France, as a major player in the fight against climate change and guarantor of the spirit of the Paris Agreement, is launching a new MOPGA visiting fellowship program geared towards strengthening scientific contributions to climate change issues raised by the COPs.
This eighth Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) call for applications is intended to welcome at least 60 early career researchers wishing to carry out their research in France. The program is funded by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the French Ministry for Higher Education and Research, and implemented by Campus France.
The MOPGA 2025 Visiting Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers (Alumni) will support researchers working on following five broad research themes are eligible:
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Earth systems
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Climate change and sustainability
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Energy transition
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Societal challenges of environmental issues
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Human, animal and ecosystem health as part as a "One Health" approach.
Application should have following documents:
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CV including the list of your publications in English (4 pages max)
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PhD Diploma (or certificate of PhD diploma)
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CV of your research supervisor in the French host institution (2 pages max)
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Letter of support from the French host institution
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Letters of recommendation (3 max)
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Passport or proof of ID
Timeline:
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September 5th 2024: Application period opens
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December 5th 2024: Application period ends
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May 2025 : Notification of the results
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Between September 2025 and December 2025 (at the latest): Arrival in France and start of the fellowship