Applications must be submitted on-line via the application tool of the IberusInterdo website and using the available templates. Applications received by other means will not be eligible.
1. Publication of the call
The first call will be published on February 1st 2025 and it will be opened for 2 months until March 31st 2025.
The second call will be published on September 1st 2025 and it will be opened for 2 months until October 31st 2025.
2. Application process
The first call for applicants opens on the date of its publication and it will close on March 31st 2025 at 12:00 (Central European Summer Time – CEST).
The second call for applicants opens on the date of its publication and it will close on October 31st 2025 at 12:00 (Central European Time – CET).
The full application pack consists of:
- Standard application form (completed through the online application tool): includes personal data and contact details (handled according to GDPR regulations, see part B2 section 4 for details), selected research topic and university, family or special conditions, academic degrees, residency history, MSCA mobility rule declaration, and any other required fields.
- Scanned copy of identity card, resident’s card, or valid passport.
- Certificates: Scanned copies of all academic certificates listed in your CV (e.g., MSc, BSc, others).
- Curriculum Vitae (Europass format, max. 3 pages): The candidate’s information must also be included in the relevant sections of the Application Tool. Please indicate any career gaps (e.g., due to maternity/paternity leave, career breaks, unconventional career paths, refugee status, disabilities, or other special conditions).
- Motivation letter: A letter expressing your interest in the research topic (free format, max. 2 pages). You may apply for multiple topics (up to three), and a separate letter is required for each.
- Draft of the Personal Career Development Plan (PCDP): A document following a provided template (max. 3 pages) outlining short- and long-term goals, training aspirations, activities, and cross-sectoral mobility plans (e.g., intersectoral secondments or visits to collaborating partners). Download the Personal Career Development Plan template.
- Reference letters (optional but recommended): Up to 2 letters in free format.
The programme encourages applications from individuals returning from international, intersectoral, or non-academic experiences (e.g., research outside Spain, industry or public administration roles, or career breaks for family or medical reasons), as these will be considered in the evaluation criteria.
All documents must be presented in English. Only academic certificates may be submitted in other EU official languages such as French, Italian, German, Portuguese, or Spanish.
3. Evaluation process: evaluation of their application.
1st step – ELIGIBILITY CHECK
A list of eligible and non-eligible applicants will be published at the website. Candidates will have 14 calendar days to deliver missing documentation to duly justify eligibility. Eligibility will be reassessed and the definitive list of eligible applicants will be published. Only eligible candidates will be further evaluated.
2nd step – SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION
The evaluation of the applicant’s CV and research proposal will be done by an independent evaluation agency according to the Evaluation and Selection Criteria. Upon evaluation by the external agency a list of pre-selected candidates passing the thresholds will be ranked and published. Pre-selected candidates based on their scores will be invited to the interview phase.
3rd step – INTERVIEW
Candidates will be interviewed by the technical committee of the university of their application and evaluated according to the Evaluation and Selection Criteria. The interview will have an approximate duration of 30 minutes through an online secured platform.
4th step- ETHICAL EVALUATION
The Ethical Committee will revise the ethics self-assessments provided by the applicants and evaluate if they may arise any ethical issues. Recommendations will be given to ensure compliance with the national and EU legal framework. Projects may be finally discarded if they involve major unresolved ethical issues.
In case activities undertaken in non-EU countries raise ethics issues, the beneficiary must confirm that the research conducted outside the EU is legal in at least one EU Member State.
5th step – FINAL SELECTION
Candidates passing all phases of the evaluation will be ranked according to their final scores in a final raking list per university. The list will be published at the programme’s website. Candidates with the highest scores will be selected by following the ranking order until covering the number of the available positions at the corresponding university. Non selected candidates passing both phases of the evaluation process will be part of the waiting list in ranking order.
6th Step – RESOLUTION
Campus Iberus will communicate the results to all the applicants, regardless of whether they are rejected, selected or on the waiting list. The awarded applicants will receive an official invitation to join the IberusExperience Programme and will be given 14 calendar days to accept. In case of resignation, the following candidate on a score basis will be contacted and successively. Upon acceptance, the recruiting university will start the fellow’s appointment process (contracting formalities, visa application, migratory processes, etc).
7th Step – APPOINTMENT
First call contracts will start in December 2025, while second call contracts in July 2026.
