CALL OPEN – 2026 SAS PhD Students Mobility Grants at CEFRES 2026

CALL OPEN – 2026 SAS PhD Students Mobility Grants at CEFRES 2026

Call for application for PhD students enrolled at the Slovak Academy of Sciences

The Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), the French Institute Slovakia (IFS) & the French Research Center in Humanities and Social Sciences (CEFRES) offer mobility grants at the CEFRES for PhD students enrolled at the SAS.

FELLOWSHIPS

Funding:  750 € per month for a duration of 6 months (cumulative with the PhD scholarships at the SAS)
Duration:                                6 months between September 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027
Languages:Good command of English is mandatory; command of French is not required but appreciated.

The selected young researchers will join the CEFRES multidisciplinary research team: they will work in an international research center, present their work at the internal CEFRES seminars, and may also organize a scientific event (workshop, conference…) co-financed by the Center. CEFRES can also help fellows in looking for affordable housing in Prague.

ELIGIBILITY

  • PhD students enrolled at SAS

SCHEDULE

January 1, 2026            Opening of the call
March 16, 2026, 23:59 CETDeadline for submissions                 
March 16 – April 13, 2026Evaluation of the applications by a committee of experts
April 23-24, 2026Online auditions with selected candidates
May 2026Publication of the results

APPLICATION PACKAGE (in English or French)

  1. Duly filled in application form – download the form here
  2. A summary of your research (2-3 pp. maximum) incl. the aims and inputs of the research;
    its methodological and theoretical frame; the first outcomes since the beginning of the research and a short bibliography (10 references maximum)
  3. A letter of motivation answering these two questions: how does your research project contribute to one of CEFRES’s research areas (450 words), how can your research benefit from CEFRES? (300 words)
  4. Two academic reference letters, including one from the PhD supervisor
  5. A CV with a list of publications and papers
  6. A letter of authorisation from the director of the SAV host institute or centre preferably describing their support for the application

Applications must be submitted electronically in one PdF entitled “Young Fellow-Your surname” at: claire@cefres.cz. To be considered, application packages must be complete.

Questions on the application procedure may be sent to: 

2026-CFA PhD SAV CEFRES-formStiahnuť