AEI Grants 64 PhDs in Companies with €7.7 Million

The 2025-1 Industrial Doctorates call will fund research and development projects for four years, with Catalonia, Madrid, and the Valencian Community leading.

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The State Research Agency (AEI) has published the first award resolution for the 2025-1 call for Industrial Doctorates, granting 64 subsidies amounting to 7.7 million euros.

These four-year grants aim to promote industrial research or experimental development projects within companies and other entities, framed by a doctoral thesis.
By autonomous communities, Catalonia leads with 15 grants, followed by the Community of Madrid with 14, and the Valencian Community with 13. In scientific areas, Information and Communication Technologies stand out with 13 grants, followed by Biosciences and Biotechnology (ten) and Biomedicine (nine).
Of the funded projects, 55 are for industrial research and 9 for experimental development. Women receive 52% of the grants, totaling 33 awards.
Based on information from the official source: AEI — Agencia Estatal de Investigación (22/10/2026)