Barrande Fellowship Programme: doctoral degree study under the joint supervision /host country: France/

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The Barrande Fellowship Programme (hereinafter referred to as the programme) was established in 2019 to create and develop cooperation between Czech and French universities and research institutes and to support the scientific careers of PhD students. The programme provides selected PhD students with a financial contribution to conduct their research projects in a partner country - France or the Czech Republic. The selection procedure takes place once a year, scholarships are awarded by decision of the bilateral committee (representatives of the Embassy of France in the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic), which is guided by the recommendation of expert panels. Each year, approximately fifty applicants apply for the scholarship, and the number of scholarships awarded is usually between 25 and 30 (depending on the financial possibilities of the programme in a given year).

The programme supports two types of fellowships:

(1) short-term research stay (1 to 3 months),

(2) a doctoral degree study under the joint supervision, the so-called cotutelle (maximum 3 years, the scholarship holder receives a scholarship for 5 months each year).

The scholarship is funded by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic and the Embassy of France in the Czech Republic.

How to apply?

Before applying, we recommend reading the application guidelines.

Prospective students who are eligible submit their applications through this application system.

1. Create a personal account if you do not already have one; you will need it to submit the application and for any further communication regarding this scholarship programme.

2. Once you log in, find the appropriate call in the "Catalogue of Calls".

3. Read the section Application package in the Application guidelines. All the required documents must be collected and uploaded before the application deadline on January 29th, 2027.

You do not need to complete the application in one go; you can continue filling it in after logging back into the system via the ‘APPLICATIONS’ – ‘My applications’ option.

As part of the programme: Barrande Fellowships

Education level: higher (Doctoral study programme)

Relationship to the institution: graduate, student

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Country of application:

Czechia

Stay information

Minimum length of stay [month]: 5

Maximum length of stay [month]: 15

Scholarship information

Amount: 1850 EUR

Payment method: paid by the host country

Payment period: monthly

Travel costs

Reimbursed: No

Reimbursed by institution: No

travel expenses are not reimbursed

Application attachments

Name	Format	Mandatory	Signature required	Official verification required
a/ Academic CV in English	PDF	Yes	No	No
b/ Cover letter in English	PDF	Yes	No	No
c/ Description of the research project in English	PDF	Yes	No	No
d/ Reference letter from the Czech supervisor	PDF	Yes	Yes	No
e/ Letter of acceptance from the French supervisor	PDF	Yes	Yes	No
f/ Transcript of records in English	PDF	Yes	No	No
Other		No	No	No

Currently open calls

Call ID	Name	Academic year	Submit from	Submit to
521	(OUT/FR/CT) Open call for 2027/2028	2027/2028	30. 10. 2026	29. 1. 2027

Closed calls

Call ID	Name	Academic year	Submit from	Submit to
246	(OUT/FR/CT) Open call for 2026/2027	2026/2027	31. 10. 2025	29. 1. 2026
99	(OUT/FR/CT) Open call for 2025/2026	2025/2026	25. 10. 2024	26. 1. 2025