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Campus France - Hubert Curien Partnerships (Partenariats Hubert Curien | PHC in French)
- PHC general presentation:
In France, Hubert Curien Partnerships (PHC) are implemented and funded by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), with support from the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI). Campus France is in charge of managing most of these partnerships.
A partnership is a research project established jointly by two research teams, one French, the other foreign. After being evaluated, they receive financial support from the two partner organisations.
The goal of these partnerships is to promote quality scientific and technological exchanges between research laboratories in both scientific communities, while supporting new collaborations and the participation of doctoral students and young researchers.
The allocated funds are intended to cover the “international surcharge” inherent to such projects, that is to say the mobility expenses of PHC researchers. All other funding required for implementing the joint projects must be obtained by the partner laboratories themselves, or from other sources.
Click here for more details on PHC.
- PHC currently open for applications and their application deadline, by geographic area:
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HUNGARY - PHC Balaton SLOVAKIA - PHC Stefanik
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INDONESIA - PHC Nusantara CAMBODIA - PHC Tonlé Sap
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CUBA - PHC Carlos J. Finlay 7 October 2022 |
CANADA - Le Mois du Québec in Nancy
Grands salons - Hôtel de Ville Place Stanislas, 10 October 2022 from 9:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Like every year, Le Mois du Québec is back for a tour of France from 3 to 21 October, with a stop in Nancy, Grand Est on 10 October.
During this event, the City of Nancy will welcome 24 regional Quebec delegations representing training and study centers, employment and support services for all forms of mobility to Quebec (temporary or permanent). The Hôtel de Ville will host an introductory conference at 9:45 a.m. and there will be various stands for discussing with the public from 10 a.m. onwards.
If you have a mobility project (work, career change, studies, research internship) in Quebec but don't know where to start, some 40 experts will be present to provide you with a maximum of information and advice for a successful departure and arrival. Individual meetings will also be possible and you will be able to make an appointment with the experts in the following days.
Find the program and register on Le Mois du Québec.
JAPAN - Aoyama Gakuin University Exchange Program
Application deadline: 14 October 2022
The Université de Lorraine can grant 2 students (including PhD students) with the opportunity to spend the second semester of 2022/2023 at Aoyama Gakuin University. All the information about the program, course offerings and eligibility requirements are available here.
Applications must be sent to the International Mobility Division of the International Relations Office (DRIE) of UL (drie-mobilite-contact@univ-lorraine.fr) by Friday, 14 October at the latest.
MEXICO - ECOS Nord program : call for applications open
Application deadline: 14 October 2022
The ECOS Nord program, an instrument of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation for scientific and academic cooperation with selected countries in Spanish-speaking America, launches its 29th call for projects with Mexico. The program finances exchanges between researchers in the form of short-term missions and advanced training courses for doctoral students participating in the selected projects. It is open to all fields of knowledge.
The Mexican partner of the French applicant is required to submit an identical project within the same deadline in Mexico to ANUIES and CONCYTEC, according to the modalities defined in the call for projects that these organisations issue in parallel.
All projects will be subject to a scientific expertise according to the criteria specific to each of the countries concerned, before a joint decision. The decisions will be notified to the project leaders. The selected projects will be supported by both parties for an estimated duration of 4 years, starting in 2023.
Detailed information on the program and the application form can be found on the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord website.
GRAND EST - Grand Est 2023 Franco-German Academic Prize: registrations open
Application deadline: 17 October 2022
The Grand Est Franco-German Academic Award rewards students and PhD students from the five universities of the Grand Est region who have written a thesis or a project on a Franco-German topic.
Nine prizes will be awarded to students from one of the five universities of the Grand Est who have worked on a project with a strong Franco-German dimension. They are open to all fields of knowledge, all training programs and all areas of research (arts, literature, languages, law, economics, management, humanities and social sciences, science and technology, engineering, health, etc.).
To be eligible for the 2023 edition, Master 2 theses or equivalent and doctoral dissertations must have been defended between 1 October 2021 and 30 September 2022.
More information about the prize and the application procedure here.
NETHERLANDS - Eole scholarship autumn 2022 session : call for applications
Application deadline: 26 October 2022
Eole excellence scholarships are granted by the Réseau Franco-Néerlandais (Franco-Dutch Network) which aims to increase cooperation and develop relations between Higher education and research institutions in France and the Netherlands.
These scholarships ranging from €500 to €1,000, non-renewable, are especially intended for PhD students wishing to make a short stay of research in the Netherlands as part of their doctoral training (co-supervision, for example).
The request will cover stays planned from October 2022 to April 2023.
Find out all the information regarding the program and the application process here.
CANADA - DRG Scholarship for supporting cotutelle with McGill Univeristy
Deadline to express intent to apply: 31 October 2022
McGill University, being eager to develop new international partnerships, has recently launched a new scholarship program to support PhD students who are doing or intend to do a cotutelle between France and McGill. DRG Scholars receive a generous funding package of $50,000 per year, for up to 2 years, during their mobility period (for Canadian students in France, and for French students in Canada).
To be eligible, candidates must have started their program in Fall 2022, Winter 2023 or Fall 2023. In addition, they must:
- Be registered in a doctoral program in Arts, Education, Law, or Music
- Be pursuing (or intending to pursue) a Cotutelle between McGill and a French university
- Have an exceptional academic record with an innovative research project
- Preference will be given to applicants with Canadian or French citizenship.
Detailed instructions and an application form will be available in late Fall 2022. The deadline to submit an application for a DRG Scholarship is set on 1 April 2023.
For more information on the eligibility requirements, visit McGill website.
SLOVAKIA - National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic
Application deadline: 31 October 2022
The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic supports mobility of international students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists for scholarship stays at higher education institutions and research organisations in Slovakia.
