French Embassy Research Fellowships

Dear Faculty Members,

The Embassy of France in Turkey is launching three fellowships:

Fellowship for PhD students

Fellowship for Young Visiting Researchers (Submission up to 3 years after acceptance in a PhD program)

Fellowship for Visiting Researchers

This fellowship call constitutes a new opportunity for Turkish researchers to associate themselves with French teams at different stages of their academic career. These high level scholarships are designed with the aim of forging new links that should be the starting point of long-lasting and broader scientific collaborations. The Embassy of France in Turkey offers fellowships to applicants who intend to go further in their collaboration with a French academic institution.

Field of studies

These mobility grant programs are open to all disciplines. Nevertheless, in order to strengthen joint research projects, priorities will focus on the following themes:

Basic and technological sciences, including engineering and mathematics

Humanities and Social Sciences, including philosophy

Energy, including nuclear energy and renewable energy

Sustainable development, including urban studies and environment

Medical sciences and biotechnologies

Agricultural sciences

Art, culture and creative industries

Application package should include:

CV

Application form

A cover letter including the research project and your long term prospect within the framework of cooperation with French researchers (maximum 2 pages)

Two reference letters (including a letter from the Director of the Department of your current university)

The letter of invitation from the French Research Center or University (which has to be obtained by the candidate and clearly indicate the dates of your stay).

All applications should be in French or English and need to be sent to the following email address: burslar@ifturquie.org

Please click here  for the details of the program and here for the application form.

Deadline for application:  November 30, 2018

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us via tto@ozyegin.edu.tr.

Kind regards,

Özyeğin University

Technology Transfer Office