Research Stay Grant Program for Young Researchers

Research Themes

• Five major research areas are eligible:
  • Earth system sciences;
  • Climate change and sustainability sciences;
  • The energy transition;
  • The societal challenges of environmental issues;
  • Human, animal and environmental health as defined under the “One Health” approach.

Benefits

• This scholarship awards the following benefits:
  • Monthly allowance of 2,500 euros
  • Installation allowance of 500 euros
  • Health insurance : coverage of health insurance, civil liability and repatriation assistance until affiliation to French social security;
  • Supplementary health insurance : once social security affiliation is effective, coverage of supplementary health insurance, civil liability and repatriation assistance.
• A minimum of 60 scholarships will be awarded to successful young researchers over a 12-month period starting in September 2025.
• A research stay agreement with the host establishment will be established between the establishments and the prizewinners and will specify in particular the resources made available by the laboratory in France so that the researcher can successfully carry out the research project.

Eligibility Criteria

• Only foreign researchers with a PhD degree less than 5 years ago can apply for this call for projects.
• All nationalities are eligible except French nationality.
• Researchers must:
  • Have held a doctoral degree for less than 5 years on the date of submission of the application, i.e. have defended their thesis between December 2019 and December 2024 inclusive;
  • Be exclusively of foreign nationality;
  • Candidates must not have resided in France for more than 90 days between September 5, 2024 and December 5, 2024.

For more information, visit Campus France.