Planning to go to France for research? Looking for ways to finance your stay?There are a number of opportunities open to Indian researchers.
The CEFIPRA is the most successful Indo French program that supports scientific research between the two countries. The French Embassy also offers some scholarships to young scientists. Finally, Campus France also awards a number of scholarships each year.
There are also in-house grants available from your host institute, regional scholarships and other specific grants. Information on some of these opportunities is given below. Please check back regularly for up to date news!
CEFIPRA / IFCPAR Grants
CEFIPRA, the joint Indo French centre has an annual fund of 3m € that funds collaborative scientific research projects. Awards are made twice a year (in April and October) for scientific projects, and applications for science-industry projects are accepted all year round. For more information, click here.
French Embassy in India Scholarships
The French Embassy in India offers a limited number of prestigious scholarships for doctoral (“sandwich PhD”) and postdoctoral research in France. Students must already have identified their research hosts in France before applying. Scholarships are awarded annually.
All you need to know about the French Embassy scholarships: click here.
New! Under the ICMR - INSERM MoU Agreement proposals for collaborative joint research projects are currently being accepted. CLICK HERE for more information. Deadline : 31 December 2009.