For PhD students, the scholarship is open to all international PhD candidates whose higher education or scientific training takes place outside Slovakia to conduct research/artistic stay of 1 to 10 months in Slovakia. The host institution must be y a public, private or state university or a research institution in Slovakia eligible to carry out a doctoral study programme. The funding only covers living costs during the stay and travel allowances and amounts to 734 euros a month for PhD students.
The final deadline for application is 31 October, 2022 for the 2022/2023 academic year and 30 April 2023 for the next academic year.
Click here to know more about the programme and the application process.
GERMANY - 2 calls for proposals from the Université franco-allemande (UFA)
Expression of interest to be submitted by 30 June 2022 and support request by 31 October 2022
Call for proposals for the support of Franco-German Doctoral Colleges - 2024-2027
The Université franco-allemande (UFA) supports Franco-German Doctoral Colleges as part of the development of joint structured doctoral programmes. The call for proposals is addressed to French doctoral schools and German institutions offering doctoral training in any disciplines and is published annually for a period of four years.
The financial support is intended to support the mobility of doctoral students and teacher-researchers, to enable scientific exchanges through the organisation of seminars, conferences, joint courses and to develop the interdisciplinary skills of doctoral students (scientific writing and communication, project presentation and management, preparation for the labour market).
Call for proposals to support Franco-German PhD-Track Programmes for the academic year 2023-2024
The Université franco-allemande (UFA) supports the development of Franco-German programmes in all disciplines, including two years of master studies and three years of doctoral studies in a single five-year programme.
It is open to higher education institutions currently running a Franco-German Master's programme and/or Doctoral College supported by the UFA as well as to those that do not yet have a UFA-supported programme. Non-university research institutions may also be involved in the PhD-Track programme.
The calls for proposals, expression of interest and application forms can be downloaded here.
BRAZIL - REFEB scholarship progam : call for applications 2023
Application deadline: 18 November 2022
The French Embassy in Brazil offers grants for field research in Brazil to young students in Social Sciences and Humanities (Master 2, PhD and post-doctoral students) who have a research project on Brazil.
The REFEB grant (French Network of Brazilian Studies) corresponds to a grant of 900 euros per month to finance stays in Brazil of 3 to 6 months (between 1 January 2023 and 1 November 2023).
The call for applications for the 2023 edition is now open and can be found here.
CANADA - France Canada Research Fund (FCRF) : call for projects 2023
Application deadline: 18 November 2022
The France Canada Research Fund, created through an agreement between the French Embassy in Canada and a consortium of 21 Canadian universities, is a major instrument of Franco-Canadian scientific cooperation. It supports around 20 new projects each year. These projects are led by French and Canadian teams collaborating for the first time. Laureates are awarded start-up grants of CA$8,000 to $15,000 to fund research and student mobility between the two countries.
The FCRF is open to all areas of research.
Applications are accepted for collaborative projects that involve a French establishment (university, Grande École or research organization) and one of 21 FCRF member universities in Canada. Research teams must include students and young researchers.
The complete guidelines and application form are available here.
CHINA - Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2023/2024 (HKPFS)
Application deadline: 1 December 2022
Established by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong in 2009, the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD studies in Hong Kong's universities in the field of sciences, medecine, engineering, technology, business studies, humanities and social sciences.
300 PhD Fellowships will be awarded in the 2023/24 academic year.
Applicants should demonstrate outstanding qualities of academic performance, research ability / potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities. Each awardee will receive an annual stipend of HK$325,200 (approximately US$41,690) and a conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$13,600 (approximately US$1,740)for a period up to 3 years.
Further information here.
UNITED STATES - Fulbright Grants : applications open
Application deadline: 1 Februrary 2023 for doctoral grants
The Franco-American Fulbright Commission offers, among its many grant programs for travelling to the United States, programs specifically designed for French doctoral students enrolled in a thesis in France who wish to travel to the United States as part of their thesis, including:
Duration: 4 to 12 months depending on the research project
Disciplines: all fields
Number of grants: up to 15
Amount: varies according to the destination and the status of the candidate
Employed doctoral student: from $1,500 to $1,950 per month
Non-employed doctoral student: from $1,800 to $2,340 per month
Departure date: between 1 August 2023 and 1 May 2024
Fulbright Doctoral Program applicants are responsible for their own invitation to the U.S. institution of their choice.
Eligibility: doctoral student of French nationality enrolled in a thesis at an institution in the Grand Est region.
Disciplines: all projects that promote digital, industrial and environmental transitions or that have a potential for development in the region
Duration: 4 to 12 months depending on the research project
Number of grants: 2 to 4
Amount: varies according to the destination and the status of the candidate
Employed doctoral student: between $1,500 and $1,950 per month
Non-employed doctoral student: between $1,800 and $2,340 per month
Departure date: between 1 August 2023 and 1 May 2024
The application procedures, selection criteria and benefits granted to the winners of this regional program are identical to those of the national program above.
JAPAN - Kanazawa University Exchange Program (KUEP)
Application deadline: 3 February 2023 for a mobility in October 2023
This program proposed by Kanazawa University is designed for students enrolled in one of its partner institutions like the Université de Lorraine and who intend to study at Kanazawa University for a period of not less than 6 months to not more than 1 year. While remaining enrolled at their home institutions, such students may study in a non-degree program at Kanazawa University for the purposes of experiencing a foreign culture, learning practical Japanese, taking credited classes, or participating in independent research under the guidance of a supervisor.
For more information on this program, click here.
Applications must be sent to the International Mobility Division of the International Relations Office (DRIE) of UL (drie-mobilite-contact@univ-lorraine.fr) by 7 October 2022 for a mobility starting in April 2023 and by 3 February 2023 for a mobility starting in October 2023.