Call for Talent Attraction Scholarships of the University of Jaén for Masters Degrees 2025/26

Academic Year
2025/26
Fecha de publicación
Place and time of presentation
Until February 15th 2024 at 23:59.
Call Status
Open

Procedures to be carried out by the selected students.

https://www.ujaen.es/servicios/serinco/en/procedures-and-services/talent-attraction-program-regular-international-students

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Introduction

Within the framework of the Strategic Planning of the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalization, and in collaboration with the Vice-Rectorate for Teaching Coordination and Quality of Teaching, it has been resolved to announce 30 Scholarships for international students of excellence who wish to study Master's degrees at the University of Jaén.

Goals

  • Promote the internationalization of the students of the Master's degrees at the University of Jaén.

  • Facilitate the access of international students to Master's studies adapted to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

  • Promote the attraction of students of excellence to graduate studies at the University of Jaén.

Recipients

Students with nationality in countries listed in ANNEX I from non-Spanish Education Centers, who meet the requirements indicated in this call.

All communications will be made through the email address that appears in the request.

Description

Number and amount of scholarships:

Full scholarship for Master's studies.

TYPE A

TYPE A
20 Master's scholarships are offered. The scholarship will consist of:

  • Coverage of 100% of the tuition fees for the credits required to pass the chosen programme (between 60-120 ECTS for Master's studies). The tuition fees for a full academic year (60 ECTS) will be paid annually (The renewal of the scholarship for the entire Master's studies will be subject to satisfactory academic results). Those wishing to enrol for more credits 1 per year will have to pay the additional cost. In general, enrolments of less than 60 ECTS credits per year will not be accepted.
  • 100% coverage of administrative fees and school insurance.
  • A financial amount of €3,190 per year per beneficiary.
  • Free Spanish courses for non-Spanish speaking students.
  • In justified cases, other necessary expenses may be covered during the stay at the University of Jaén. These cases refer to situations that prevent the normal academic activities of the beneficiaries from being carried out. For example:
    - Exceptional displacements between University campuses.
    - Coverage of complementary credits.

The Talent Attraction Grants Committee will be responsible for authorising these exceptional expenses.

In the event that the master's degree selected by the applicant is not offered, the applicant will be able to enrol in another master's degree in the same field or branch of study be offered, enrolment in another master's degree in the same field or related branch will be facilitated.
related field.


In the case of vacant scholarships, these may be used for international students enrolled in Phase 1 of the programme.
international students enrolled in Phase 1 of DUA who have applied for a scholarship and are on the waiting list.
Scholarship and have been placed on the waiting list. The beneficiaries must meet the requirements set out in section 4 of this call for applications, as well as have applied for the Talent Attraction grant within the corresponding deadline.

TYPE B

10 Master's scholarships are announced. The scholarship will consist of:

  • 100% coverage of the enrollment costs of the credits required to pass the chosen program (between 60-120 ECTS for Master's studies). The tuition fees for a full course (60 ECTS) will be paid annually (The renewal of the scholarship for the total of Master's studies will be subject to obtaining satisfactory academic results.). If someone wishes to enroll in more annual credits, the additional cost must be borne by the interested party. In general, enrollments of less than 60 ECTS per year will not be accepted.
  • Coverage of 100% of the costs of credit recognition for those students who request it.
  • Coverage of 100% of the training credits required to complete the Master's studies for which the scholarship is awarded
  • Cost of Spanish courses in the case of non-Spanish-speaking students, as well as the costs of travel between campuses necessary to attend them, if applicable.

ANNEX II. Official Master's Degrees offered

HEALTH SCIENCES
- HEALTH SCIENCE RESEARCH (1 year - 60 ECTS)
- GERONTOLOGY: LONGEVITY, HEALTH AND QUALITY (1 year - 60 ECTS)
- BIOTECNOLOGY AND BIOMEDICINE (1 year - 60 ECTS)


EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
- ANALYSIS, CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL BIOTHICAL COMPONENTS OF HABITATS (1 year-60 ECTS)
- APPLIED CHEMISTRY (1 year-60 ECTS)
- ADVANCES IN FOOD SAFETY (1 year-60 ECTS)
- OLIVE TREE AND OLIVE OIL (blended) (1 year-60 ECTS)


SOCIAL SCIENCES
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE PENITENTIARY SYSTEM (1 year - 60 ECTS)
- SUSTAINABLE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF TOURISM ( 1 year - 60 ECTS)
- BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (1 year-60 ECTS)

