Be sure to check the eligibility criteria and the application procedure before sending your application!
Presentation:
The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH, Paris) offers postdoctoral fellowships for researchers in the social and human sciences for periods of nine months within the framework of its “Fernand Braudel-IFER” (International Fellowships for Experienced Researchers) programme.
This programme is supported by the European Union (Action Marie Curie – COFUND – 7th EU Research Framework Programme), the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR), the Institute for SHS at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation (Cologne), and is carried out in collaboration with the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
The Fernand Braudel-IFER programme breaks down into two sections:
1. The Fernand Braudel-IFER incoming programme for residencies in France (for researchers that belong to a foreign research centre).
This programme targets applicants from all countries except Germany. German researchers must apply to the specific DAAD/FMSH Fellowship programme.
2. The Fernand Braudel-IFER outgoing programme for research stays in other European countries (for researchers that belong to a French research centre).
This programme targets researchers residing in France that would like to benefit from a research stay in another European country (EU Member State or affiliates). Applicants residing in France that wish to go to Germany should apply for the Clemens Heller sub-programme.
Call for applications
The Fernand Braudel-IFER programme offers postdoctoral fellowships to researchers in the social and human sciences (SHS) that wish to work in an international research setting.
- The Fernand Braudel-IFER incoming programme is intended for foreign researchers that would like to benefit from a research stay in France.
- The Fernand Braudel-IFER outgoing programme is intended for researchers residing in France that would like to benefit from a research stay in another European country (EU Member States or affiliates). Applicants that wish to go to Germany should apply for the Fernand Braudel-IFER outgoing programme/Clemens Heller sub-programme.
These research stays are designed to enable researchers to:
- Carry out an individual research project at a host laboratory;
- Integrate scientific networks in France or other European countries;
- Build lasting partnerships between their home institution and the host institutions.
Host laboratories in France (namely research centres attached to universities, the CNRS or an MSH institution belonging to the national MSH network) are chosen by the researchers themselves in collaboration with the scientific direction of FMSH.
Outgoing researchers must be affiliated with a research laboratory at a university or other research entity in the host country.
Applicable scientific disciplines
All social and human science disciplines are eligible. An interdisciplinary approach to research topics is encouraged.
Length of the fellowship
9 months (however, the length of the research stay can be adjusted if warranted for scientific reasons)
Amount of the fellowship
The amount of the monthly stipend for room & board and living expenses is €2,000 (euros).
The cost of medical insurance is covered for researchers hosted in France.
Travel expenses (return travel fare) between the researcher’s country of residence and France or between France and the host country will be covered, subject to prior approval.
Upon request, additional funding may be granted to cover documentation costs or participation in scientific events held in France (or in the host country).
Calendar:
Two calls for applications per year (deadlines for applications are 31 March and 30 September, as attested by date on postmark)
