Applications are currently being accepted for the MOPGA Fellowship 2027 in France. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About MOPGA Fellowship
MOPGA Fellowship 2027 is a 12-month French Government visiting fellowship for non-French early-career postdoctoral researchers whose work addresses climate, environmental, energy-transition or One Health challenges. The fellowship provides a monthly allowance, a settling-in payment and health-related coverage, but does not fund international travel or host laboratory research costs.
The programme is administered via Campus France and requires applicants to secure support from a host laboratory in France. Applications may be submitted in English or French; candidates must have defended a PhD between December 2021 and December 2026 and must not be residing or professionally active in France at the time of application.
Benefits of MOPGA Fellowship
- Selected fellows receive a €2,500 monthly allowance for 12 months
- A one-off €500 settling-in allowance in the first month
- Campus France provides health insurance, civil-liability insurance and repatriation assistance
- Supplementary health coverage after registration with the French social-security system
MOPGA Fellowship Requirements
- Researchers of foreign nationality only; French nationals are not eligible
- Early-career postdoctoral researcher (PhD thesis defended from December 2021 to December 2026 inclusive)
- You cannot be residing and professionally active in France when you apply
- Former MOPGA fellows cannot apply again
- Cannot be combined with a French employment contract or another individual French-government grant
- Application may be submitted in English or French; no IELTS score is stated
Application Date and Process
- Identify a French laboratory and obtain support from a scientific supervisor before applying
- Ensure the project is sufficiently clear to explain why that laboratory is the right scientific setting
- Use Campus France research-laboratory directories and the Research in France portal to find hosts
- Submit an application through the official programme process (details on Campus France portal)
Application Deadline
15 December, 2026
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