2023-05-09 12:40:47
These scholarships offer 40,000 euros for researchers and cultural creators between the ages of 30 and 45, with accredited achievements and projects of very high interest.
The investigation of the nature of neutrinos and the mysterious dark energy of the universe, the creation of new nanomaterials with multiple applications and the development of glasses designed to correct the vision of patients with cataracts without having to resort to surgery are among the projects study subsidized by the Leonardo Physics Scholarships 2023, announced this Tuesday.
The Leonardo scholarships of the BBVA Foundation were born a decade ago to promote the personal projects of highly talented researchers and creators who, due to their age, cannot access aid for young people at the beginning of their careers, nor can they lead team projects, which are normally directed by the most senior researchers and creators.
The objective of these scholarships is, therefore, to help researchers and cultural creators between the ages of 30 and 45, with accredited achievements and projects of very high interest.
The program offers wide flexibility to its recipients in the development of their work and each scholarship -from 40.000 euros– It adjusts without any limitation to the different individual requirements raised by each applicant who must develop a project within a period of between 12 and 18 months.
On this occasion, given “the particularly productive nature of the scientific community dedicated to Physics in Spain”, at the beginning of the year the BBVA Foundation opened a special call for Leonardo Scholarships dedicated exclusively to this field, reports the BBVA Foundation in a note .
After reviewing the 72 applications received, the committee of experts has awarded the scholarships to: Carlos Antn Solanaswith a project “CAM talent attraction” in the Materials Physics Department of the Autonomous University of Madrid; Clara Cuesta SoriaRamón y Cajal postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Basic Research of the Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT).
Hctor Gil MarnRamn y Cajal postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona; Tobias Grass, scientific researcher at the Donostia International Physics Center; Gabriel Lozano Barbertenured scientist of the Institute of Materials Science of Seville will also receive one of these scholarships; Alba Mara Paniagua Díazpostdoctoral researcher at the Optics Laboratory of the University of Murcia, and Patricia Sanchez Lucaspostdoctoral researcher Juan de la Cierva in the Department of Theoretical Physics and the Cosmos of the University of Granada, close the list of scholarships.
The Leonardo 2023 Scholarships, whose general call will remain open until May 31, award 55 scholarships in ten areas: Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics); Biology and Biomedicine; Environmental and Earth Sciences; female engineers; Computer Science and Data Science; Social Sciences; Humanities; plastic arts; Music and opera; Literary Creation and Scenic Arts.
The average profile of the members of the Leonardo community, already made up of 551 researchers, is that of people around the age of 40 the vast majority with extensive international experience but, due to the unfavorable context of the labor market over a long period of time, in many cases they did not have, at the time of accessing the call, a stable employment position. Particularly for these cases, being part of a distinguished group with a highly competitive scholarship has expanded the opportunities to consolidate or advance significantly in their professional development, contributing to enriching society through scientific research and cultural creation.
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