Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation - MAEC-AECID Grants for Development Cooperation

Benefit

You get 1,500 EUR per month for an 11-month training placement in development cooperation. You work at a Spanish overseas cooperation office (Oficina de la Cooperación Española) or at one of the Spanish cooperation agency's training centres abroad. Your social security contributions are paid on top. The programme offers roughly 40 placements across about 27 countries in Latin America, Central America, Africa, the Philippines and the Middle East. It is run by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) for the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Eligibility

• Nationality: You must be a Spanish national. EU citizens and persons with dual nationality who do not hold Spanish nationality are not eligible to apply.
• Degree: You have obtained a university degree (Grado, Licenciatura or an equivalent qualification).
• Age: On 31 December of the funding year, you will be no older than 27.
• Field of study: Any topic is fine.
• Language: You hold an official certificate in the language of your chosen destination. There is no minimum level required to apply, but a higher level will earn you more points in the rankings.
• Other funding: You are not currently receiving any further state aid from Spain.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted online in Spanish via the AECID’s ‘Carpeta del Ciudadano’ (Citizen’s Folder) on its online portal. You will need a Spanish electronic identity certificate (certificado electrónico de persona física). Applications in paper form will not be accepted. You may only submit one application and must choose between the COOPERACIÓN and CULT programmes. For the 2025-2026 call for applications, the deadline was 2 December 2025, and the application period usually begins in November. If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to an interview.