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Doctoral Program in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies (Interuniversity)

Coordinator and academic commission

Mercedes Ruiz-Garijo coordinator of the program at URJC, CV

Research lines

  • Gender, History and Cultural Production
  • Gender, Health and Sexualities.
  • Gender, Economy, Law and Equality Policies.
  • Feminist Theories, Citizenship and Globalization
  • Gender, Gender Violence and Education

Presentation and competitions

The present proposal for a doctorate in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies constitutes, on the one hand, a novel commitment in the Spanish university scene, and on the other, a need derived from a long-experienced training demand. The most recent research has shown how in many fields of scientific knowledge, from the humanities to medicine, through the social sciences and engineering, the variables of sex and gender are insufficiently considered. Science, like any other field of human activity, is not free from the cultural and social conditions of its time. Gender stereotypes, and the lower social value to which women are subjected are often transferred to a stereotyped and lesser consideration of their specific realities, whether social or biological, in research. In this sense, in recent decades, gender studies have contributed to revealing and understanding areas of reality hitherto unexplored and also to reducing biases and errors in concepts and theories. In some cases, notably in Social Sciences and Humanities, they have contributed to important reformulations of the disciplinary foundations of some fields of knowledge. Our fundamental objective is to contribute to continue exploring and building these exciting and fruitful lines of research.

The objectives of this doctoral program fall within the promotion of gender equality demanded by European community policies, national legislation, as well as international commitments on equality and non-discrimination between women and men. In this sense, this Doctorate adopts as its main objective the gender mainstreaming approach, which facilitates interdisciplinary professional and research training in gender studies.

General characteristics of an Interuniversity Doctorate

Students enroll in any of the participating universities and are for all purposes students of the university in which they enroll. Thus, they must carry out the administrative procedures at that university and they will receive an interuniversity degree whose issuance will be managed by the university in which they are enrolled, which is also responsible for the custody of the files. The general coordination is rotating. The rotating nature of the coordination is relevant for the academic and administrative management of the program, but not for the files or organization of the personal work of the students. The temporary nature of the general coordination commission of the program will be for a period of three years.

Although students are enrolled in a specific university, they can request that their doctoral thesis be directed or co-directed by any of the professors who are part of the program in the different participating universities. Below is the information on the participating universities and the link to the web page common to all of them. The Program is led by the Autonomous University of Madrid and its general coordinator is Professor Yolanda Guerrero Navarrete, Professor of Medieval History.

Access and admission

Program Admission Criteria

In accordance with the provisions of article 6 of Royal Decree 99/2011, for access it will be necessary to be in possession of the official Spanish Bachelor's degrees, or equivalent from other countries, and an official University Master's degree or equivalent.

Students who meet the requirements detailed above will be admitted to the research period in accordance with the following specific requirements and merit assessment criteria:

  • Affinity of the academic profile (30%).
  • Academic record (40%).
  • Accredited language level, Certificate of minimum level of English B1 (10%).
  • Research merits (10%): seminars, congresses, stays in foreign centers, publications.
  • Professional merits (10%).

Number of new admission places

Participating universities

Coordinating University:

Participating universities and institutions:

  • Alcala de Henares University
  • Complutense University
  • University of Huelva
  • Balearic Islands University
  • University Jaume I Castellón
  • Laguna University
  • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
  • Alicante University
  • CSIC Higher Center for Scientific Research

Organization of programs

Scholarships

Entity

Scholarship/Help

Call deadline

Information/Web Link

Region of Madrid

Grants for the completion of Industrial Doctorates in the Community of Madrid

July 4, 2018

Extraordinary

University of Laverne

45 Partial scholarships for studies in California

Cerrado

Information request

laverne.edu

Extraordinary

University Ibero-American Postgraduate Association (AUIP)

International academic mobility scholarships

Open

Extraordinary

DAAD Spain. German Academic Exchange Service

Short-term research grants

Cerrado

Information

Santander Universities/ URJC

Call "Ibero-American scholarships. Santander research. Santander URJC universities"

Cerrado

Extraordinary

Information

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Grants for short stays aimed at obtaining a thesis with an "International Doctor" Mention

Cerrado

Extraordinary

Obra Social "la Caixa"

