Deadline: June 25, 2026
Applications are open for the French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme 2027-2028. 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.
Available Positions
29 available positions for the 2027/2028 academic year :
- Aix-Marseille: 7
- Cergy: 3
- Loire Valley (Orléans-Tours): 2
- Lyon: 3
- Montpellier: 2
- Nantes: 4
- Paris: 8
Benefits
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
Eligibility
- FIAS awards fellowships to outstanding researchers of all career levels, from postdoctoral researchers to senior scientists.
- The minimum requirement is a PhD + 2 years of research experience at the time of the application (PhD training period will not be considered in the calculation of experience).
- Researchers from all countries are eligible to the FIAS Fellowship Programme but they must have spent no more than 12 months in France during the three years prior to the application deadline.
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
For more information, visit French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship.
