Selection process
Selection Committee
The Selection Committee (SC) consists of 12 external international experts, distributed over four Topical Panels (TP) corresponding to the KSETA research fields:
- TP1: Experimental particle physics
- TP2: Experimental astroparticle physics
- TP3: Theoretical particle and astroparticle physics
- TP4: Technology development
Selection process
The individual steps of the selection process are shown in the flowchart below

Please find here the tentative timeline for the selection process, changes due to availability of selection committee are possible:
Call deadline March 15, 2026
Results of eligibility check March 20, 2026
Results of stage 1&2 April 24, 2026
Results of stage 3 May 22, 2026
Final offer June 8, 2026
Appeal periods will be announced after informing about the results of the eligibility check, stage 1&2 and stage 3. Appeals can only address formal mistakes, but not the judgement of the members of the Section Committee. To file an appeal, please contact the Appeals Committee via info ∂does-not-exist.kseta kit edu
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This project receives funding from the European Union MSCA COFUND program under grant agreement no. 101261809.