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The Chateaubriand Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Health for doctoral students aims to initiate or reinforce collaborations, partnerships or joint projects between French and American research teams. The Chateaubriand Fellowship supports PhD students registered in an American university who wish to conduct part of their doctoral research in a French laboratory.

This fellowship is offered by the Office for Science & Technology (OST) of the Embassy of France in Washington in partnership with American universities and French research organizations such as CNRS, Inserm and Inria. It is a partner of the National Science Foundation’s GROW program.

Scholarship Level: Postgraduate

Application deadline: January 20, 2017.

Host institution: The fellowship can be taken in France. However, it is the applicant’s responsibility to identify and contact a French laboratory that would like to collaborate with your university, laboratory or thesis advisor.

Scholarship degree target: PhD degree in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Health related field.

Scholarship benefit(s): Fellowship awards:

Monthly allowance (up to 1400 euros/month, depending on other sources of funding)
Round trip ticket to France
Support for health insurance abroad
Target group: Students registered in an American University can apply (US citizenship is not required).

Eligibility: The following eligibility criteria applies:

The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for scholarship:

You must be currently working on your PhD.
You must be a registered in an American university (U.S. citizenship is not required).
All STEM and Health research topics are eligible.
Research should be performed in a French laboratory (university, engineering school, public research laboratory…).
Your U.S. and French advisors must agree to co-supervise part of your thesis.
Knowledge of French is not mandatory and is left to the discretion of the host institution.
Co-sponsorship by a candidate’s American university or French host institution is encouraged.
Application information:

Required Information/Documents for the Online Application:

Contact Information
List of publications
List of past fellowships received
List of degrees received, including place and date
List of other fellowships for which you are applying
Summary of research in the U.S.
Summary of research to be performed in France
Detailed description of your current research project in U.S. including your project in France (3 pages).
Transcripts from every university that you have attended to be uploaded as PDF documents. Unofficial transcripts are accepted.
Letter of agreement from your thesis advisor in the U.S. agreeing that part of your thesis will be co-supervised by a French colleague. This letter should also highlight your work, explain how a stay in France would be useful to both the lab and your project and how it will strengthen the existing or planned collaboration between your home and host laboratories.
Letter of invitation from your project advisor in France agreeing to co-supervise part of your thesis. This letter should also describe the existing or planned collaboration between the home and host laboratories and include information about what your stay in France will bring to the host lab and your project.
At least one letter of recommendation from a professor who knows your work but who is not your U.S. or French advisor.
Contact information of host laboratory in France.
If your application is linked to an existing French-American collaboration, please be ready to provide information on this collaboration.

Scholarhip URL: http://fundingforstudy.com/2016/11/18/chateaubriand-fellowship-2017-phd-students/