The French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme offers 10-month fellowships in the six Institutes of Aix-Marseille, Loire Valley, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, and Paris.

It welcomes applications from high-level international scholars as well as scientists primarily in the fields of the social sciences and the humanities (SSH).

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Benefits

• support and conducive scientific environment offered by the IAS characterized by an interdisciplinary cohort of fellows as well as a close relation to the local research potential.
• The fellows will be free to organize their work and conduct research as they wish.

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Eligibility

FIAS awards fellowships to outstanding researchers of all career levels, from postdoctoral researchers to senior scientists.

The minimum requirement is a Ph.D. as well as 2 years of research experience at the time of the application.

Moreover, exceptions will be made for scholars with a Master’s as well as 6 years of full-time research experience after the degree

Researchers from all countries are eligible but they must have spent no more than 12 months in France during the three years prior to the application deadline.

Scientific selection

The scientific selection is competitive, merit-based, and conducted through an international independent peer review.

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Dates and Deadlines:

• June 2nd, 2022: application deadline
• June 2022: eligibility check
• July-October 2022: double peer review
• November 2022: preselection by the FIAS Selection Committee
• December 2022: communication of preselection results
• January – February 2023: selection of fellows by IAS Scientific Advisory Boards and communication of results