TIMELINE FOR ADMISSION TO THE 2026 GRÓ GEST COHORT

GRÓ GEST reserves the right to change the below timeline if needed throughout the time period it represents.

Nominations – Applications – Interviews:

21 JANUARY 2025

OPEN CALL FOR NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

8 MARCH 2025

DEADLINE FOR OPEN CALL NOMINATIONS

By 22 MARCH 2025

ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES INVITED TO APPLY

7 APRIL 2025

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

13 MAY - 31 JUNE 2025

INTERVIEWS HELD

JULY 2025

ADMISSION DECISIONS - fellowship invitations and rejections sent to applicants

 

Admissions process and timeline for Erasmus+ co-funded fellows is slightly different; candidates should follow instructions from the Erasmus+ coordinator / International office in their respective universities.
Interviews will however be held in the same time period as for open call candidates, i.e. in June 2025.

Selected fellows‘ preparations:

AUGUST 2025

APPLICATIONS TO UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND COMPLETED

SEPT - OCT 2025

RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS COMPLETED

SEPT - NOV 2025

ERASMUS+ co-funded fellows LEARNING AGREEMENTS COMPLETED

NOV - DEC 2025

VISA APPLICATIONS COMPLETED

EARLY - MID-JAN 2026

2026 COHORT FELLOWS ARRIVE IN ICELAND