MOPGA 2027: 12-month visiting fellowships in France for early-career researchers on climate and environmental topics, applications until 15 December

The Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) 2027 programme invites applications for 12-month visiting research fellowships in France. Funded by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space, the scheme is implemented by Campus France. The initiative supports early-career international researchers conducting advanced work on climate change and environmental topics.

Successful candidates will receive fellowship support for a 12-month research stay based at a French laboratory, beginning in September 2027. The call accepts applications until the deadline of 15 December 2026. The programme forms part of France’s ongoing commitment to international research mobility and the goals of the Paris Agreement.

What is funded

The grant funds a 12-month visiting research stay in France starting in September 2027. Fellows will conduct their independent research projects hosted within a French research laboratory.

Funded activities must center strictly on climate change and environmental themes. The financial mechanism provides fellowship support to cover the researcher’s stay, enabling full-time focus on their scientific agenda during the 12-month placement.

Who can apply

The call is aimed at early-career researchers affiliated with or applying as individual researchers, higher education institutions, or research institutes. Applicants must hold any nationality other than French.

Candidates must have successfully defended their doctoral degree between December 2021 and December 2026. The call is designed exclusively for foreign researchers who demonstrate international mobility to France.

Conditions and requirements

Applicants must meet strict eligibility windows regarding their doctoral defense date. Any doctorate defended outside the period of December 2021 to December 2026 does not qualify for this fellowship intake.

Practical tip. Verify your PhD defense certificate dates against the eligibility window before drafting your proposal, and contact prospective host laboratories in France well in advance to secure an agreement for your research placement. Confirming host laboratory interest early ensures all institutional arrangements are ready ahead of the deadline.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted in line with the instructions managed by Campus France before the official deadline of 15 December 2026. Incomplete submissions or projects that fall outside the designated environmental topics will not be evaluated.

The donor documentation does not specify the complete documentation checklist or application portal interface in this excerpt. Applicants should prepare their research proposal, proof of PhD defense, and host laboratory correspondence through the designated Campus France system.

Applications are submitted on the donor’s page: campusfrance.org.