Got Energy Talent (GET) is a fellowship programme co-funded by the EU as part of the H2020-MSCA-COFUND programme (Grant Agreement number 754382). GET is run by the University of Alcalá (UAH) as beneficiary of the Action hand in hand with Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC). Both institutions contribute to the Action in equal parts.
Got Energy Talent will offer a total of 34 fellowships for experienced researchers to develop a 24-month stay through 2 open calls at international level. The two academic host institutions, the UAH and the URJC, will hire 17 fellows each over the lifetime of the fellowship programme.
The fellowships will provide an opportunity for experienced researchers from around the world to spend two years in Madrid, developing an independent research project and undertaking training that will help them develop into the next generation of research leaders. Fellows can decide whether to carry out a 24-month advanced research project at the academic host institution (UAH or URJC) or, under certain research lines, to carry out a 12-month advanced research project at the academic host institution followed by a 12-month period devoted to applied research in one of the partner host institutions from the non-academic sector. GET partner host institutions include major players in the energy and related fields at both national and international level.
http://gotenergytalent.uah.es/partner-host-institutions/(se abrirá en una nueva ventana)Research proposals and research lines offered fall all within the topic of Smart Energy. Got Energy Talent is a step forward in the International Excellence Campus “Smart Energy” project. In 2011, UAH and URJC joined forces to put in place the International Campus of Excellence “Smart Energy” project (ICE “Smart Energy” ). ICE “Smart Energy” is a multidisciplinary, internationally-oriented campus that focuses on the generation and transfer of knowledge in two main fields: a) clean energy technologies and b) smart infrastructures and smart cities. ICE “Smart Energy” combines study, research, teaching, and transfer of knowledge activities in the fields of clean energy technologies and smart infrastructures. The ICE “Smart Energy” does this with the ultimate goal of improving quality of life and public services, and engendering new urban models. In this context, GET research lines and research projects are aligned with these priorities.
GET is also meant to be a demand-driven fellowship programme and to respond to the priorities of the region of Madrid. Key players in the region, including at institutional level, are involved in GET as partner organisations. The complete list of partner organisations can be found on GET’s website. Smart Energy represents one of the key priorities of the region. The relation of the research project proposal with the priorities of the region was part of the evaluation criteria and received a score.
