French Embassy Research Grants - Institute Of African Studies

The Higher Education, Research and Innovation Department (ESRI) of the French Embassy is funding mobility grants (SSHN* grants) for researchers, doctoral students and post-doctoral students in Nigeria. The research stay must take place in a French laboratory, as part of an existing collaboration, for a period of one to three months during 2023. The stay in France must end no later than 31 December 2023 and must take place in one go.

A grant will be allocated to a researcher / doctoral student /post-doctoral student of the Institute of African Studies. He/she will meet the following conditions:

- Not be of French nationality
- Not have received the grant before
- Be involved in research work in collaboration with a French research team or a team from a French laboratory.

The application form in pdf format should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than August 31th 2023 and must include the following documents:

- CV of the candidate wishing to carry out the research visit - Description of the current collaboration between the Nigerian and French teams (2 pages maximum) and mentioning of a French referent colleague in France

- Presentation of the purpose of the stay in France (indicate the duration of the funding requested: 1 to 3 months) and the contribution it will make to strengthening the collaboration (2 pages maximum).

The net amount of the monthly grant allocated by the ESRI department, will be 1704 euros per month. The scholarship will be managed by Agence Campus France in Paris. Women are strongly encouraged to apply

* Séjours scientifiques de Haut Niveau/ High-level scientific stays