http://www.doctorat.udl.cat/en/programes/propis/territori-patrimoni-i-cultura/

PhD Supervisions in Process:
- Núria Mina Riera: “A Poet’s Seasons: A Gerontological-Ecocritical Approach to the Poetry of Lorna Crozier”
thesis supervisors: Maricel Oró Piqueras and Carme Zamorano Llena
- Yuliia Benderska: “Captured by time: The Aging Transformation of Byron Embodied by His Characters in His Literary Works”
thesis supervisors: Maricel Oró Piqueras and Olha Dovbush
- Inesa Shevchenko: "Representations of Female Ageing in Contemporary Drama and Theatre"
thesis supervisor: Núria Casado Gual
PhD Theses Defended so far:
- Maricel Oró Piqueras: “Ageing Corporealities in Contemporary English Fiction”
thesis supervisors: Brian Worsfold and Maria Vidal
defended on 23/04/2007
- Marta Miquel-Baldellou: “Symbolic Transitions as Modalities of Aging: Intertextuality in the Life and Works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Edgar Allan Poe”
thesis supervisor: Brian Worsfold
defended on 05/02/2016
- Ieva Stončikaitė: "Discourses of Female Ageing in the Works of Erica Jong"
thesis supervisos: Núria Casado Gual and Isabel Santaulària
defended on 04/12/2017
PhD studies
Esther Gonzàlez, Grant Management Unit, University of Lleida
PhD programmes & calls:
There are different fellowships within the framework of many programmes or calls you can apply for if you are planning to pursue PhD studies
- UdL fellowships (Vice-Chancellorship for Research)
- FI-DGR fellowships (Generalitat de Catalunya)
- FPI fellowships (Ministry of Economy & Competitiveness)
- FPU fellowships (Ministry of Education, Culture & Sport)
UdL PhD. fellowships:
WHAT DO THEY OFFER / COVER?
- a 3-year contract (yearly renewal)
- a monthly pay
- free PhD registration fee for every academic year of fellowship holding (you only have to pay for administrative taxes)
- possibility to apply for grants in two of the calls for research support grants offered every year by the Vice-Chancellorship for Research (grants to attend and participate in conferences and short research stays abroad or in Spain)
MAIN REQUIREMENTS
- applicants must have a Masters degree
- Their PhD tutor must be part of a research group with an R+D+i National Plan project awarded during the previous year
- Applicants’ degree title average mark must be 1.6/4 minimum
- Degree must have been achieved not before 2005
FI-DGR PhD fellowships
GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA
MAIN REQUIREMENTS
- applicants must have completed a Masters degree (or 60 ECTS credits)
- PhD tutors must be part of an SGR Consolidated Research Group (recognised by the Generalitat de Catalunya). According to UdL group classification, these groups are rated as A
- the PhD project must be linked to a financed competitive research project allocated to the research group, or to a company-financed agreement for research with a total minimum budget of 24,000.00 €
FPI PhD fellowships
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND COMPETITIVENESS
WHAT DO THEY OFFER / COVER?
- a maximum 48-month fellowship divided in two periods
- a maximum 2-year phase to complete the Masters degree
- a 2-year contract phase to carry out PhD studies, complete and read the PhD thesis work and achieve PhD title
- a monthly pay (around 1,100.00 €/month)
- according to the last FPI call, registration for a maximum amount of 60 CR at Masters level. Once the PhD period starts, fees will not be covered
- possibility to apply for grants for short research stays abroad or in Spain (FPI Short stays call)
MAIN REQUIREMENTS
- GRADUATES WHO HAVE ACHIEVED 300 CR., WITH A COMPLETE BACHELORS DEGREE AND A WHOLE OR PART OF A MASTERS DEGREE GIVING ACCESS TO PhD STUDIES
- Applicants can apply for a maximum of 2 different fellowships linked to different projects
- PhD thesis director must have a permanent post at the University or at least a contract with it at least for the period covered by the FPI fellowship. If this is not the case, there should be a co-director who meets this requirement included in the application
FPU PhD fellowships
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORT
WHAT DO THEY OFFER / COVER?
- a maximum 48-month fellowship divided in two periods
- a maximum 2-year phase to complete the Masters degree
- a 2-year contract phase to carry out PhD studies, complete and read the PhD thesis work and achieve PhD title
- a monthly pay (around 1,000.00 €/month)
- registration in PhD programme during the academic years coinciding with the fellowship period
- possibility to apply for grants for short research stays abroad or in Spain (FPU short stays call).
MAIN APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS
The last call was launched in April-May 2012.
Applicants should meet the following requirements:
- have a DEA exam passed or be able to pass it by the end of the present academic year, or
- meet the requirements to have access to the research period of PhD studies or be registered to do so by the end of the academic year. In any case a minimum amount of 300 ECTS credits is required from previous studies: that is to say, both graduate and postgraduate (Master) studies
- have finished graduate studies after 1st January 2009 (for both degrees and “graus” of 240 CR.), and after 1st January 2008 (for degrees and graus of 180 CR)
- average mark of graduate studies equal or higher than 1.6 / 4
- foreign applicants must have their NIE before the call is launched.
USEFUL WEBSITES
UdL: http://www.udl.cat/recerca/convoca/predoctorals_totes.html
FI-DGR Generalitat: http://www10.gencat.cat/agaur_web/AppJava/catala/a_beca.jsp?categoria=predoctorals&id_beca=17881
FPI- Economy & Competitiveness: http://www.idi.mineco.gob.es/portal/site/MICINN/menuitem.791459a43fdf738d70fd325001432ea0/?vgnextoid=e07042340eeb9310VgnVCM1000001d04140aRCRD&vgnextchannel=8da5b9746e160210VgnVCM1000001034e20aRCRD&vgnextfmt=formato2&id3=cd6042340eeb9310VgnVCM1000001d04140a____
FPU- Education, Culture & Sport: http://www.mecd.gob.es/horizontales/servicios/becas-ayudas-subvenciones/para-estudiar/doctorado/fpu.html
PhD fellowships
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
UNITAT DE GESTIÓ D’AJUTS
UNIVERSITAT DE LLEIDA
gestioajuts@rectorat.udl.cat