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Fellowship programs

Funding the researchers of tomorrow

Each year, the French Embassy in Israel funds Israeli students and researchers for research stays in France — across all disciplines.

PhD & Post-doctoral

Chateaubriand Fellowships

Since 1988, the French government has funded the Chateaubriand Fellowships Program to encourage the mobility and exchange of Israeli students and young researchers to France. Thanks to this program, more than 400 Israeli students and scientists have had the opportunity to pursue research in France.

Far from being simple grant holders, Chateaubriand fellows benefit from many advantages: social security, access to university restaurants, lodging on campus and more — and are advised by the French Consulate on the conditions of entry and stay in France.

Training Research Fellowships — High-Level Scientific Stay

Open to Israeli scientists currently studying for a Ph.D. or who have completed one, to carry out research in a French university, school of engineering or public research laboratory — for a period of 4 to 6 months, non-renewable.

  • PhD students — monthly allowance €1,704
  • Young researchers (up to 5 years after Ph.D.) — higher monthly allowance
  • Health insurance and stay managed by Campus France
  • Eligible fields: Exact & Life Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences
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Who was François-René de Chateaubriand? A French writer, politician, diplomat and historian (1768–1848), considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature. The fellowship carries his name as a symbol of French letters and diplomacy.

High-Level Scientific Stay

Humanities & Social Sciences

Want to do research at the National Library of France? Study philosophy in Paris? Each year, the French Embassy grants Israeli students and researchers one-year scholarships to study (Master, Ph.D.) or carry out research (Post-Doc) in a French institution.

Benefits

  • €1,704 / month for Master
  • €2,055 / month for Ph.D.
  • €2,466 / month for Post-Doc
  • Social welfare, university restaurants and accommodation possibilities

Eligibility

  • Israeli citizenship
  • Accepted or invited by a French university, school or research institute
  • For studies: pursuing a Master or Ph.D. (Bachelor excluded)

All disciplines of humanities (philosophy, literature, history, theory of art…) and social sciences (sociology, law, economics, communication…) are eligible.

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Academic projects

Daguesh

Daguesh supports joint French-Israeli academic and scientific projects that strengthen lasting ties between institutions of the two countries — complementing the individual fellowship tracks with project-level cooperation.

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