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Study grants are ment for post-doctoral researchers, working on research disciplines such as Ethology, Paleontology, Archaeology, Anthropology, Psychology, Epistemology, Logic and  Sciences of nervous system.

These grants are awarded to french or foreign researchers, holders of a foreign Phd and who wish to achieve their project in a Laboratory in France; or either french or foreign researchers holders of a french Phd who wish to achieve their project in a Laboratory abroad (excluded co-tutorship country)

•  Start its first post-doctoral fellowship with this financial support.
• If the recipient has already reached its host lab, he should be settled for no more than 3 monthsmaximum at the date of September 1st, 2025.
• Be 35 year old maximum on the closing day of the call.

• Be a holder of a Phd of less than two years on September 1st of the year of application, or achieve its viva thesis on December 31st of the year of application at the latest. The applicant should have achieved its PhD before starting the fellowship.

• Regarding the host laboratories located in France : the recipient hosted within a framework of a fixed-term contract will have to make sure that a convention of co-financing can be signed between the Foundation and the laboratory to reach the level of the gross salary.

These grants, of an annual maximum amount of 45 000 euros, intend to cover expenses of hosting, stay and health insurance.

Grants are allocated from 12 months, not renewable, or 24 months

subject to the approval of the Scientific commitee after examination of a report at the end of first year.

The Post doctoral fellowship will start on September 1st of the application year the earliest and at the latest on January of the following year.

February 3rd, 2025: Online application forms.
March 31, 2025 12:00 Pm ( noon) French time ( Gmt+1) closing of the applications 
The receipt of the online application will be notified by an email confirmation.
Mid July 2025: Results sent by post.

Download the list of post-doctoral study grants 2022 

Fyssen Foundation research grants aim to facilitate the execution of research projects that enhance understanding of the mechanisms of behaviour and cognition in living beings, as well as their ontogenetic and phylogenetic development. These projects may originate from the disciplines of neuroscience, ethology, psychology, anthropology, ethnology, palaeontology, and archaeology.

The specific goals of the grants include:

1. Enabling young researchers to establish and lead a research group within an academic institution in France.
2. Developing autonomous and innovative research themes.
3. Promoting mobility and attracting high-level early career group leaders to foster a dynamic and progressive research environment.

The Fyssen research grant is intended for young researchers of any nationality who have completed their doctoral thesis more than 3 years and less than 10 years ago (exceptions may be granted for maternity/paternity/long-term illness leave) *.

Already employed, they will form a research team around them to carry out a collective scientific project within a host structure in France whose activity aligns with the objectives of the Foundation. Researchers may develop their project in a laboratory different from the one where they obtained their thesis or from the one where they currently work.

Recipients of ATIP-Avenir or ANR Young Researchers funding are eligible for the Fyssen grant. **

The most innovative projects will be selected, based on the Foundation’s annual budget, at a rate of 3 to 5 projects per year.

* The 10 years are counted from the date on which the doctorate is awarded to the date on which funding begins. For maternity leave, the actual time elapsed since the doctorate was awarded will be reduced by one year for each child. For paternity leave(s), the elapsed time will be reduced by the leave taken for each child born. For long-term sick leave, the elapsed time will be reduced by the duration of the period of absence.

** Recipients of support for young researchers such as ERC starting grant to develop an independent project are not eligible. Candidates who have applied for one of these types of funding and do not have the results at the time of submitting their Fyssen application are required to indicate this in their application and to inform the Fyssen Foundation as soon as possible in the event of a positive result from the ANR or ERC (in this case, Fyssen funding will be interrupted at the start date of the other funding).

The research grant amount is up to €100,000.

The research grant is intended to cover the following expenses:

• Purchase of equipment and small materials useful for research work;
• Consumables required for conducting research work;
• Salaries (except for the principal investigator);
• Specialized services necessary for the research work;
• Travel expenses: for conducting the research project or for attending scientific conferences and symposiums;
• Publication costs.

The management fees of the supervising organization will not be covered by the Fyssen Foundation research grant.

The Fyssen research grant is awarded for a period of one year (12 months) and is non-renewable.

• Article Submission at the end of the grant :

The funding agreement for the grant must include the following statement: “The recipient commits to submitting an article to the Editorial Committee for possible publication in the Annals of the Foundation.”

The two best articles submitted to the Editorial Committee will be awarded a prize of €1,000 each.

* The 10 years are counted from the date on which the doctorate is awarded to the date on which funding begins. For maternity leave, the actual time elapsed since the doctorate was awarded will be reduced by one year for each child. For paternity leave(s), the elapsed time will be reduced by the leave taken for each child born. For long-term sick leave, the elapsed time will be reduced by the duration of the period of absence.

** Recipients of support for young researchers such as ERC starting grant to develop an independent project are not eligible. Candidates who have applied for one of these types of funding and do not have the results at the time of submitting their Fyssen application are required to indicate this in their application and to inform the Fyssen Foundation as soon as possible in the event of a positive result from the ANR or ERC (in this case, Fyssen funding will be interrupted at the start date of the other funding).

September, 2,  2025: online application forms
October, 14, 2025 12 am French time ( MIDDAY) (Gmt +1) Closing application
December 2025 : results sent by email

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