HUMANITIES
- KNOWLEDGE, MANAGEMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF ARTISTIC HERITAGE SPANISH (1 year - 60 ECTS)
- ADVANCED STUDY IN CULTURAL HERITAGE: HISTORY, ART AND TERRITORY (1 YEAR - 60 ECTS)
- ARCHAEOLOGY IN CULTURAL LANDSCAPES ( 1 YEAR - 60 ECTS)
- RESEARCH AND AESTHETIC EDUCATION: ARTS, MUSIC AND DESIGN (1 year - 60 ECTS)

ENGINEERING
- TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (IN ENGLISH) (LINARES CAMPUS) (1.5 years - 90 ECTS)
- INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (2 years - 120 ECTS)
- GEODESIC ENGINEERING AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS (1 year - 60 ECTS)
- MINING ENGINEERING (LINARES CAMPUS) (1.5 years - 90 ECTS)
- GEOMATIC ENGINEERING AND GEOINFORMATION (1 year - 60 ECTS)
- COMPUTER SECURITY (1 year - 60 ECTS)
- COMPUTER ENGINEERING (2 years - 90 ECTS)
- MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (2 years - 90 ECTS)
- MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION (CAMPUS LINARES) (1 year - 60 ECTS)
- CONNECTED INDUSTRY (LINARES CAMPUS) (1 year - 60 ECTS)
- RENEWABLE ENERGIES (1 year - 60 ECTS)
- LAND TRANSPORT ENGINEERING AND LOGISTICS (LINARES CAMPUS) (1 year - 60 ECTS)
- 60 ECTS)

General and Academic Requirements of the applicants

Students wishing to apply for this scholarship must:

Have the corresponding qualification for access to the Master's degree requested or be in a position to have completed it by 31 July 2025. ANNEX III of the call for applications contains the general criteria for admission.

  • Have at the time of application a minimum average grade of 8 on a scale of 10 points for scholarships in the studies in the previous section.
  • Be at least 18 years of age on 1 May 2025.
  • Renewal: those who have obtained a scholarship and wish to renew it to continue their studies at UJA must have passed 90% of the credits enrolled in the previous academic year. For non-Spanish-speaking students, it will be necessary to present proof of having successfully completed the Spanish courses or accreditation of their level.
  • Maximum number of scholarships. The maximum number of scholarships that each student may obtain will be determined by the number of courses in the syllabus plus one.

In the case of Master's degrees of more than 60 ECTS, students who have obtained a grant and wish to renew it in order to continue their studies in the same Master's degree must have passed 90% of the credits enrolled in the previous academic year.

A new master's degree talent attraction grant cannot be awarded to an applicant who has already received a master's degree talent attraction grant in a previous call or who is currently studying the master's degree for which he/she is applying for this grant at the University of Jaén.

WE REMIND YOU THAT CLASSES WILL BE TAUGHT IN SPANISH EXCEPT IN THE MASTER'S DEGREE IN TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING. THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU HAVE A LEVEL OF SPANISH THAT ALLOWS YOU TO FOLLOW YOUR COURSES WITHOUT DIFFICULTY SO THAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED LEVEL (90% OF CREDITS).

Request

Applications must be submitted until 15 February 2025 at 23:59 through the computer application available on the website of the University of Jaén.

Only one Master's degree may be selected for each application, and no more than two applications may be submitted per candidate.

Together with the application form, the following documentation must be submitted in electronic format (pdf):

  • Copy of passport or identity card.
  • Transcript of records with grades showing the GPA/average mark obtained in your country of origin (apply in the country of origin). If the GPA/average mark does not appear, the application will not be accepted.
  • Statement of Equivalence obtained from the website of the Spanish Ministry of Education and Vocational Training.
  • Declaration of Equivalence obtained from the website of the Spanish Ministry of Education and Vocational Training. https://universidades.sede.gob.es/pagina/index/directorio/Equivalencia_… Once you have finished filling in the average grade equivalence declaration, you will be able to download and print it immediately. The printed document of the ‘average grade equivalence declaration’, which will contain a CSV (secure verification code), must be signed and presented to the entity that has required it for the procedure in which the interested party intends to apply (admission to studies, calls for applications, competitive examinations, etc.). The declaration of equivalence will be reviewed by the bodies in charge of the procedures, which will have to verify the data included in the declaration in order to validate it. It will only be valid if it is accompanied by the original official academic certificate or a duly certified photocopy thereof, and the corresponding translation, if applicable.
  • Banco Santander registration accreditation (MANDATORY). The Santander Bank offers students who are beneficiaries of the Atracción del Talento scholarship an additional scholarship that varies between 500€ and 2.000€. To apply for this scholarship, it is necessary to register on the Banco Santander website (www.becas-santander.com) and attach it to the application form.

