Call for research scholarship
The Embassy of France in Turkey is launching three scholarships for the year 2017

The Embassy of France in Turkey is launching three scholarships for the year 2017:
   1- Scholarship for PhD candidates
   2- Scholarship for Young Visiting Researchers (Submission up to 3 years after obtaining the doctorate)
   3- Scholarship for Visiting Researchers

France and Turkey have an historical cooperation in the field of higher education and research. The Embassy has supported the implementation of several structural bilateral programs such as the PHC Bosphorus, the TÜBITAK-ANR funding program for research, the French Institute for Anatolian Studies (IFEA) and the French Government Scholarship. Numerous cooperation agreements exist between universities of both countries, and the French-Turkish Galatasaray University counts among the most prestigious Higher Education institutions in Turkey.

It is a priority for the Embassy of France to foster new collaborations opportunities between Turkish and French researchers in order to enhance and maintain this fruitful link between our two countries.

This scholarship call represents a new opportunity for Turkish researchers to connect themselves to French teams at different stages of their academic career. These high level scholarships are designed with the aim of triggering new links that should be the starting point of long lasting and broader scientific collaborations.

The Embassy of France in Turkey offers scholarships for applicants who intend to go further in their collaboration with a French academic institution.

Field of studies
These mobility grant programs are open to all disciplines. Nevertheless, in order to strengthen joint research projects, priorities will focus on the following themes:
   - Basic and technological sciences, including engineering and mathematics
   - Humanities and Social Sciences, including philosophy
   - Energy, including nuclear energy and renewable energy
   - Sustainable development, including urban studies and environment
   - Medical sciences and biotechnologies
   - Agricultural sciences
   - Art, culture and creative industries
The application deadline is February 19th 2017 Midnight

1. SCHOLARSHIP FOR PHD CANDIDATES

This scholarship supports from 3 to 10 months mobility at doctoral level. At the time of the application the candidate can be a master student but he/she shall be enrolled in a PhD program in Turkey at the time of his mobility to be eligible. This scholarship is compatible with the Erasmus+ program where additional grants can be found. The scholarship will cover the mobility period from the 1st of September 2017 until the 30th of June 2018. 

3 scholarships are offered in 2017 

Scholarship value/inclusions

   - Stipend equivalent to 767€ per month
   - Social insurance
Travel cost shall NOT be covered.

Condition of eligibility
   - Being a PhD candidate (being a PhD student at the moment of the mobility)
   - French and/or English speaker
   - Being a Turkish National (cannot be a French National)

2. SCHOLARSHIP FOR YOUNG VISITING RESEARCHERS

These scholarships program duration will be of two months anytime from the 1st of June till the 31st of December 2017.

8 scholarships are offered

Scholarship value/inclusions

   - Stipend equivalent to 1704€ per month
   - Social insurance
   - Travel cost shall be covered. The plane tickets dates will be booked accordingly to the dates of your scholarship, exceptions won’t be allowed.

Condition of eligibility
   - Being a young visiting researcher, PhD holder (compulsory) submission up to 3 years after obtaining the doctorate,
   - French and/or English speaker
   - Being a Turkish National (cannot be a French National)

3. SCHOLARSHIP FOR VISITING RESEARCHERS

These scholarships program duration will be of two months anytime from the 1st of June till the 31st of December 2017. 

6 scholarships are offered

Scholarship value/inclusions
   - Stipend equivalent to 2375€ per month
   - Social insurance
   - Travel cost shall be covered. The plane tickets dates will be booked accordingly to the dates of your scholarship, exceptions won’t be allowed.

Condition of eligibility
  - Being a visiting researcher, PhD Holder (compulsory), PhD should have been obtained more than three years before the time of your application.
   - French and/or English speaker
   - Being a Turkish National (cannot be a French National)

Please send your application to the following email address: [email protected] 

PLEASE notify the object of your email with the type of scholarship you are applying to:
- PhD candidate Scholarship
- Young Visiting Researcher Scholarship
- Visiting Researcher Scholarship
Incomplete applications will not be considered

Application package should include:
   - CV
   - Application form (attached)
   - A cover letter including the research project and your long term prospect in the frame of cooperation with French researchers (maximum 2 pages)
   - Two letters of reference (including a letter from the Director of the Department of your current university)
   - The letter of invitation from the French Research Center or University (which has to be found by the candidate and indicate clearly the dates of your stay).
All applications should be in French or English

Read the call of scholarship

Access to the application form