Fernand Braudel – IFER Fellowships, A Postdoctoral Fellowship In Social and Human Science, France

Description
The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH, Paris) offers postdoctoral fellowships for researchers in the social and human sciences for periods of nine months within the framework of its “Fernand Braudel-IFER” (International Fellowships for Experienced Researchers) programme.

This programme is supported by the European Union (Action Marie Curie – COFUND – 7th EU Research Framework Programme), the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR), the Institute for SHS at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation (Cologne), and is carried out in collaboration with the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

The amount of the monthly stipend for room & board and living expenses is €2,000 (euros). The cost of medical insurance is covered for researchers hosted in France. Travel expenses (return travel fare) between the researcher’s country of residence and France or between France and the host country will be covered, subject to prior approval. Upon request, additional funding may be granted to cover documentation costs or participation in scientific events held in France (or in the host country). 

The Fernand Braudel-IFER programme breaks down into two sections:

1. The Fernand Braudel-IFER incoming programme for residencies in France (for researchers that belong to a foreign research centre).
2. The Fernand Braudel-IFER outgoing programme for research stays in other European countries (for researchers that belong to a French research centre).

Eligibility
Eligibility criteria for the Fernand Braudel-IFER incoming programme

• Applicants must reside outside France and belong to a non-French research institution (university, academy of sciences, or other research organism).
• Foreign candidates that reside in France or have resided there in the year preceding the deadline for applications are not eligible. Lecturers, fellowship-holders and those holding teaching positions in a French institution or research centre are considered to be French residents.
• Applicants must hold a PhD (or equivalent) as at the date of application (i.e. dissertation successfully defended).
• The application must be submitted within six years of defending their doctoral dissertation. Exceptions may be granted for some cases of career breaks (e.g. interruptions due to maternity leave, illness, etc.).
• Applicants must be fluent in one of the working languages of the host laboratory; fluency in French or English is preferable.
• Any laboratory in which the applicant has already worked at any time during his/her scientific experience (including during doctoral studies) is not eligible as a host laboratory.
• Due to the limited number of fellowships available, applicants residing abroad but that completed their doctoral studies in France are not given priority.

Eligibility criteria for the Fernand Braudel-IFER outgoing programme

• Candidates must have resided in France and been affiliated with a university or other research laboratory in France for at least two years, regardless of their nationality.
• Applicants must hold a PhD (or equivalent) as at the date of application (i.e. dissertation successfully defended).
• The application must be submitted within six years of defending their doctoral dissertation. Exceptions may be granted for some cases of career breaks (e.g. interruptions due to maternity leave, illness, etc.).
•  Applicants must be fluent in one of the working languages of the host laboratory; fluency in the language of the host country is preferable.
• Due to the limited number of fellowships available, stays at French-speaking universities in countries neighbouring France are not given priority.
• Due to the limited number of fellowships available, stays in the applicant’s home country are not given priority.
• A French research institute abroad is not sufficient as a host laboratory unless a local host laboratory is also chosen.

Application Procedure
Applicants must submit the following documents:

• An application form (Please download at: http://www.msh-paris.fr/en/research/mobility/fernand-braudel-ifer-fellowships/application-procedure/)
• Curriculum vitae.
• List of publications.
• Detailed research project proposal
• Copy of the doctoral diploma.
• Summary of the applicant’s doctoral dissertation
• Two (2) letters of recommendation from scientific scholars from France or elsewhere.
• A welcome letter from the director of the institution or research laboratory that agrees to host the applicant and direct his/her research for the duration of the fellowship.

Please address your documents to:
Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme
Direction scientifique – “Fernand Braudel-IFER” Programme (specify incoming or outgoing)
190, Avenue de France 75013 Paris France

Submission Deadline
31 March and 30 September

Website Link
http://www.msh-paris.fr/en/research/mobility/fernand-braudel-ifer-fellowships/