MOPGA 2023: VISITING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS

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Launched in 2018, the Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) initiative has met with worldwide enthusiasm, generating expressions of interest from a large number of highly qualified students and researchers.

WHO MAY APPLY ?

40 fellowships will be awarded to the young researchers over a 12-month period from September of each academic year.

A Hosting Agreement (convention de séjour de recherche) will have to be established between the MOPGA Fellow and the host institution. This Agreement will specify the means and resources made available by the host laboratory so that the researcher can carry out the research project.

For more information: https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/fr/bo/22/Hebdo19/ESRS2207381C.htm#item5

RESEARCH THEMES

Five broad research themes are eligible:

Earth systems
Climate change and sustainability
Energy transition
Societal challenges of environmental issues
Human, animal and ecosystem health as part as a "One Health" approach.

SELECTION PROCESS

Consistent with the aims and requirements of this call for applications, the selection process will unfold in two phases. In the first phase, scientific experts in the covered fields will evaluate the applications received. In the second phase, an international committee will select the 40 final fellows for the MOPGA program.

CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY

Candidates must:

•   have obtained their PhD less than five years prior to the application (i.e. they must have defended their PhD between December 2017 and December 2022),
•   NOT hold French citizenship,
•   not have resided in France after September 1st, 2022.

The start of the MOPGA 5 Visiting Fellowship for Young Researchers is due to take effect in September 2023.

For more information about the application process, please click here:

https://www.campusfrance.org/en/mopga-2023