Introduction: The Department of Information and Communication Technologies at Universitat Pompeu Fabra offers PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2018-2019. Both EU and non-EU researchers can apply for these fellowships. The university provides modern educational and research environments that will enable students and researchers to face current challenges and to focus on knowledge as a principle driving force for development. Pompeu Fabra University DTIC PhD Fellowships in Spain Overview Levels: PhD Fields: All Fields Type International Category Merit Based Area All Pakistan DeadlineN.A Information and Communication Technologies Engineering (ETIC), is a young and energetic multidisciplinary department of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in Barcelona. UPF is ranked as the most productive university in Spain in research outcome and attraction of funds (THE2013) and 13th worldwide among young universities (THE2013, 100 under 50). course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing doctoral degree programme. Study Subject: Students will pursue doctoral studies in one of the Research Areas of the department which include Cognition, Computation and Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Theoretical Computer Science, Natural Language Processing, Ubiquitous Computing, Information Retrieval and Data Mining, Cognitive Multimedia Technologies, Image Processing and Computer Vision, Image Processing for Enhanced Cinematography, Sound and Music Computing, Human-Computer Interaction, Graphics and Educational Technologies, Network Technologies and Strategies, Wireless Communications, Information Theory and Coding, Computational Neuroscience, Instrumentation and Biomedical Electronics, Computational Imaging and Computational Physiology, Analysis of Biomedical Data and Non-Linear Signal Analysis. Scholarship Award: There are 3 possible types of predoctoral contracts with established minimum gross monthly salary of 996,63€. This amount can vary according to the research group: Non-EU students will have a reduction of 24% the three first months (till December, if the contract starts in October). The corresponding taxes will be deducted from January when the new fiscal year starts. Only EU students can reduce this tax to 19% presenting a certificate of fiscal resident from their country. * Teaching hours will be carried out at UPF undergraduate engineering degrees according to the PhD student background. A knowledge of Spanish or Catalan will be required after the first year of fellowships for those teaching in 1st or 2nd year. Fees covered by the fellowship (PRC) Both types of fellowships/PRC include the annual tutorship fees, but not the administrative fees neither the fees for validations of degrees issued by a university outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) without homologation. Fees covered by the fellowship (PRC) The year salary gets an increase of 6% during the 3rd year and 20% during the 4th year. Teaching PRC includes a teaching assistance load of 60 hours per academic year. Teaching-Project PRC includes a teaching assistance load of 40 hours per academic year plus some tasks related to the funded project the PhD candidate joins. Project PRC includes tasks linked to the funded project the PhD candidate joins. Eligibility: Eligible Countries: Both EU and non-EU researchers can apply for these fellowships. Entrance Requirements: Candidates must have submitted a PhD application. Only candidates accepted to the PhD program are eligible a fellowship (PRC). Hence, every fellowship application should be paired up with an admissions application into the PhD program. Admissions to the PhD program are handled by the University Admission Office. English Language Requirements: According to Spanish regulations regarding access to university studies, no specific certificates are required to prove their knowledge of Spanish. In general, students can prove their level of command of Spanish by presenting the results received at the DELE test (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera), by presenting the results from school studies or any other studies. Their university will check whether their level of Spanish is sufficient for them to be able to successfully pass their studies in Spain. How to Apply: The mode of application is online. Latest Scholarships PEEF announces CMMS Merit Scholarship Women in STEM Scholarship UK Australia Awards MS Scholarships Hornby Scholarship for Teachers at the University of Exeter Brunei Darussalam BS and MS Scholarship Turkiye Burslari Turkey Scholarship MEXT Teachers Training Scholarship Japan King Abdulaziz University Scholarship