UVa Social Council — Arnhold de la Cámara Foundation

The University of Valladolid (UVa) in collaboration with its Social Council and with the sponsorship of the Arnhold de la Cámara Foundation, is launching the call for applications for 4 scholarships to undertake official master´s courses at our university during the 2026/2027 academic year.

The master courses offered are listed below:

— Master in Spanish as a Foreign Language: Teaching and Research

— Master in Physics

— Master in Molecular Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

— Master in Chemical Engineering

These scholarships are aimed at:

— University graduates in an African university with African nationality and residence.

The scholarship grant requires:

— Candidates must have a minimum average score of 5 points on a scale from 0 to 10 in their graduate academic record

— Applications from candidates who are taking or who have taken a master’s course at a Spanish university will not be eligible

— Applicants must not have resided in Spain for more than 12 months during the three years prior to this call

— Candidates must comply with the participation requirements on the last day of the deadline for receipt of applications

The scholarship grant includes:

— 100% of the cost of 60 credits’ tuition and administration fees of the chosen master

— 750 € per month for accommodation and subsistence, which is exempt from income tax for the duration of the scholarship (maximum nine months)

— Round-trip air-ticket in tourist class to Spain from the scholarship holder’s country of residence, up to a maximum of 900 €

— Health insurance

— Intensive Spanish course

— Link

Documentation to be attached to the application:

— Photocopy of the passport. A photocopy of the identity document is also allowed if the passport is not available at the time the application is submitted.

— Photocopy of the academic transcript of university studies taken. The transcript must include the official duration in academic years of the studies taken, the courses taken and the marks obtained in each of them.

— Declaration of the equivalence of the average grade/mark achieved in the university studies followed at a foreign institution available on https://www.ciencia.gob.es/Universidades/NotaMedia.html

— Photocopy of the university degree/diploma or photocopy of a certificate proving that the degree/diploma is in process

— Certification of the university issuing the degree attesting that the degree grants access to studies at the master level in your country, in accordance with the form in Appendix II of the call. A photocopy of a master's degree already taken at another university of the same country will be admitted as proof of this.

— Curriculum vitae, preferably in EUROPASS format

— Two reference letters, preferably from teachers or persons with whom the applicant had had an academic or labour relationship. These must be signed and must indicate the institution or company to which the signatory belongs as well as his/her email address.
Letters have a free format and should be addressed to the “President of the Selection Committee of the Social Council of the University of Valladolid-Arnhold de la Cámara Foundation Scholarship Programme”.

— Appendix I: declaration that the applicant has not resided in Spain or has taken a master´s course at a Spanish university. It must be signed by the applicant.

— Appendix V: declaration of being up-to-date with Tax and Social Security obligations in Spain. It must be signed by the applicant.

— Documento de la Convocatoria

— Anexo I

— Anexo II

— Anexo V

— Plazo: before 11.00 am CET (Central European Time) March 26th, 2026 through the following link https://f-arnholdcamara-csocial.uva.es/

Email: esmeraldaadoracion.lorenzo@uva.es

Telephone: +34 983 18 49 19 

Universidad de Valladolid
Servicio de Relaciones Internacionales
Casa del Estudiante (Planta Baja) - C/ Real de Burgos s/n
47011 - Valladolid - España