Chateaubriand Fellowship Program

The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. It supports outstanding PhD students from U.S institutions who wish to conduct part of their doctoral research in France for a period ranging from 4 to 9 months. Chateaubriand fellows are selected through a merit-based competition, with expert evaluation in France and in the United States.

The Fellowship is divided into two subprograms:

• Science, Technology, Engineering, Math & Health

• Humanities & Social Sciences

Award Type

• Monthly allowance (up to 1750 euros/month, depending on other sources of funding)
• Round trip ticket to France
• Support for health insurance abroad

Eligibility Requirements for Science, Technology, Engineering, Math & Health Track

• You must be currently working on your PhD
• You must be registered in an American university (US citizenship is not required; however, French citizens are not eligible)
• All STEM and Health research topics are eligible
• Research should be performed in a French laboratory (university, engineering school, public research laboratory…)
• Your US and French advisors must agree to co-supervise part of your thesis
• Knowledge of French is not mandatory and is left to the discretion of the host institution
• Co-sponsorship by a candidate’s American university or French host institution is encouraged

Eligibility Requirements for Humanities & Social Sciences

• You must be currently working on your PhD
• You must be registered in an American university (US citizenship is not required; however, French citizens are not eligible)
• All HSS research topics are eligible
• You must obtain a letter of agreement from your advisor(s) in the U.S., as well as a letter of invitation from a professor affiliated with a French university or research institution.
• Your US and French advisors must agree to co-supervise part of your thesis
• Knowledge of French is not mandatory and is left to the discretion of the host institution