Chateaubriand Fellowship - Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)

HSS Chateaubriand is a fellowship program offered by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States. It targets outstanding Ph.D. students from American universities who seek to engage in research in France, in any discipline of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Fellows are selected through a merit-based competition, through a binational collaborative process involving expert evaluators from both countries. HSS Chateaubriand grantees are applicants who answer the program’s criteria of excellence and whose sojourn in France will support the program’s philosophy. 

Eligibility:

• Candidates must be currently working on their Ph.D.
• Candidates do not have to be U.S. citizens, but they must be enrolled in an American university. However, French citizens are not eligible to apply.

Fellowships offered:

• Fall Fellowship: 4 months, starts October 1st.
• Spring Fellowship: 4 months, starts February 1st.
• Year-long Fellowship: 8 months, starts October 1st.

HSS Chateaubriand fellows receive:

• A monthly stipend of 1500 €
• Health insurance for the entire duration of the fellowship
• A round-trip ticket to France with welcome package