The Fyssen Foundation now offers opportunities for International Researchers through the Fyssen Foundation Postdoctoral Grant, France to French or foreign researchers, holders of a foreign PhD and who wish to achieve their project in a Laboratory in France; or either French or foreign researchers who are holders of a French PhD and wish to achieve their project in a Laboratory abroad and overseas researchers.
The foundation provides up to 45,000 euros per year for each of the winners of this award. The selected scholars will spend up to 12 months working in a laboratory in France or abroad.
Program Description
The Fyssen Foundation Postdoctoral Grant is available for postdoctoral researchers, working on research disciplines such as Ethology, Paleontology, Archaeology, Anthropology, Psychology, Epistemology, Logic, and the Sciences of the nervous system. These grants are awarded to French or foreign researchers, holders of a foreign PhD and who wish to achieve their project in a Laboratory in France; or either French or foreign researchers holders of a French PhD who wish to achieve their project in a Laboratory abroad (excluded origin country and de co-tutorship).
Award Value
The successful applicants of the Fyssen Foundation Grant may expect to receive a maximum of 40,000 euros, intended to cover expenses of hosting, stay, and health insurance.
Level and Area of Studies
Postdoctoral research program in the fields of Ethology, Paleontology, Archaeology, Anthropology, Psychology, Epistemology, Logic, and the Sciences of the nervous system.
Place of Study
At any laboratory in France and abroad.
Eligibility and Criteria
The interested candidates are expected to meet all of the following criteria:
- Its first post-doctoral fellowship with this financial support.
- If the recipient has already reached its host lab, he should be settled for no more than 3 months maximum at the date of September 1st of the application year.
- Be 35 years old maximum on the closing day of the call.
- Be a holder of a PhD of less than two years on September 1st of the year of application, or achieve its viva thesis on December 31st of the year of application at the latest. The applicant should have achieved its PhD before starting the fellowship.
- Regarding the host laboratories located in France: the recipient hosted within a framework of a fixed-term contract will have to make sure that a convention of co-financing can be signed between the Foundation and the laboratory to reach the level of the gross salary.
Applicants’ Nationality
French and overseas researchers are welcome to apply.
Duration of the grant
Grants are allocated for 12 months, not renewable, or 24 months subject to the approval of the Scientific committee after the examination of a report at the end of the first year.
The Postdoctoral fellowship will start on September 1st of the application year at the earliest and at the latest in January of the following year.
Application Instructions
To apply for this Fyssen Foundation Postdoctoral Grant, the applicants are required to provide all of the documents stated below:
- Complete an online application form
- An invitation letter from the host laboratory
- The receipt of the online application will be notified by email confirmation.
Submission Deadline
31st March yearly.
