Grants and Scholarships

The University of Malaga (UMA) offers scholarships to doctoral students via three routes:

1.  Becas y ayudas ofertadas por la Escuela de Doctorado. The regulations governing grants and scholarships can be found at: Plan de ayudas para los estudiantes de doctorado de la Universidad de Málaga. In line with the UMA's strategy to improve its international profile and increase quality scientific production, the objective of these grants and scholarships is to improve the quality of PhD theses conducted at the UMA. They are granted in the following circumstances:

• Thesis graded as Cum Laude
• Thesis defended in 3 years
• Thesis counting with the participation of private companies
• Thesis conducted within the framework of the International Excellence Campus (Andalucía Tech)
• Thesis awarded the International Doctorate Mention
• Thesis conducted under a co-tutorship framework

2.  II Plan Propio de Investigación y Transferencia y Divulgación Científica de la UMA. The regulations (enlace nuevo: https://www.uma.es/servicio-de-investigacion/navegador_de_ficheros/Plan Propio/descargar/IIPPIT.pdf)  governing these financial aids include scholarships for doctoral students or graduates of PhD Programs.

• Predoctoral contracts
• Scholarships for postdoctoral faculty or researchers (bridge contracts and postdoctoral contracts)
• Scholarships contracts for new doctorate faculty
• Funding to participate in scientific congresses (provided that you have the status of Research Personnel in Training)

3. I Plan Propio Integral de Docencia de la Universidad de Málaga. The regulations include several lines of funding for PhD Programs, including specific funding for doctoral students:

• Mobility of external professors linked to doctoral programs and international mobility of professors at the University of Málaga
• Cross-disciplinary training for doctoral students
• Promotion of theses with International Mention and in the regime of
• Promotion of doctoral thesis readings
• Doctoral theses in entities: companies, civil society institutions, and public or private organizations and institutions.

4. Ibero-American University Association for Postgraduate Studies (AUIP)

• Mobility Scholarships for Postdoctoral Stays at Andalusian Universities
• Scholarships for the Completion of Doctoral Theses at UMA
• International Mobility between Andalusian and Ibero-American universities for the development of postgraduate and doctoral studies in the Ibero-American region
• International Mobility and Joint Supervision of Theses by UMA, through the Doctoral School, and in collaboration with AUIP
• Completion of Doctoral Theses by UMA, through the Doctoral School, and in collaboration with AUIP