Barrande Fellowship Program

This program offers students enrolled in a Czech or French university the possibility of obtaining a scholarship (“Barrande Fellowship”) in order to carry out a doctorate under joint supervision or a short research stay (1 to 3 months) in all scientific fields. , in France if they are registered in the Czech Republic ; or in the Czech Republic if they are registered in France .

The program is open to all fields, and the fields of environmental sciences, energy, mathematics and information technology are particularly welcome.

Concerned public :

The program is open to students from a Czech or French research institution who are or will graduate from higher education before their departure to France or the Czech Republic.

Cotutelle stays and short stays can be conducted in English on the condition that the supervisor specifies in his letter that the host university of the mobile student agrees that the studies or the short stay research is done in English.

Candidacy

An application file must be prepared according to the instructions given in the guide for applicants – cotutelle / guide for applicants – short stay. The closing date for applications is February 4, 2022.

You will find all the information to apply on the website of the French Institute in Prague, indicated on the “contacts details” tab.

Calendar :

– Friday February 4, 2022: Closing date for applications

– Monday March 7, 2022 to Friday March 18, 2022: Evaluation committees (Oral Presentations)

– April 15, 2022: publication of results

1000 euros per month

• Co-supervision: 3 years maximum (with 5 months per year of stay in the host university)
• Short research stays: 1 to 3 months

Study and research grants are accessible to non-French speakers on condition that the French supervisor specifies in his letter that the French university agrees that the project be carried out in English. If necessary, the documents of the application file may be written in English.

Non-exhaustive list:

-A CV

-A cover letter

-A letter of recommendation from the supervisor of the home university

-A letter of recommendation from the host university supervisor

-A description of the project

-A transcript of the most recent grades.