Call for Applications: Research Mobility Program (Saudi Arabia)
Deadline: 30-May-22
The French Embassy in Riyadh’s Research Mobility program aims at supporting collaboration and exchanges between the French and the Saudi Research ecosystems, through financing mobility of young or senior Saudi researchers in France. Its objective is to pave the ground for joint scientific cooperation between the two countries.
After the 2020 and 2021 editions financing three months programs in France for Saudi researchers from all the Kingdom, the French Embassy opens the third edition of this program.
Funding Information
Stay in France for a period of up to 3 months, with a minimum of 1700 euros per month;
Round trip to France from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
Schengen visa with a specific mention for “talented researcher” (the procedure will be taken into charge by the Embassy) ;
Medical and travel insurance.
Eligibility Criteria
be a Saudi citizen;
be, at least, a master’s degree graduate;
work in a Saudi university/research institution;
conduct research activities;
obtain the full support of its institution to take part in the research mobility program;
plan to go to a French host institution for conducting joint research activities.
Any field can be submitted in 2022, including social sciences and humanities.
Selection Criteria
Scientific interest and relevance of the project;
Academic and research background of the research candidate;
Support of two research supervisors: one in the host institution in France, one in the institution the candidate belongs to KSA;
Relevance of the research project with regard to the priorities of the host institution and the priorities of Saudi-French scientific cooperation;
English proficiency;
French language would be a plus but is not a prerequisite for this research program.
For more information, visit https://sa.ambafrance.org/Call-for-applications-for-the-scientific-residency-program