20 scholarships to pursue a doctorate in Spanish universities or research centers

Cerrado

Information

BBVA Foundation

Leonardo Scholarships for Researchers and Cultural Creators Cerrado

Extraordinary

Information

British Spanish Society

Mobility Postgraduate Scholarships to British Institutions

Cerrado

Poster

BSS Request

BSS application Mahou San Miguel

Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness

Grants for contracts for the training of researchers in companies 2017 (Industrial Doctorates) Cerrado

Link

Extraordinary

Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports

Grants for the training of university personnel (FPU) Cerrado

Extraordinary

Information

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos ERASMUS Call + Internships 2017-18

Cerrado

Information

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Call for collaboration scholarships URJC 2017

Cerrado

Information

Santander Universities/ URJC

Call "Ibero-American scholarships. Santander research. Santander URJC universities"

Cerrado

Extraordinary

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Grants for short stays aimed at obtaining a thesis with an "International Doctor" Mention

Cerrado

Information

BBVA Foundation

MULTIVERSO Grants for Video Art Creation

Cerrado

Extraordinary

Information

BBVA Foundation

Leonardo Scholarships for Researchers and Cultural Creators

Cerrado

Extraordinary

Information

Campus of International Excellence “Intelligent Energy”. King Juan Carlos University - University of Alcalá de Henares

PhD scholarship

Cerrado

Extraordinary

Information

Carolina Foundation

PhD scholarship

Cerrado

Information

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

ERASMUS Call + Internships 2016-17

Cerrado

Information

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Ordinary call Collaboration Scholarships

Closed

Extraordinary

Annex III

Correction of errors Annex I

Erasmus Mundus AESOP+ Program

Realization of Doctoral Stays in South African Universities

Closed

Information

Erasmus Mundus Program AESOP

Realization of Doctoral Stays in South African Universities

Closed

Information

Oriol-Urquijo Foundation

PhD scholarships Closed

Information

www.fuou.org

University Heidelberg. Iberoamerika-Zentrum

IAZ scholarships for short stays

Closed

Information

CEXECI (Extremaduran Center for Studies and Cooperation with Ibero-America)

Studies III Research Award for Doctoral Theses “Fernando Serrano Mangas”

Closed

Information

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

"YOUNG RESEARCHERS AWARD" award, for the promotion of innovation and research in biodiversity informatics.

Closed

Information

Santander Universities/ URJC

CALL “IBERO-AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIPS. SANTANDER INVESTIGATION. SANTANDER UNIVERSITIES. URJC”

Closed

Information

National Institute of Statistics

Official Statistics Award 2016 “INE Awards, Eduardo García Spain”

Closed

Extraordinary

Resolution of the BOE

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Grants for short stays aimed at obtaining a thesis with an "International Doctor" mention

Closed

Information

Carolina Foundation

PhD scholarships

Closed

Information

Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness

Grants for contracts for the training of researchers in companies (2015) (Industrial Doctorates)

Closed

Information

The Caixa

PhD scholarships

Closed

Information

British Spanish Society

Mobility Postgraduate Scholarships to British Institutions

Closed

Link

Poster

Application

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Call for extraordinary collaboration grants

Closed

Information

CSIC

Accommodation grants for the Student Residence

Closed

Information

Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports

Grants for the training of university personnel (FPU)

Closed

Information

Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness

Grants for predoctoral contracts (FPI)

Closed

Information

Universia Foundation Scholarships

postgraduate scholarships

Closed

For students who legally prove a disability equal to or greater than 33%. Information

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Scholarships and grants for training, research and education (AECID)

Closed

Information

Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports

Mobility grants in doctoral programs with French universities

Closed

Information

Quality guarantee

ANECA verification report

Verification Resolution Council of Universities

RUCT link

BOCM Link

Composition of the commission

Composition of the commission

General information collection plan

Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are being carried out as part of the general information collection plan:

  • Survey addressed to new students of doctoral programs
  • Doctoral student satisfaction survey with the doctoral program
  • Satisfaction surveys of the doctoral student with the training activities of the doctoral program
  • Assessment surveys of supervisors and thesis tutors
  • Faculty satisfaction survey with the doctoral program

Survey results:

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”