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Doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships funded by the French government and public research institutions encourage young MIT researchers and scholars to conduct part of their research in France's leading laboratories and schools and develop their own international networks.

Fellowship Programs

Chateaubriand Fellowship

For scientific research:

Provides funds for doctoral or postdoctoral research in France for 6 to 12 months, health care insurance and round-trip airfare
Eligibility: US citizens, applicants must be PhD candidates or PhD graduates
Deadline: please contact the visit the MIT Scholarships and Fellowships website for information on how to apply
Web site: http://www.france-science.org/chateaubriand

For research in the humanities, arts and social sciences:

Provides funds for research in France for 9 months, health care insurance, round-trip airfare and an equivalent of 30 days per diem for traveling in France for research purposes.
Eligibility: all citizenships, applicants must be enrolled in a PhD program
Deadline: please contact the visit the MIT Scholarships and Fellowships website for information on how to apply
Web site: http://www.france-science.org/chateaubriand

French MInistry of research Postdoctoral Fellowship

All research fields

Provides funds for research in France for 12 months and health care insurance
Eligibility: all citizenships, applicants must be PhD graduates (less than 35 years old) currently working in an MIT-related laboratory. The host laboratory in France must submit the application.
Deadline: March 15 (please inform the MIT-France Program Coordinator (ajulich@mit.edu) of your intent to apply)
Web site: http://www.recherche.gouv.fr/appel/2006/postdocjeunechercheuretranger.htm

pasteur postdoctoral fellowship

Provides $70,000 per year over three years for postdoctoral research at the Institut Pasteur in Paris
Eligibility: US citizens, applicants must be PhD graduates
Deadline: early February and early September; for exact dates visit the Pasteur Foundation website. (please inform the MIT-France Program Coordinator (ajulich@mit.edu) of your intent to apply)

For more information on these fellowships and other sources of funding, contact April Julich Perez, MIT-France Program Coordinator (ajulich@mit.edu)