iPhone app makes easier to find grants
For the moment, it is only available for iPhone devices.
Research
(11/04/2013)
Marta López, a predoctoral grantholder of the Faculty of Education, and her partner, Xavier Rodríguez, have created a mobile phone application that helps students to find in a quick way the grants for which they can apply. For the moment, it is only available for iPhone devices.
For the moment, it is only available for iPhone devices.
Research
11/04/2013
Marta López, a predoctoral grantholder of the Faculty of Education, and her partner, Xavier Rodríguez, have created a mobile phone application that helps students to find in a quick way the grants for which they can apply. For the moment, it is only available for iPhone devices.
Our country is going through a difficult situation and young people barely find a job position after finishing their studies. Social networks show more and more information about grants. However, the grants that students can apply for and its deadlines —which are usually short — can pass unnoticed due to Internetʼs avalanche of information.
The application has two filters: one takes into account the level of studies of the person who is looking for a grant (undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate), and the other considers the autonomous community that offers the grant. These two filters inform clearly about the grants that a person can applied for. Then, the search engine provides a brief description of the grant, some information related to deadlines and the countries in which the grant can be used, and a link to the call.
Besides all these data, the application includes what Marta defines as a “social area” that allows users to exchange opinions and information or even get into contact.
In order to promote the maximum dissemination of information, creators have developed a tool that enables users to share this information on their social networks profiles.