Fernand Braudel-IFER incoming programme
1 Applicants must reside outside France and belong to a non-French research institution (university, academy of sciences, or other research organism).
2 At the time of the deadline for submission of proposals, candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (study, work, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the reference date. Short stays and holidays are not taken into account.
3 Applicants must hold a PhD (or equivalent) as at the date of application (i.e. dissertation successfully defended).
4 The application must be submitted within six years of defending their doctoral dissertation. Exceptions may be granted in case of career break (maternity leave, illness, etc.).
5 Applicants must be fluent in one of the working languages of the host laboratory; fluency in French or English is preferable.
6 Any laboratory in which the applicant has already worked at any time during his/her scientific experience (including during doctoral studies) is not eligible as a host laboratory.
Eligibility criteria for the Fernand Braudel-IFER outgoing programme
1 Candidates must have resided in France and been affiliated with a university or other research laboratory in France for at least two years, regardless of their nationality.
2 Applicants must hold a PhD (or equivalent) as at the date of application (i.e. dissertation successfully defended).
3 The application must be submitted within six years of defending their doctoral dissertation. Exceptions may be granted for case of career break (e.g. interruptions due to maternity leave, illness, etc.).
4 Applicants must be fluent in one of the working languages of the host laboratory; fluency in the language of the host country is preferable.
5 Due to the limited number of fellowships available, stays at French-speaking universities in countries neighbouring France are not given priority.
6 Due to the limited number of fellowships available, stays in the applicant’s home country are not given priority.
7 A French research institute abroad is not considered as sufficient as a host laboratory unless a local host laboratory is chosen as main host institution.





