MOPGA Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers 2027

In line with its continued commitment to the Paris Agreement, and as a key actor in the fight against climate change, France is launching a new edition of the Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) programme to strengthen scientific contributions to the issues addressed at the Conferences of the Parties (COPs).

This tenth call for applications, funded by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space (MESRE), and implemented by Campus France, will enable young international researchers to carry out a research project in France, thereby fostering collaboration with leading French research institutions.

RESEARCH THEMES

Five broad research areas are eligible:

• Earth system sciences;
• Climate change and sustainability sciences;
• Energy transition;
• Societal challenges related to environmental issues;
• Human, animal and environmental health, as defined under the One Health approach.*

Innovative approaches involving advanced technologies in the research areas listed above will be given particular consideration during the selection process.

*Please note: only projects adopting an integrated “One Health” approach, i.e. taking into account the interactions between human health, animal health and ecosystems, are eligible. Projects focusing solely on medicine or human health without a genuine environmental or animal health dimension are not eligible.

• Table of Content
• About Campus France
• MOPGA Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers
• Aim and Benefits of MOPGA Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers
• Requirements for MOPGA Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for MOPGA Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

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MOPGA Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers

Application Deadline	15 Dec 2026
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Campus France
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of MOPGA Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers

Fellowships are awarded for a period of 12 months.

Each fellowship includes, exclusively:

• A monthly allowance of €2,500;
• A €500 settling-in allowance;
• Health coverage: health insurance, civil liability insurance and repatriation assistance, followed by supplementary health insurance once the fellow has been registered with the French social security system.

This programme falls within the framework of the research stay scheme established under the French Research Programming Law 2021–2030 (LPR, Article 12) and incorporated into Article L.434-1 of the French Research Code. Successful applicants are granted the status of French Government Scholarship holders (BGF). The fellowship is paid directly by Campus France. A research stay agreement must be signed between the host institution in France and the researcher.

Requirements for MOPGA Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers Qualification

Applicants must:

• Hold a doctoral degree awarded less than five years before the application deadline, i.e. have defended their PhD thesis between December 2021 and December 2026 inclusive;
• Be exclusively of foreign nationality (all nationalities are eligible except French nationality);
• Apply for the purpose of undertaking international mobility to France;
• Not be residing and professionally active in France at the time of application;
• Not have previously received a MOPGA fellowship.

Interview date, Process and Venue for MOPGA Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers

In accordance with the objectives and requirements of the call for applications, the selection process will take place in two stages.

• First, scientific experts appointed by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space in the relevant fields will assess the applications received.
• In the second stage, a scientific committee will make the final selection of the MOPGA 2027 fellows.

TIMELINE

• 15 September 2026: Applications open
• 15 December 2026: Application deadline
• May–June 2027: Notification of results
• Between September and December 2027: Successful applicants arrive in France and begin their research stay at French host institutions

Documents Required for Application

• CV including a list of publications (4 pages max.);
• Doctoral degree certificate (or official proof of degree);
• CV of the scientific supervisor at the host laboratory (2 pages max.);
• Letter of support from the scientific supervisor, co-signed by the laboratory director or accompanied by a letter of commitment from the laboratory director, confirming that the scientific environment and resources required to carry out the research project will be made available and that the project is consistent with the laboratory’s objectives;
• Letter(s) of recommendation (minimum 1 – maximum 3);
• Copy of passport or national identity document.

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Application Deadline

December 15, 2026

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Campus France on campusfrance.smapply.io to apply

For more information, kindly visit Campus France webpage.