Preparing and funding mobility projects

• Short-term trip: would you like to take part in a symposium, conference, international training course, summer school, or another short-term international event?

Your research unit is your main contact for information about how travel costs can be covered. Your doctoral school or Graduate Program may also be able to contribute to and/or co-fund certain projects. So, feel free to contact them.

• Long-term stay: would you like to do a research visit at a university or institution abroad?

For long-term stays, your research unit is your first point of contact. However, the Graduate Research School can also help you with your project, to ensure you benefit from the best possible conditions abroad. For further details about planning your stay and funding options, see below.

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Plan your research stay

Planning your project well will allow you to benefit from the best possible conditions abroad. To do so, consider preparing your stay as early as possible before your departure. Here are a few recommendations:

• Discuss your project with your thesis supervisor

All mobility projects must be validated by your thesis supervisor and your research unit. In addition, you can use your supervisor's network to contact research teams in your field at foreign institutions. Feel free to discuss your project with your fellow doctoral students who may have gone abroad before you.

• Find out about possible financial support for your project

Depending on the duration of your project and the research unit you are affiliated with, your research unit may be able to cover your expenses. If that is not the case, there are other programs at the University of Bordeaux to help you go abroad. It's obviously important to plan ahead when seeking funding: calls for applications are often made several months or even a year before the planned departure.

For further details about funding options, see below.

• Plan ahead for administrative procedures

If you're going abroad, you'll need to think about the procedures involved in entering and staying in a country (visa application/residence permit, if necessary), as well as the procedures involved in day-to-day life: finding accommodation, medical insurance, up-to-date vaccinations, the need for an international driving licence, etc.

Please note: depending on the country or area of destination, an additional authorisation from the University and the Security Defense Officer (FSD) may be required before you leave. Contact your research unit for more information. Further details are also available on the staff intranet.

Lastly, it may be necessary to draw up a collaboration agreement with the foreign university. If you have any questions, contact the Research Department's contract office: contrat-recherche@u-bordeaux.fr

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UBGRS MOBILITY PROGRAM

The Graduate Research School supports the international development of PhDs and each year offers mobility grants for PhD students from the University of Bordeaux who want to do a research visit in a foreign institution or university. Since 2022, over 50 PhD students have benefited from support for their projects.

Two calls for applications are made every year:

• Winter Call: Applications in January / Grants awarded in April / Departures possible from May onwards
• Summer Call: Applications in June-July/ Grants awarded in October / Departures possible from November onwards

Eligibility requirements:

• be enrolled in a PhD program at the time of application and throughout the period of mobility
• stay for 2 to 12 months
• be hosted by a foreign institution or university

PhD students affiliated with the Light S&T Graduate Programs must contact the program coordinator to apply for mobility financial support.

WINTER CALL 2024

The application period is now closed for this session.

• Please return the completed application to: internationalisation.doctorat@u-bordeaux.fr
• Deadline for submission: February 16 at 12pm
• Evaluation of applications by the doctoral schools: March
• Deliberation by the Graduate Research School committee: April 9 (results announced the following week)
• Departures possible from May

Fulbright PROGRAM

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 the past 70 years, with more than 20,000 awardees from both countries.

The University of Bordeaux and the Franco-American Fulbright Commission have signed an agreement establishing research grants for PhD students wishing to pursue a research visit in an American university or research institute.

Eligibility requirements:

• Have French nationality
• Be enrolled in a PhD program in one of the 8 doctoral schools at the University of Bordeaux
• Be officially invited by a public research centre or university in the United States

Duration and amount of the grant:

• Projects lasting from 4 to 12 months
• Amount varies depending on the destination:
  • For salaried PhD students: from $1500 to $1950/month.
  • For non-salaried PhD students: from $1800 to $2340/month.
  • A flat-rate travel allowance of €1200, free visa and health coverage.

Applications are generally accepted between September and December each year.

The 2024 grant campaign is now closed.

Information & applications

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OTHER MOBILITY programs

• Worldwide: Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie
• Worldwide: Hubert-Curien Partnerships
• Algeria: PROFAS B+
• Germany: DAAD, Ciera
• Euro-region
• Ireland: French Embassy in Ireland (PhD students in cotutelle programs)
• Italy: VINCI (PhD students in cotutelle programs)
• Netherlands: Éole
• Sweden: SFVE-A (cotutelle or European Doctoral Label)
• and more