PhD in Spain for Indian Students: la Caixa INPhINIT Fellowships and Research Contracts
A PhD in Spain is usually funded as a job: a pre-doctoral contract with a salary. The best-known route for foreigners is la Caixa Foundation's INPhINIT Incoming, open to any nationality for doctorates at Spanish and Portuguese research centres.
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Other routes
Pre-doctoral contracts on research projects, advertised by universities and research centres such as those in nanoscience, photonics and biomedicine.
Industrial doctorates with companies in Catalonia and Madrid.
Erasmus Mundus master's often lead to funded PhDs inside the same networks.
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Common questions: PhD in Spain
Who can apply to la Caixa INPhINIT Incoming?
Researchers of any nationality who have not lived in Spain or Portugal for more than 12 months in the previous three years. The 2026 call closed on 28 January.
Do I need a Spanish master's for a PhD?
You need a degree giving access to doctoral studies; an official Spanish master's does, and Indian master's are assessed by the university.
