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Chateaubriand Fellowships

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers Chateaubriand

Scholarships for research in France on French literature, cinema, the humanities, the arts, history, philosophy, political sciences. It also offers scholarships for research in science and technology to conduct research in a French laboratory.

Chateaubriand Fellowships allow you to:

- conduct research in France and/or

- work under the supervision of a professor in a French university or research institution and/or

- attend seminars of a specific professor at a French university

The online application is available between October 15th and December 15th by going to the Chateaubriand website

:: Eligibility ::

- Candidates must be pursuing a Ph.D. in the Humanities or Social Sciences

- Candidates do not have to be U.S. citizens but must be enrolled in an American university*

- Candidates must obtain a letter of invitation from a French university, a Grande Ecole or a research institution before applying

- No particular level of French is required, though most students need a certain level in order to conduct their research

* French citizens are not allowed to apply

:: Benefits ::



- Allowances of about €1300 a month, plus a "book allowance" of about €300

- A round-trip ticket to France

- A health insurance while in France

- 30 days of per diem for travel in France for research purposes

:: Calendar ::

- Application online: October

Procedure: Fill out the application online; Upload a 3-5 pages proposal;

When the confirmation number appears online, send the required documents (transcripts, letter of invitation from a Professor in France, a letter of recommendation from the US adviser, etc.).

No document will be accepted before the completion of the application online.

- Application deadline: December 15th

- Evaluation process: from January to February

- Decision announced by the beginning of April

- The fellowship begins in fall and ends 9 months later

:: Factors considered in the evaluation of a candidate’s application ::


- necessity to be in France for an extended period of time

- quality and originality of proposed research project

- choice of an appropriate French professor for the candidate’s research proposal

- letters of recommendation

- letter of invitation

- curriculum vitae, list of publications, and academic transcripts

:: Evaluation process ::


- December: verification of eligibility and documents received

- classification by subject

- January: all proposals are evaluated by one French and one American expert that specializes in the area of study of the candidate

- End of March: a jury meets at the Embassy in Washington. The jury is made up of one professor from France and five professors from different regions in the U.S. and each member of the jury specializes in a different field.

For complete information and application procedures, go to the Chateaubriand website.

:: Fields of Study of Recent Chateaubriand Laureates ::

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Fields of study

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009
Antropology 4 1 - 1
Architecture

-

1

-

-
History

7

6

6

7
Art History

2

3

1

2
Literature

5

3

2

3
Musicology

-

-

2

-
Political Science

2

3

1

-
Philosophy

-

1

1

1
Psychology

-

1

-

-
Sociology

-

1

1

1


:: Contact ::

Grenadine Reverand

Higher Education Officer

T 202 944 6438 | F 202 944 6268

E grenadine.reverand [at] diplomatie.gouv.fr

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