The project started on October 1st 2016 and ended on September 30th 2021. It was divided into 2 calls In each call 57 doctoral fellowships were awarded by means of an open, transparent and merit-based three-stages selection process. Both calls were internationally disseminated following a Communication and Dissemination Plan designed for different target groups. This plan envisaged a series of actions, including the creation of the programme website and graphic material, organization ofinfodays and other events. Besides, the host organisations were provided with the INPhINIT dissemination kit so that they acted themselves as multipliers of the information of the calls. In addition, each call was published on the Euraxess website, as requested in the GA.
An excellent and rigorous evaluation and selection process managed by the FBLC was the core of INPhINIT. The programme in its entirety was managed by observing the principles of Excellence, Openness, Transparency, Fairness, Efficiency and speed, Confidentiality, Ethics and security. Experts were chosen from a database of more than 2,000 profiles that FBLC has built over the years. The Programme Office offered continuous and personalised support to the fellows during all the duration of the fellowship, in addition to the support and supervision they received through their host organisation.
The complementary training sessions organized by FBLC took place as planned with the collaboration providers experts in delivering specific training for PhD researchers. Each cohort participated to one residential (or Online during COVID lockdown periods) training session per year that lasted between 3 and 5 days and took place in different FBLC Centres in Spain. They had the opportunity to improve their transferrable skills, acquire basic knowledge on intellectual property rights and participate in networking activities.
In addition to the outreach activities promoted by the host organisations, FBLC engaged the INPhINIT fellows in many of the activities that organizes for the general public and, specifically, in 2 pitch competitions, one for each cohort, where the prize for winners was to produce a professional video with their pitch about the research they were carrying out. The objective was to improve the communication skills of the fellows in an original and creative way and, at the same time, to provide visibility for their projects sharing the videos via FBLC social networks.
All ethical issues identified during the project’s duration were treated according to the provisions foreseen in Annex I and all requirements from article 34 of the Grant Agreement and from the Ethics Summary Report were completely fulfilled.
