Come to France

• For eminent scholars of all disciplines
• 1 semester in France 
• Starting date : September 2026 or January 2027
• Deadline to apply: September 15, 2025

In 2005, the Franco-American Fulbright Commission, in partnership with the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the US Department of State, created the Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair Award in commemoration of Alexis de Tocqueville’s 200th birthday and Senator J. William Fulbright’s 100th birthday.

For established scholars, recent doctoral-degree recipients, and appropriately qualified professionals outside of academia.

1 grant awarded
3-6 months in France from September 2026 to May 2027

Conduct research at any university or research center in the Hauts-de-France region. Major cities include: Lille, Amiens, Lens, Valenciennes, Arras, Compiègne, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Beauvais, and Dunkirk.

The Hauts-de-France region welcomes candidates in all disciplines: the Hard and Social sciences as well as Humanities.

1 or 2 grants to be awarded
For established scholars
Residency duration: 5 or 10 months
Possibilities : from September 2026 to June 2027 / from September 2026 to January 2027 / from February to June 2027.

This call is currently open.

Apply until September 15th, 2025 

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Chair activities

For established scholars, recent doctoral-degree recipients, and appropriately qualified professionals outside of academia.

Up to 6 grants awarded
3-6 months in France beginning anytime between September 2026 and May 2027

Through its Jean d'Alembert fellowship program Université Paris-Saclay wants to allow highly qualified foreign scientists to stay for long periods (from 6 to 12 months) in one of the laboratories within its perimeter. Scientists from all disciplines and all countries are eligible. The content of the work project and the period of the stay must be decided with the Paris-Saclay host laboratory before the application.

Two different programs are offered:

Le Centre français de recherche en sciences sociales (CEFRES, Prague), le Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), l’Académie tchèque des sciences (AV ČR) et l’Université Charles lancent leur 5e appel à candidatures pour le programme incubateur « TANDEM » de la Plateforme CEFRES.

Appel à Projet pour une résidence de jeunes chercheurs de 6 mois en musée

Sont concernés le musée national de la Renaissance d’Ecouen, le Musée d’Archéologie National de Saint-Germain-en-Laye et les musées de la ville de Marseille.