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.
There are 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
The FIAS Fellowship Programme is open to all disciplines in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH) and to all other research fields interfacing with the SSH.
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. 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.
All FIAS have agreed on common standards, including the provision of a living allowance (2,200 EUR per month), social security coverage, accommodation, a research and training budget, plus coverage of travel expense.
