Fellowship
Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) Visiting Fellowship Program: Innovation (MESRI) has launched a visiting fellowship programme to welcome young researchers wishing to carry out their research in France as part of a “One Health” approach. Application Deadline: 15 December 2026. Applications open on 15 September 2026, with successful candidates notified between May and June 2027. Research stays will begin between September and December 2027. Tell Me About The Award: The Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) 2027 Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers is a prestigious French Government-funded fellowship programme that supports outstanding international researchers working on climate and environmental challenges.
Eligibility: Applicants must: Hold a doctoral degree obtained between December 2021 and December 2026. Be exclusively of foreign nationality (French nationals are not eligible). Apply as part of an international mobility project to France. Not be residing or professionally active in France at the time of application. Not have previously received a MOPGA fellowship. How are Applicants Selected?
How to apply: Applicants must: Secure support from a French host laboratory or institution. Prepare a research proposal aligned with the MOPGA research themes. Gather all required documents, including: CV with publication list (maximum 4 pages) Doctoral degree certificate or official proof of degree
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Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) Visiting Fellowship Program: Innovation (MESRI) has launched a visiting fellowship programme to welcome young researchers wishing to carry out their research in France as part of a “One Health” approach.
15 December 2026.
Applications open on 15 September 2026, with successful candidates notified between May and June 2027. Research stays will begin between September and December 2027.
The Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) 2027 Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers is a prestigious French Government-funded fellowship programme that supports outstanding international researchers working on climate and environmental challenges. Implemented by Campus France and funded by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space (MESRE), the programme enables selected researchers to carry out a research project in France while collaborating with leading French institutions.
The programme welcomes multidisciplinary projects, including those from fields such as Agronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, Politics, Humanities, Social Sciences, Education, Law, Architecture, and related disciplines, provided they align with the MOPGA research themes.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship / Visiting Fellowship.
Hold a doctoral degree obtained between December 2021 and December 2026.
Be exclusively of foreign nationality (French nationals are not eligible).
Apply as part of an international mobility project to France.
Not be residing or professionally active in France at the time of application.
Not have previously received a MOPGA fellowship.
Applications are evaluated by scientific experts appointed by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space.
A scientific committee makes the final selection of MOPGA fellows.
Projects demonstrating scientific excellence, relevance to programme priorities, and innovative use of advanced technologies receive particular consideration.
All countries are eligible, except France.
France, at an eligible French research institution, university, or laboratory hosting the fellow.
The programme announcement does not specify an exact number of awards. However, previous editions have awarded approximately 60 fellowships annually.
Successful applicants are granted French Government Scholarship Holder (BGF) status.
The fellowship duration is 12 months and is not renewable.
Secure support from a French host laboratory or institution.
Prepare a research proposal aligned with the MOPGA research themes.
Submit the complete application online through the official application platform before the deadline.
Hold a doctoral degree obtained between December 2021 and December 2026. Be exclusively of foreign nationality (French nationals are not eligible). Apply as part of an international mobility project to France. Not be residing or professionally active in France at the time of application. Not have previously received a MOPGA fellowship.
Applications are evaluated by scientific experts appointed by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space. A scientific committee makes the final selection of MOPGA fellows. Projects demonstrating scientific excellence, relevance to programme priorities, and innovative use of advanced technologies receive particular consideration.
All countries are eligible, except France.
Secure support from a French host laboratory or institution. Prepare a research proposal aligned with the MOPGA research themes.
Submit the complete application online through the official application platform before the deadline.
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