Office for Science and Technology
Embassy of France in the USA

Mobility

Student, researcher, and businessperson exchanges are a fundamental element in scientific and technological cooperation. They form the basis for collaborations and long-lasting bilateral research partnerships.

USA-France Mobility Schemes
EURAXESS Links document
Country: France
Fellowships and jobs in the Research area in France; help and recommendations fo the mobility toward this country.
Visas for studies, visas for visiting scientists
Explaining regulations about visas for studies, and visas for visiting scientists, researchers, for France or the USA.

- Map of USFrance Exchanges

Chateaubriand fellowship
Chateaubriand Fellowships are intended for young scientists enrolled in an American university’s PhD program, wishing to conduct their research in a French laboratory for a 4 to 10 month period. It aims to foster collaborations, partnerships or joint projects by encouraging an exchange at the doctoral level.

Fulbright fellowships program
The Fulbright program and the Franco-American Commission for Educational Exchange (incl. Aquitaine, Nord-Pas de Calais, Alsace, and ENS Cachan).

Eiffel scholarships.
The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs launched the Eiffel excellence scholarship programme in January 1999 to support French centres of higher education in their international outreach initiatives, to attract elite overseas students on master’s, engineering and PhD courses.

Pasteur Foundation grants
Grants from the Pasteur Foundation.

CampusFrance: doctoral studies
French institutions offering Doctoral degrees: requirements, scientific domains, location in France, funding opportunities, etc.

Young Entrepreneurs Initiative
The Young Entrepreneurs Initiative (YEI) is a program that promotes the creation of innovative businesses in France by young researchers/businesspeople living in the United States, without age or nationality restrictions.

Career opportunities
You will find in this section ongoing call for projects, and jobs opportunities

EU "Marie-Curie" actions
Marie Curie actions are funding mobility in and with Europe through the "People Programme".

International Voluntary Service
The goal of the Information Center on International Volunteering (CIVI) is to promote international volunteering (VI) to young professionals, to help candidates apply, to connect them with those offering positions, and to develop partnerships with universities and schools