Mobility Funding Guide to the United Kingdom
Clarisse Faria-Fortecoëf
A support intended for French students and scientists, wishing to travel to the other side of the Channel for a training or research activities.
You will find in the French "Guide des financements France vers le Royaume-Uni" published by the the Science & Technology Department of the French Embassy in the UK, a list (not exhaustive) of existing grants or scholarships (“bourses” being the selected generic term):
- Mobility scholarships for a semester or a year of study;
- scholarships to pursue studies for example in the framework of a Master;
- PhD grants;
- research grants;
- grants for short stays.
They are classified according to the nature of the structure that proposes them:
- French organizations to "go out of France": public sector, academia, associations and foundations;
- British organizations which welcome foreigners: research councils, charities, learned societies;
- in the framework of specific bilateral agreements;
- European Commission: Horizon 2020;
- international bodies to go out of France.
For each funding scheme, the following information is specified:
- Scholarship type;
- covered scientific area;
- objectives;
- eligibility;
- stay duration;
- funding level when available;
- deadlines;
- useful web links and contacts for further information.