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Calls for Applications, Mobility, Visegrad > France

CFA – French Government and Slovak Academy Of Sciences Joint Mobility Grant

The French Government and Slovak Academy of Sciences joint mobility grant for young researchers in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2026

The French Embassy in Slovakia, the French Institute of Slovakia and the Slovak Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with the French Centre for Research in Social Sciences (CEFRES), are offering a programme to research mobility fellowships in the field of humanities and social sciences in France during the year 2026. This programme is intended for young researchers working in institutes and centres of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The objective of this programme is to support Slovak-French cooperation in this field through a two-month research trip in France. Consequently, applications will be submitted individually by young researchers.

The objective of the programme is to create sustainable research synergies between French and Slovak partners working in collaborative networks on innovative and interdisciplinary research topics in humanities and social sciences.

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Calls for Applications, Mobility, Visegrad > France

CFA – Research and teaching fellowship at EHESS in Paris in 2026

  1. Call for applications: one month visiting professorship at École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris

As part of the cooperation agreement between EHESS, CEFRES, Charles University in Prague and the Czech Academy of Sciences, and the partnership between EHESS and CEFRES, concluded with the aim of intensifying Franco-Czech scientific exchanges in the field of humanities and social sciences, EHESS proposes the hosting of a teacher/researcher from a Czech academic institution for one month between February and June, or between October and December 2026, thanks to the support of the French Embassy in the Czech Republic.

Duration: One month
Period: February-June, October-December 2026
Applications are to be received no later than: January 11, 2026

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CFA | Oszkár Sárkány Fellowship 2025/2026

Fellowship for CNRS Humanities & Social Sciences & IAS CEU Budapest Fellows

Initiated in 2025, the Oszkár Sárkány fellowship commemorates a Hungarian Bohemist (1912–1943), working for a new inclusive and transnational perspective on cultural history with strong ties to French developments in humanities and social sciences, who died tragically young during World War II in a punishment battalion where he was sent because of his oppositional stance to the Horthy regime.

Central European University Institute for Advances Studies (CEU IAS) & Parisian Institut d’études avancées (Paris IEA) in partnership with the French Research Center in Humanities and Social Sciences (CEFRES) offer mobility grants to Budapest (for IEA fellows) and Paris (for CEU IAS fellows) starting from the academic year 2025/2026.

SCHEDULES

For IAS CEU fellows → Paris:

  • July 14, 2025: Opening of the call
  • September 15, 2025, 23:59 CET: Deadline for submissions
  • September 30, 2025: Publication of the results
  • Duration: 1 month in Paris
  • Suggested period of mobility: 2025/2026 academic year, preferably in Spring 2026

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CFA | Research Grants in Balkan Studies 2025–2026

Research grants for French-speaking doctoral students (6 months)

Le ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires Étrangères, le réseau des UMIFRE et le réseau des Écoles françaises à l’étranger (EFE – MESR) soutiennent la jeune recherche en études balkaniques en proposant des bourses de terrain d’une durée de six mois à destination de doctorant/es et jeunes docteur/es poursuivant des recherches dans ce domaine. Les boursiers et boursières seront accueilli/es dans un ou plusieurs des centres membres du réseau des UMIFRE ou EFE partenaires du programme (Institut Français d’Études Anatoliennes d’Istanbul (IFEA), École française d’Athènes (EFA), Centre français de recherche en sciences sociales de Prague (CEFRES), École française de Rome (EFR). Continue reading CFA | Research Grants in Balkan Studies 2025–2026 →

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CFA: Two Postdoctoral positions at CEFRES 2026–2027

Call opens June 16, 2025
Deadline for submission: September 15, 2025
Publication of the results: beginning of October 2025
Period: January 1, 2026-December 31, 2027
Application Language: English
Address for submission:  mateusz.chmurski@cefres.cz (send a copy to: claire.madl@cefres.cz)

Two postdoctoral researchers will be recruited from January 1, 2026 for two years at CEFRES. They will be both affiliated to CEFRES and to a relevant department for their research at Charles University (UK). The selection of both postdoctoral researchers will be based on the quality of their research project and its adequation to the research area or the research project it intends to contribute to. Continue reading CFA: Two Postdoctoral positions at CEFRES 2026–2027 →

Calls for Applications, Mobility, Visegrad > France

French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme

The French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme offers 10-month fellowships at the seven Institutes of Aix-Marseille, Cergy, Loire Valley (Orléans-Tours), Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes and Paris. It welcomes applications from high-level international scholars and scientists to develop their innovative research projects in France.

Application deadline: July 16th, 2025 – 6:00 pm

Applications are submitted online via www.fias-fp.eu where you will find detailed information regarding the content of the application, eligibility criteria and selection procedure.

Find more info here.

For the 2026-2027 academic year, FIAS offers 28 fellowship positions: 7 in Aix Marseille, 3 in Cergy, 2 in Loire Valley (Orléans-Tours), 3 in Lyon, 2 in Montpellier, 4 in Nantes and 7 in Paris. Continue reading French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme →