For established scholars, recent doctoral-degree recipients, and appropriately qualified professionals outside of academia.
1 grant awarded
3-6 months in France from March 2025 or September 2025 - May 2026
The Fulbright US Scholars Core Program in the French Studies allows grantees to conduct research in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Political Science (preferred topics : Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Area studies, Arts, Art history, Education, Film studies, Geography, History (non-U.S.), Journalism, Language and Literature (non-U.S.), Linguistics, Music, Philosphy, Political Science, and Social Work). Grantees collaborate with colleagues from French research centers and institutes of higher education. We encourage grantees to participate in local conferences and workshops, to conduct seminars, and to share their research with colleagues at the host institution.
We expect applicants to arrange an affiliation and to solicit an invitation from a prospective host institution.
Applications for the 2025-26 grants are due September 16, 2024.
The US Scholars Program is administered by the Institute of International Education. For further information and to apply, please consult IIE's program page.
€2600-€3000 (approx. $2,800-$3,200) per month depending on the city of placement. Additional travel allowance of €1200 (approx. $1,300) for the grantee only.Visa fees will be waived for Fulbright grantees and their accompanying dependents. The Fulbright Commission will provide support and guidance for the visa process.
French language ability should be commensurate with the requirements of the project.
Many host institutions offer language courses.
We prefer candidates who intend to improve their French language skills.
New partnership between the Franco-American Fulbright Commission and the Collegium de Lyon : applicants to one of the three national Fulbright scholarship programs (All Disciplines, French Studies, Fulbright-Tocqueville) who wish to be hosted in a research unit in Lyon or Saint-Etienne are now eligible for a Collegium fellowship. This includes all-inclusive housing in the Collegium residence on the ENS de Lyon campus, assistance with administrative formalities, and integration into the 2025-2026 interdisciplinary cohort of international fellows.
The Collegium de Lyon is the Institute for Advanced Study of the University of Lyon, the umbrella organization that brings together all the major academic institutions in the Lyon/Saint-Etienne area. With nearly 200 research units (many of them inter-institutional) in virtually all disciplines, the University of Lyon is France's second largest academic research cluster.
The Collegium hosts international fellows for research stays of 5 or 10 months (from September to January and/or February to June) that foster ambitious and innovative research in all disciplines, as well as participation in the collective dynamics of the local research ecosystem.
Scholars interested in the Collegium fellowship program are asked to include a letter of support from the director of the targeted research unit at the University of Lyon with their Fulbright application.
More information on IIE's French Studies program page (see "Award Benefits" section)
