Atlas, short–term postdoctoral mobility 2026

Terms and conditions

Mission and funding

Contacts


The Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme and its partners offer mobility grants for stays of 2 to 3 months in France to postdoctoral researchers of all nationalities (see the call corresponding with your country). This grant is intended to help researchers carry out research work: field surveys, work in libraries and archives.

Applicants in social sciences & humanities  must be attached to a private or public higher education /research institution and be a PhD holder.

Terms and conditions

  • The programme breaks down into two sections:

  1. The INCOMING programme: it targets researchers affiliated with an institution of higher education and research or a public/private research institute based aboard wishing to undertake a research stay in France.
  2. The OUTGOING programme: it targets researchers residing and affiliated with a french institution of higher education and research or a public/private research institute who would like to benefit from a research stay in another country.
  • For the incoming mobility: Applicants must have obtained their PhD and defended their thesis no earlier than 2020.
  • For the outgoing mobility: For outgoing mobility: Be a citizen of an EU country and reside in France; be a post-doctoral researcher in SHS and have obtained their doctorate degreend from 2020; be associated with a research center / laboratory in France.
  • Please refer to the different calls to find out what arrangements apply to the competition you have chosen (geographical area, length of the fellowship) and the application procedure.

France > East Africa (outgoing) 

France > Baltic States, South Caucasus, Moldova (outgoing) 

Italy > France (incoming) 

France > Southeast Asia (outgoing)

France > Andean Countries (outgoing) 

France > Chinese-speaking World (outgoing) 

Italy > France (incoming) 

Italy > South Mediterrenean Countries (incoming) 

Central Asia > France (incoming) 

Romania > France (incoming) 

Italy > France (incoming) 

Mediterrenaen Countries > France (incoming) 

Mission and funding

  • Recipients will receive a monthly stipend between 1 700€ – 1 800€ per month (according to their destination).

Contacts

See the call for applications on the FMSH website 

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