The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. It supports outstanding PhD students from U.S. institutions who wish to conduct part of their doctoral research in France for a period ranging from 4 to 8/9 months. Chateaubriand fellows are selected through a merit-based competition, with expert evaluation in France and in the United States.

This Fellowship is intended to increase visibility and networking opportunities and to provide timely recognition for research, scholarship, and creative activities. Up to $2,500 may be requested. Funds can be used for travel, accommodations, and scholarly preparation of products emanating from the experience.

Applicants may request up to $50,000 to spend on activities leading to extramural proposal submission for international research and development projects. An international collaborator and/or institution is required and must be documented in a letter of collaboration or support; those that have matching funds will be given priority.

The purpose of an IRN is to structure an international scientific community around a common theme or research infrastructure. It promotes the organization of international workshops, seminars, and thematic schools organized by network partners in France and abroad. Duration of 5 years, total amount comprised between €50,000-€75,000 over the duration of the project.

IRPs are collaborative research schemes between one or more CNRS laboratories and one or two laboratories from foreign countries. They strengthen previously-established collaboration through short- and medium-term scientific exchange. They are aimed at organizing working meetings or seminars, developing joint research activities including field research, and supervising students. Duration of 5 years, total amount comprised between €50,000-€75,000 over the duration of the project.