Programa de becas de capacitación para jóvenes españoles de formación en gestión de cooperación al desarrollo en las Oficinas de la Cooperación Española y en las Oficinas de la Cooperación Española especializadas – Centros de Formación (Programa COOPERACIÓN)

AECID’s COOPERACIÓN programme provides extracurricular training in development-cooperation management for young Spanish university graduates. Participants train for 11 months in Spanish Cooperation Offices and AECID specialist Training Centres abroad.

The programme is run by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation. The 2025–26 application window is closed, and no 2026–27 reopening date has been published.

Benefits & funding

An 11-month extracurricular training placement in a Spanish Cooperation Office or specialist Training Centre abroad.
A monthly stipend and Spanish Social Security registration; the exact destination-level amount is set in Section 6 and Annex I of the call.

Eligibility

Spanish nationality is required.
Applicants must hold a university Licenciatura or Grado degree.
Applicants must be no older than 27 on 31 December 2025 for the latest published cycle.
Only one scholarship application per person was permitted in the 2025–26 call.

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Eligible nationalities
Spain
Education required
Bachelor
Age requirement
≤ 27 yrs

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Application process

1
Read the programme page, the full call and Annex I, which lists the available destinations and their terms.
2
Register in AECID’s electronic office and its Citizen Folder for identification and notifications.
3
Obtain a recognized personal electronic certificate in the applicant’s own name.
4
Complete the online application fully in Spanish and attach the required documents as PDF files.
5
Sign and submit the application electronically before the deadline.
6
Follow the programme procedure page for admission lists, interview notices, scores and award decisions.

Program timeline

The 2025–26 call was published in the BOE and AECID electronic office.
Nov 18, 2025
Applications opened.
Nov 19, 2025
Applications closed at 23:59 AECID electronic-register time.
Dec 2, 2025
Provisional admitted and excluded lists were published.
Mar 5, 2026
Final admission results, interview schedule and first-phase scores were published.
Apr 16, 2026
Second-phase scores were published.
May 4, 2026
The first partial final award decision was published.
May 27, 2026
The third partial final award decision was published.
Jul 6, 2026