Deadline:
December 15, 2026
Location(s)
France
Various locations
Overview
Launched in 2018, the Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) initiative has met with worldwide enthusiasm, generating expressions of interest from a large number of highly qualified students and researchers.
Details
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 will support researchers working on topics listed in the "Research Themes" section.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT (IN ENGLISH OR FRENCH)
- Research Project Title
- Keywords (6)
- Abstract of the Research Project (2,000 char. max.)
- Context and Motivation (2,000 char. max.)
- Scientific Objectives (2,000 char. max.)
- Methodology and Timeline (4,500 char. max.)
- Project position in relation to the MOPGA scientific domain (2,000 char. max.)
- Collaborations and/or impacts for the candidate's country of origin or residence in relation to the research project proposal (2,000 characters max.)
RESEARCH THEMES
Five broad research themes are eligible:
- Earth systems
- Climate change and sustainability
- Energy transition
- Societal challenges of environmental issues
- Human, animal and ecosystem health as part as a "One Health" approach.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must:
- 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.
Dates
Deadline: December 15, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
Fellowships are awarded for a period of 12 months.
Each fellowship includes, exclusively:
- A monthly allowance of €2,500;
- A €500 settling-in allowance;
- Health coverage: health insurance, civil liability insurance and repatriation assistance, followed by supplementary health insurance once the fellow has been registered with the French social security system.
This programme falls within the framework of the research stay scheme established under the French Research Programming Law 2021–2030 (LPR, Article 12) and incorporated into Article L.434-1 of the French Research Code. Successful applicants are granted the status of French Government Scholarship holders (BGF). The fellowship is paid directly by Campus France. A research stay agreement must be signed between the host institution in France and the researcher.
By supporting an application, host laboratories undertake to provide an appropriate scientific environment for the successful completion of the project throughout the research stay. Host laboratories do not receive any funding under the programme; the fellowship is intended solely to cover the invited researcher’s living expenses.
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