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Application Deadline: December 15, 2026
Applications are now open for the 2027 French Government’s Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) Scholarship Program. As a major player in the fight against climate change and a guarantor of the spirit of the Paris Agreement, France is launching a new MOPGA research stay scholarship program for young researchers. This program aims to strengthen scientific contributions to the climate change issues raised by the Conferences of the parties (COP).
This new call for projects for the Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) program is funded by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space (MESRE), and implemented by Campus France. It will welcome young researchers who wish to conduct a research project in France, thereby fostering their collaboration with leading French research institutions.
These scholarships will be awarded to the successful young researchers for a period of 12 months, starting in September 2027.
Eligibility Requirements
Foreign researchers who meet the following conditions can apply:
- Hold a doctoral degree awarded less than five years before the application deadline, i.e. have defended their PhD thesis between December 2021 and December 2026 inclusive;
- Be exclusively of foreign nationality (all nationalities are eligible except French nationality);
- Apply for the purpose of undertaking international mobility to France;
- Not be residing and professionally active in France at the time of application;
- Not have previously received a MOPGA fellowship.
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