Atlas Horn of Africa > France Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2024 (Stipend available) APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the Atlas Horn of Africa > France Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

Atlas Horn of Africa > France Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2024

About Atlas Horn of Africa > France Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2024

The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) and the French Center for Ethiopian Studies (CFEE) offer a short-term fellowship of two months in France for postdoc researchers from the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somaliland).

This research stay is designed to enable researchers to conduct research studies in France: field enquiries, library and archives work.

This call is part of the Atlas Programme for short-term postdoctoral mobility launched by the FMSH and its partners.

Program Details

Laureates will receive a monthly stipend of 1 700€ (paid at the beginning of each month of stay). This financial contribution is intended to cover expenditure such as transport and accommodation costs.

Eligibility

  • Nationality:
    This program is open to researchers originating from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somaliland and affiliated with an institution of higher education and research or a public or private research institute based in one of these countries.
  • Educational Degree:
    Applicants must have obtained their PhD doctorate and presented their thesis from 2018.
  • Theme:
    Applicants   must   be   involved   in   research   in   social   and   human   sciences.
  • French host institution:
    Before submitting their application, applicants will have to find a French research institution to host them for the time of their stay. Applicants will have to provide a letter from the hosting institution addressed to the FMSH and the CFEE expressing the institution’s willingness to host the applicant during the time of fellowship and explaining the work conditions offered.

Application

For those interested in the Atlas Horn of Africa > France Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2024.

  1. Go to http://calls.msh-paris.fr and enter the “Researcher Workspace”
  2. Log in if you have already created an account, if not, create an account
  3. Fill in your profile and click on “Create a new application”
  4. Select “Atlas incoming 2024 Program” then the specific call “FMSH-CFEE: Horn of Africa > France.”
  5. Fill in all the tabs on the form
  6. In the “Documents” final tab, you will need to upload your research application into one single PDF document: 
    • Research proposal
    • Signed cover letter
    • CV of maximum 2 pages and list of publications
      Copy of the PhD diploma
    • Letter from the director of the research institution in in the country of origin
    • Letter of invitation from the director of the host research institution in France
  7. You can save your application without submitting it and come back to it later, or you can submit it permanently. Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automatic confirmation email. Please note that if your application is not submitted it will not be considered. Applications that are incomplete or do not match the description above will not be considered.

For any information on the platform, or in case of difficulty in using it, contact fadili@msh-paris.fr

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 18 February 2024.

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