Manon DUMAS
International Project Manager
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Funding opportunities
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Whether you'd like to come to do your PhD at the University of Bordeaux, or simply come for a research visit, you will need to plan in advance how you are going to fund your PhD or your visit.
PhD funding is an important aspect to take into account at the outset. The dissertation topics on offer may include funding (partial or total), but if not, it may be up to you to find funding.
Some doctoral schools require a minimum level of funding before admitting you as a PhD student.
Some funding is specifically for international applicants, while other grants are reserved for international co-supervision or cotutelle projects.
The funding may cover your whole PhD, or only finance a stay in France as part of your PhD. As a general rule, these are funding programs run by governments, embassies, Campus France, or external organisations. The University of Bordeaux coordinates with certain programs (such as the China Scholarship Council, EIFFEL or Fulbright listed below).
You can also find information on the French government's dedicated page "How to finance a study project in France".
In some cases, it is up to the potential thesis supervisor to apply for funding.
CHIna scholarship council (CSC)
Every year, the Graduate Research School launches a call for projects for Chinese students seeking to do a PhD at the University of Bordeaux, in order to receive funding for a 36- or 48-month period, covering the whole PhD.
The CSC program is divided into two parts:
- a call for proposals for thesis topics, aimed at lecturer-researchers;
- a call for applications from Chinese students seeking to apply for one of the topics published.
CAMPUS FRANCE EIFFEL SCHOLARSHIPS
The Eiffel Scholarship Program is a tool established by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help French higher education institutions to attract top foreign students to enroll in Master's and PhD programs in France
On the PhD level, there are two funding options:
- Funding for a 6- to 18-month period covering the stay in France as part of an international co-supervision or cotutelle
- Funding for a 36-month period allowing students to do their whole PhD in France.
FULBRIGHT
The Fulbright program has over 380,000 alumni worldwide, including 59 Nobel Prize winners. The Franco-American Commission has been administering this prestigious program between France and the United States for 70 years, and has over 20,000 awardees from both countries.
The University of Bordeaux and the Franco-American Fulbright Commission signed an agreement establishing the creation of research grants for American PhD students who want to come to the University of Bordeaux as part of a research visit (cotutelle, co-supervision or simple mobility).
Duration of the grant
10 months
How to apply
You must make direct contact with a University of Bordeaux lecturer-researcher who is willing to supervise you during your stay, and receive a letter of invitation signed by the research unit director: Doing a research visit at the University of Bordeaux.
Applicants residing in France at the time of application are not eligible.
For more information and online application, go directly to the Fulbright website (click below).
Hubert Curien PARTNERSHIPS
Hubert Curien Partnerships are bilateral programs helping to finance the mobility of researchers, launched by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, and generally managed by Campus France. The partnership is a research project, set up by two research teams - one French, the other foreign - with the goal of developing technological and scientific exchanges of excellence between research laboratories in both scientific communities, and encouraging new cooperative ventures. PHCs are designed for public or private research laboratories affiliated with institutions of higher education, research organisations or companies.
Applications for funding must be submitted by lecturer-researchers.
Chateaubriand FELLOWSHIPS
The Chateaubriand Fellowship Program, whose goal is to initiate or strengthen joint research projects or collaborations between France and the USA, provides funding for research visits in France for PhD students enrolled in an American university. Run by the French Embassy in the United States, it is open to disciplines in the humanities and social sciences (SHS), science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STIM).
You must make direct contact with a University of Bordeaux lecturer-researcher who is willing to supervise you during your stay, and receive a letter of invitation signed by the research unit director: Doing a research visit at the University of Bordeaux.
