[CALL FOR APPLICATIONS] 2026-2027 Collegium de Lyon fellowships

The Collegium's call for applications concerns research stays, for one or two semesters between September 2026 and June 2027 (one-semester chairs from September to December/January and from January/February to June). The fellowships include:

• All-inclusive housing (excluding household insurance) in our residence on the ENS de Lyon campus,
• Assistance with administrative formalities,
• And academic integration into our interdisciplinary cohort of international fellows.
   

The fellowships are open to scholars of any discipline.
 

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must hold a professorship or an equivalent research position in an academic institution outside of France and who will remain formally employed by their home institution for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Applicants must be officially sponsored by a research unit belonging to a member institution of the Université de Lyon. This unit will be the scientific co-host of the fellow throughout their stay at the Collegium.

The Collegium staff can be contacted for assistance in identifying local research units in specific academic disciplines.

Applications are open until October 24, 2025 at noon (Lyon time). Eligible applications will be evaluated by the Collegium's Scientific Advisory Board on the basis of the merits of the research project (strength, originality, interdisciplinary potential) and the final ranking will also take into account the disciplinary, gender, and geographic balance of the cohort of fellows to be assembled. Notification of acceptance will be sent to candidates in February 2026.
 

Find out more on the Collegium website  ||  Application form online