Additionally, if available, it can be sent together with the application in electronic format (pdf):

  • Certification accrediting knowledge of the Spanish language. This must be submitted by applicants for any master's degree who do not come from countries where Spanish is the official language or from Latin American countries.
  • Certificate accrediting knowledge of the English language. This will be required of all applicants to the Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering who do not come from countries where English is the official language.

Additionally, if available, it can be sent together with the application form in electronic format (pdf):

  • Copy of the academic qualification or the document accrediting the completion of studies.

Selection process

The selection will be made by the University of Jaén with the support of the corresponding government agencies of the country of origin, based on the following criteria:

  • Preference of qualification in the rules for access to the Master's Degree.
  • Average mark of the qualification required for access to the Master's degree, on a scale of 1 to 10.Preference will be given to students who can accredit their knowledge of Spanish for degrees taught in this language, and to students who can accredit their knowledge of English for applicants to the Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering.
  • Two places will be reserved for students from CIS countries (Commonwealth of Independent States) dependent on the Spanish Embassy in Russia, one place for students from Morocco, four places for students from Brazil, and one place for students from Mexico, selected on the basis of the terms of the agreements with the Spanish Ministry of Education and the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in these countries.

Granting of Scholarships

The present call and its resolutions (provisional and definitive lists of beneficiaries) will be published on the UJA electronic notice board https://sede.ujaen.es/publico/tablon.

The provisional resolution for the awarding of grants will be published by resolution of the Vice-rectorate for Internationalisation of the University of Jaén.

In addition, a list of substitutes will be drawn up to cover possible vacancies or resignations that may occur during the procedure. The order of substitutes will be carried out according to the same selection criteria.

Those who do not agree with the assessment given may submit a complaint within 10 working days of the publication, by filling in the following form (https://forms.gle/Jh8BRuWXbfr28uuP9).

Once the period for claims has elapsed and any possible claims have been resolved, the definitive list of scholarship awards, substitutes and excluded persons will be published.

Any possible claims will be resolved and notified with the publication of the final list on the notice board of the University of Jaén: https://www.ujaen.es/servicios/ servinfo/anuncios.

In the event that the master's degree selected by the applicant does not take place, enrolment in another master's degree in the same field or related branch will be facilitated.

In the case of vacant scholarships, these may be used for international students enrolled in Phase 1 of DUA who have applied for a scholarship and have been placed on the waiting list. The beneficiaries must meet the requirements indicated in section 4 of this call for applications, in addition to having applied for the Talent Attraction grant within the corresponding deadline.

Obligations of the Beneficiaries

  • Have an adequate level of Spanish to be able to follow the courses in this language.
    Send to the University of Jaén a signed letter stating the acceptance of the scholarship and the conditions established by the University of Jaén. The model of this letter will be sent to you if you are selected.
    In order to access the Master studies at the University of Jaén, the student must fulfil the requirements indicated in ANNEX III of the present call.
    Pre-register for the Master's degree to which you are applying, in accordance with the regulations of the University of Jaén and the Single University District of Andalusia.

  • Formalise the corresponding enrolment at the University of Jaén in accordance with the established procedure and regulatory deadlines.
    Carry out all the necessary procedures to obtain the entry visa to Spain and, where appropriate, the legalisation of all the necessary documentation to constitute your academic record.
    Register in person at the International Relations Office (Campus las Lagunillas Jaén or Campus Científico-Tecnológico de Linares), the deadline for this is 10 November 2025.
    In the case of master's degrees with more than 60 credits, and except in justified cases, over 90% of the credits enrolled annually must be passed.
    In order to receive the financial aid and to be eligible for the insurance policy, it will be a prerequisite to be resident in the cities of Jaén or Linares, except for those students who are beneficiaries of these grants and who subsequently study on-site mobility stays during one of the academic years.

  • Take out health insurance with the following coverage (A copy should be sent to talento [arroba] ujaen [punto] es):
    - Medical assistance. (Accident and serious illness insurance including temporary or permanent disability).
    - Death insurance, including repatriation and/or medical transport of injured, sick and/or deceased insured persons.
    - Displacement of a family member in the event of hospitalisation or death.
    - Civil Liability (minimum 40.000 euros).

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Scholarship Payment

Beneficiary applicants will enjoy exemption from paying public prices for academic and administrative services (60 credits per course) and the amount granted for accommodation and / or living expenses will be paid in two payments per academic year, 60% It will be paid once the student's enrollment and incorporation to the University of Jaén is accredited, and 40% will be paid at the beginning of the second semester.

Visa

The University of Jaén will provide the necessary support for the VISA process.

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