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CFA – CEFRES Platform PhD Fellowships

Call for applications for 2nd year and above PhD students at the Charles University or the Czech Academy of Sciences

Deadline for submission: 16 March 2026
Duration: 1 September 2026 – 31 August 2027

Within its Platform partnership agreement, CEFRES offers a year-long fellowship to PhD students enrolled at the Charles University and/or working as fellows at the Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic. Fellows’ research should contribute to one of CEFRES’s research areas.

The amount of the fellowship is cca 9 000 EUR / 225 000 CZK per year.

Good command of English is mandatory, command of French is appreciated. The selected PhD fellows will join CEFRES team and take part in the Center’s scientific life.

SCHEDULE

  • January 12, 2026 >  Opening of the call
  • March 16, 2026, 23:59 CET >  Deadline for submissions
  • March 17–May 11, 2026 >  Evaluation and pre-selection of applications by a Committee of experts
  • May, 18-22, 2026 >  Hearings for short-listed candidates (online if necessary)
  • May 25, 2026 >  Publication of results
  • September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027 > Period of stay at CEFRES

APPLICATION PACKAGE (in French or in English)

  1. Duly filled in application form – download the form here
  2. A summary of the on-going research (5 pages maximum) including:
    • the aims and inputs of the research
    • its methodological and theoretical frame
    • the first outcomes since the beginning of the research
    • a state of the art presented within a 1 page-long bibliography
  3. A letter of motivation answering these two questions:
    • How does your research project contribute to one of CEFRES’s research areas (450 words)
    • How can your research benefit from CEFRES? (300 words)
  4. Two academic reference letters, including one from the PhD supervisor
  5. A CV including a list of publications and papers.

Application packages must be submitted electronically in one PdF file entitled ”Plateform-Your surname” at: michaela.banszelova@cefres.cz. To be considered, application packages must be complete.

Any questions related to the application procedure may be jointly  sent to Claire Madl: claire.madl@cefres.cz and Michaela Banszelová michaela.banszelova@cefres.cz