Make Our Planet Great Again:
4 new funding programs to welcome international students and researchers in France
Calls for applications: March 12 to April 6, 2018
Dear colleague,
We would like to inform you that 4 new funding programs have been launched as part of President Macron's "Make Our Planet Great Again" initiative.
Initiated by the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, in June 2017, the Make Our Planet Great Again initiative has met with worldwide enthusiasm and generated expressions of interest from a large number of outstanding students and researchers.
It is within this framework that the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation have launched 4 new calls for proposals:
- A call for applications for grants to pursue a master's degree in France (1 or 2 years)
- A call for applications for co-financing of PhD programs in France (3 years)
- A call for applications for co-financing of postdoctoral research contracts (1 to 2 years)
- A call for proposals for funding of short research stays (14 days to 5 months) for international researchers and PhD students
Calls for applications for grants at the master level, for postdoctoral research contracts and for short research stays are now open and will close on April 6, 2018. Students will be able to apply for PhD offers from April 5 to 20. Three research topics will be prioritized: earth system sciences, climate change and sustainability sciences, energy transition. For more information and to apply, please visit:
makeourplanetgreatagain.campusfrance.org
We remain at your disposal for any further information, and thank you in advance for your help in disseminating these calls for applications.
Sincerely,
Minh-Hà Pham
Counselor for Science and Technology
Embassy of France
4101 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, DC 20007Contacts:
- Campus France: mopga@campusfrance.org
- Office for Science and Technology, Embassy of France in the U.S.: deputy-ntics@ambascience-usa.org
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