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FPdGi Awards 07/03/2018
Aeronautical engineer José Miguel Bermúdez, 2018 Princess of Girona Foundation Business Award

The winner was chosen for his business and research career which is currently focused on developing a revolutionary propulsion system for maritime transport that harnesses the wind.
FPdGi Awards 21/02/2018
María Escudero Escribano and Guillermo Mínguez, 2018 FPdGi Scientific Research Award ex aequo

The jury highlighted the two young people’s great capacity for research and praised them for being role models who encourage scientific talent to remain in the country.
FPdGi Awards 07/02/2018
Pablo Ferrández and Soleá Morente, 2018 FPdGi Arts and Literature Award ex aequo

The winners were chosen for knowing how to combine their exceptional talent, their extraordinary capacity to move audiences and their entrepreneurship in leading musical projects.
01/12/2017
FPdGi: committed to teacher training and improving the employability of young people all over the country

The FPdGi Board of Trustees approves an activity budget of almost three million euros for the Foundation’s Action Plan. It reaffirms its commitment to Girona, where it is based, and to its founding objectives, to be present throughout the country through its youth programmes.
13/09/2017
The call for entries for the 2018 FPdGi Awards is open. Candidacies must be submitted before 30 October

The Princess of Girona Foundation has opened the submission period for candidacies for the 2018 FPdGi Awards. People or organisations interested in participating in this new edition of the awards must submit their candidacy before 30 October
FPdGi Awards 23/05/2017
Actor Antonio Banderas and biochemist Carlos López-Otín to open the Princess of Girona Foundation Awards ceremony

Miriam Reyes, Juan Zamora, Héctor Gómez, Damià Tormo and the British NGO Teach a Man to Fish will receive their awards on 29 June
04/05/2017
Study for a masters degree with FPdGi - UNESCO International Centre for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves scholarships

Applications are now invited for scholarships for young researchers wishing to study for an official masters degree in environmental studies at a Spanish university. The purpose of these scholarships is to contribute to research into and knowledge of the Mediterranean Biosphere. The candidate will be required to study in a different autonomous region from the one in which he/she studied for their bachelors degree.
FPdGi Awards 24/04/2017
Teach a Man to Fish, 2017 Princess of Girona Foundation International Organisation Award

The winning organisation was chosen for its capacity to create an innovative and scalable educational project capable of breaking the cycle of poverty by fostering entrepreneurship and the personal autonomy of young people of different ages in educational centres in the developing world.
FPdGi Awards 06/04/2017
Damià Tormo Carulla, 2017 Princess of Girona Foundation Business Award

The winner was chosen for combining a brilliant scientific career with being an entrepreneur and investor capable of connecting the world of research with successful entrepreneurial initiative in Spain.
30/03/2017
Miriam Reyes Oliva, 2017 Princess of Girona Foundation Social Award

The award winner was chosen for her personal career, which has focused on solidarity and social impact by seeking equal opportunities and solutions in the complex area of autism.