French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme 2026-2027 (Funded)

Applications are open for the French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme 2026-2027. The French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme offers 10 months fellowships at the seven Institutes of Aix-Marseille, Cergy, Loire Valley (Orléans-Tours), Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes and Paris. It welcomes applications from high-level international scholars and scientists to develop their innovative research projects in France.

The FIAS Fellowhip Programme is open to all disciplines in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH) and to all other research fields interfacing with the SSH. Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult the webpages of the host Institutes for Advanced Study (IAS) to learn more about their specific scientific priorities, areas of focus, and institutional partners, as these should be carefully considered before applying.

FIAS Fellows will benefit from the support and stimulating scientific environment offered by the IAS, characterized by a multidisciplinary cohort of fellows and strong connections to local research centers and laboratories. They will be free to organize their work and conduct research according to their own priorities and interests.

Benefits of Advanced Study

FIAS fellowships offer the following conditions:

• A net living allowance (equivalent to take-home pay) of €2,200 per month
• Two flexible contractual options, considering individual situations: work contracts or paid leave
• Adequate social security coverage
• Accommodation or support for relocation
• An individual research and training budget equivalent to €2,500 per year
• Travel expenses (one round trip from the fellow home country)
• Same working conditions as the IAS’ other fellows, including individual offices, special access and lending privileges in university-based research libraries, IT services, multiple collective spaces
• Skills training opportunities

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Eligibility for Advanced Study

• At the time of the application deadline, researchers will have to be in possession of a doctoral degree plus 2 years of full-time research experience after the degree (PhD training period will not be considered in the calculation of experience).
• Researchers from all countries and nationalities are eligible to the Programme. Applicants must fulfil the transnational MSCA mobility rule: incoming researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline.
• The FIAS Fellowhip Programme is open to all disciplines in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH) and to all other research fields interfacing with the SSH. Applicants are strongly encouraged to check the IAS’ websites to learn more about the scientific orientation of the Institutes and their potential opening to disciplines outside the humanities and social sciences. Applications from artists matching the eligibility requirements are welcome.
• Applicants must submit complete application forms and all requested documents via the online application platform. Incomplete applications will not be considered eligible. Applications exceeding the maximum length criteria will not be considered. Applications written (even partially) in a language other than English will not be considered. Late submissions will not be accepted – the online platform prevents submission after the deadline.
• The FIAS Fellowship Programme is committed to ensuring equal opportunities and working towards greater diversity within its academic community. It will not discriminate against researchers in any way (gender, age, ethnic, national or social origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, language, disability, political opinion, social or economic condition).

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Application

Applicants are required to submit the following documents (in English exclusively):

• The completed online application form
• A detailed curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and the contact details of three scholars familiar with your academic work
• A copy of the PhD diploma in a pdf format
• A detailed research proposal (maximum 5 pages- and a bibliography 1 additional page)
• A selection of three to five key publications (articles or book chapters)
• Optional: Up to two letters of recommendation

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