Post-doctoral study grants
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, 2026.
- 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 2nd, 2026: Online application forms.
March 31, 2026 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 2026: Results sent by post.
Modalités
The application form is to be necessarily completed ONLINE.
Requested documents to complete the folder :
The application form
An invitation letter of the host laboratory (If there are 2 laboratories, provide 2 letters)
The letters of two scientific personalities able to evaluate the program and the research of the candidate (A letter of recommendation can not be written by a member belonging to the host laboratory, but it may come from a thesis supervisor, a member of your thesis examiners, for example)
The research project on 8 pages maximum drafted in English (Font size 12, simple interline 1,0)
A complete description of the research project including: (a) objectives, (b) methods used to collect data and data analysis (c) expected results and their theoretical significance. Please explain how the project is related to the goals of the Foundation
The CV and major publications of the candidate
The abstract (150 words) of the research project as well as a list of 6 keywords. In French AND in English
The Phd diploma copy or an attestation testifying the candidate will achieve his viva on December 31st 2025 the latest
N.B: The Fyssen foundation attaches great importance to the scientific integrity of the research it funds. It is essential that scientific research is conducted in accordance with general guiding principles of scientific integrity — honesty, diligence, transparency, reproducibility, independence, responsibility — as well in accordance with any more specific guiding principles used by the institutions and stakeholders with whom the applicant collaborates.
When designing your research project, have you applied the code of conduct and ethic regulations of your institution as well as the ones of institutions and stakeholders with whom you will work?
Post-doctoral study grants: Modus operandi
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To apply, the candidate must complete the online form , choose its own login and submit its file to the Foundation
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Once the candidate is validated by the Foundation, he will receive an e-email enclosing his password and login
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The application form as well as your folder will be available, please use the username and password provided in the email to login
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The candidate has to fill in all the requested informations in the forms, and download all required documents. This step can be done in several times.
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Please make sure you have printed all the folder’s pages before submitting it when you consider your folder is complete, In order to validate the folder when clicking on « Confirm your folder as complete » The candidate then will not have access to its folder any longer.
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Closing date for online application: March 31, 2026, 12 :00 (noon) Am french time ( GMT +1)
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The candidate’s application will be submitted to the Scientific Committee and he will receive the result by email mid July 2025.
FAQ
The applicant has to create its own login.
No, there is none.
The post doctoral project may start on September 1st, 2026 the earliest, and on very beginning of January 2027 the latest.
Yes, the project may be drafted in english.
Yes, he may add one or several recommendation’s letters .
Yes , he has to provide two invitation letters mentioning the date and duration of its stay.
They should be drafted either in french or in english. In case of another language it should be posted with a translation in French or in English.
Any personality who wishes to transmit a letter (dated and signed) may send it either by post, or by email (to secretariat@fondationfyssen.fr). In any case all documents should be received BEFORE the deadline of the call.
You will have to add a letter from your thesis director certifying your viva will be achieved before December 31st, 2026.
You may add or delete any document before the final validation of your folder.
Once clicked, you will not have access to your folder anymore and shall have to contact the Foundation in case of a mistake and send us the document to be replaced.
No. The host laboratory must not be French if you defended your thesis in France, even if it is located in another country.