supervisor meet the established requirements.

8. The curriculum vitae of the predoctoral candidate and the work plan for the industrial doctoral thesis are considered integral and minimum content of the application. The absence or lack of content in these documents will result in the application being declared inadmissible, following a resolution issued under the terms provided in Article 21 of the Common Administrative Procedure Act of Public Administrations.

9. The applicant entity shall verify that the candidate’s requirements and submitted documentation comply with the regulatory bases and this call. The entity undertakes to hire the doctoral researcher of excellence under the conditions established in the regulatory bases and the award resolution, should the grant be awarded. Likewise, both the beneficiary entity and the business association, technology park, company, technology center, or public administration commit to ensuring that the predoctoral research staff will have the necessary spaces and conditions to develop their research project. This requirement must also be included in the technology transfer agreement or contract to guarantee compliance by the company or administration where the project is carried out.

Language of documentation:

Documents written in any of the official languages of the Valencian Community (Valencian and Spanish) and, preferably, in English will be accepted.