Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers to carry research in France (MOPGA 2027)

Funding Opportunities

17 September 2026

France, as a major player in the fight against climate change and guarantor of the spirit of the Paris Agreement, is launching a visiting fellowship program geared towards strengthening scientific contributions to climate change issues raised by the COPs.

The tenth call for applications, funded by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR) and implemented by Campus France, will welcome international early career researchers wishing to conduct a research project in France, thereby promoting their collaboration with leading French research institutions.

ELIGIBILITY
Individuals fitting the following criteria are eligible to apply:

  • 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.

RESEARCH THEMES
Five broad research themes are eligible:

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

*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 relating solely to medicine or human health with no real environmental or animal link are not eligible.

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

For further information and applications: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/mopga-2027

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