PRESTIGE Postdoc program
Application and selection procedure
Any post-doc level researcher complying with the Marie Curie Actions mobility rules (not have resided or carried out his/her main activity - work, studies, etc. - in the country of his/her host organisation for more than 12 months in the three years immediately prior to the application deadline) may apply for funding through PRESTIGE programme. Furthermore, each applicant has to secure a co-financing for his/her PRESTIGE mobility from the host organisation (for Incoming and Re-integration schemes) or sending organisation (for the Outgoing scheme).
Eligible applications will be evaluated by an international scientific panel and the final decision will be taken by the PRESTIGE Steering Committee. Each selected researcher will be entitled to be mentioned as both “PRESTIGE Fellow” and “Marie Curie Fellow”.
EU co-funding:
Researchers will be partly financed through PRESTIGE by a EU grant (roughly 1/3 of the salary) paid by Campus France to the host or sending institutions which commit themselves to finance the remaining amount. Please note that the actual grant amount will be prorated depending on the duration of the mobility.
Scientific fields:
The programme is open to any scientific field and research topic, as far as in compliance with EU ethics regulation and rules.
Eligibility:
•The applicant must be in possession of a doctoral degree or having at least 4 years of research experience (full-time equivalent). PhD students can apply provided that they will be in possession of their doctoral degree by the start of the post-doc mobility.
•The applicant must comply with the Marie Curie Actions mobility rules (not have resided or carried out his/her main activity - work, studies, etc. - in the country of his/her host organisation for more than 12 months in the three years immediately prior to the application deadline)
•The hosting/sending research institution must be in France
•There is no age limit and no nationality requirement (although for the Re-integration mobility some restrictions apply)
•The applicant should not already benefit grant from another EU grant
•The applicant must provide a letter of recommendation from the host institution
•The applicant must provide a commitment letter from the hosting/sending institution on the co-financing of his/her research mobility
•The online application must be complete and sent by the relevant cut-off date
•If selected for funding, the researcher must be paid from the hosting/sending institution at least the PRESTIGE minimum living, mobility and research allowance
How to find a co-financing partner?
PRESTIGE partner financing organisations/grant schemes are available here.
Nevertheless, applicants are free to find a different financing organisation/grant scheme, as far as the funding commitment is clearly stated in the letter attached to the application. In this case, applicants are required to provide the contact details of a referee from the partner institution, so that Campus France may duly validate the co-financing commitment and sign a bilateral agreement with that organisation.
Evaluation & selection:
The evaluation procedure will take place within two months after each cut-off date and the results will be published online on the PRESTIGE website. The final selection of the PRESTIGE fellows will be known after the formal meeting of the programme’s Steering Committee.
Starting of the fellowship:
The fellowships may start after the formal decision of the Steering Committee. This will depend on available co-financing from partner organisations and will be at the very earliest three months and at the very latest six months after the relevant cut-off date for applications.
For more information:
Please see the FAQ section before contacting us by email at prestige@campusfrance.org