[France] Chateaubriand Fellowships for Doctorate Students
DEADLINE: December 15th, 2008
Chateaubriand Fellowships allow you to:
- conduct research in France and/or
- work under the supervision of a professor in a French university or research institution and/or
- attend seminars of a specific professor at a French university
Each year, France offers Chateaubriand Fellowships to doctorate students in various fields: anthropology, art history, economics, history, international relations, linguistics, literature, musicology, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, etc.
ELIGIBILITY
- Candidates must be pursuing a Ph.D. in the Humanities or Social Sciences
- Candidates do not have to be U.S. citizens but must be enrolled in an American university*
- Candidates must obtain a letter of invitation from a French university, a Grande Ecole or a research institution before applying
- No particular level of French is required, though most students need a certain level in order to conduct their research (* French citizens are not allowed to apply)
CRITERIA
- necessity to be in France for an extended period of time
- quality and originality of proposed research project
- choice of an appropriate French professor for the candidate’s research proposal
- letters of recommendation
- letter of invitation
- curriculum vitae, list of publications, and academic transcripts
CALENDAR
- Evaluation process: from January to February
- Decision announced in March
- The fellowship begins in fall and ends 9 months later
DEADLINE: December 15th, 2008
Website: http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?rubrique427&tout=ok
