postular

What does “postular” mean in English?

1. to apply for

   to apply for (a job, scholarship, or programme) — Latin American usage; postular a algo

Example sentences

• Decidí postular a la beca de investigación aunque sabía que la competencia era muy fuerte, porque el tutor me dijo que mi expediente era sólido.

  I decided to apply for the research scholarship even though I knew the competition was very strong, because my supervisor told me my academic record was solid.

• Para postular al programa de doctorado, necesitas dos cartas de recomendación y un proyecto de investigación aprobado por un departamento.

  To apply to the doctoral programme, you need two letters of recommendation and a research project approved by a department.

• Si postulas a ese puesto antes del viernes, tendrás más posibilidades de que te llamen a entrevista la semana que viene.

  If you apply for that position before Friday, you will have a better chance of being called for an interview next week.

How to use it

Postular means 'to apply (for a position, scholarship, or programme)' and is the standard verb in Latin American Spanish for submitting a candidature. In Peninsular Spanish the equivalent is solicitar or presentarse a. Postular is followed by a: postular a un puesto, postular a una beca. It is always transitive or followed by the preposition a, never used with para. This verb is a B1-level item because it requires learners to navigate dialectal variation and formal register simultaneously.