Programa de becas para jóvenes españoles en formación en gestión cultural y diplomacia científica en la red exterior de representaciones diplomáticas y en las Oficinas de la cooperación española especializadas - Centros Culturales (CC). (Programa CULT)

Programa CULT provides practical training in either cultural management or science diplomacy through Spain’s overseas diplomatic network and AECID cultural centres. Participants undertake an 11-month extracurricular placement at an assigned destination.

The 2025–2026 application round closed on 2 December 2025. AECID has not announced an exact opening date for the next CULT round.

Benefits & funding

A monthly stipend is paid, with the amount determined by the assigned destination in the call annex.
Participants are enrolled in Spanish Social Security.
The placement lasts 11 months.

Eligibility

Applicants must hold Spanish nationality and a DNI.
Applicants must hold a university degree.
Applicants must have been no older than 27 on 31 December 2025 for the latest round.
Applicants must document competence in a language required for their chosen destinations; no minimum level is required to submit, but the certified level affects scoring.
Submission requires a personal electronic certificate recognised by Spain’s General State Administration.

Can you apply?

Here's who can apply

Decoded from the official rules. A free account checks them against your passport, degree and age in seconds.

Eligible nationalities
Spain
Education required
Bachelor
Age requirement
≤ 27 yrs

Check my eligibility — free

Circlebreaker is a free database of global fellowships, scholarships and programs — every one decoded like this.

We only check the criteria we have data for. Always confirm full eligibility on the official page before applying.

Application process

1
Register in AECID’s Citizen Folder before the application window.
2
Complete the online form during the published window and select CULT rather than COOPERACIÓN.
3
Enter the requested CV information and upload the supporting documents in the designated PDF fields, adding Spanish translations where required.
4
Sign and submit with the applicant’s own electronic certificate, then verify the registration receipt under the applicant’s files.

Program timeline

Latest call published
Nov 18, 2025
Applications opened
Nov 19, 2025
Application deadline
Dec 2, 2025
First-phase scores and interview schedule published
Feb 24, 2026
Second-phase scores published
Mar 9, 2026
First provisional award proposal published
Mar 19, 2026
Third partial definitive award decision published
Jun 3, 2026