Chateaubriand Fellowship Program Application open
The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. It supports outstanding PhD students from U.S. institutions who wish to conduct part of their doctoral research in France for a period ranging from 4 to 8/9 months. Chateaubriand fellows are selected through a merit-based competition, with expert evaluation in France and in the United States.
The Chateaubriand Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Biology-Health (STEM) for doctoral students aims to initiate or reinforce collaborations, partnerships or joint projects between French and American research teams. This fellowship is offered by the Office for Science & Technology (OST) of the Embassy of France in partnership with American universities and French research organizations such as Inserm and Inria. It is a partner of the National Science Foundation’s GROW program.
Eligibility
You must be currently working on your PhD
You must be registered in an American university (US citizenship is not required; however, French citizens are not eligible)
All STEM and Health research topics are eligible
Research should be performed in a French laboratory (university, engineering school, public research laboratory…)
Your US and French advisors must agree to co-supervise part of your thesis
Knowledge of French is not mandatory and is left to the discretion of the host institution
Co-sponsorship by a candidate’s American university or French host institution is encouraged
The 2023-2024 call for applications is now opened. The deadline to apply is January 13, 2023