Stay in a laboratory in France

The Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) is offering mathematicians working in an institution outside France the opportunity to spend three months in a laboratory in France between February 1, 2025 and November 30, 2025.

This stay is accompanied by financial support: travel, visa, accommodation and catering expenses for the duration of the stay.

Interested mathematicians must first identify a laboratory in France that can accommodate them, and contact a colleague with whom they can develop a research program during their stay. The list of laboratories is available by following the link :

The CRM-CNRS director can help you in this identification process.

Applications must be submitted to the CRM-CNRS director. This application will then be forwarded to the CNRS, which will make a selection from all the applications received.

The application must be written in French or English and contain:

– CV (with list of publications)

– A specific scientific project for the stay, mentioning the mathematician in France with whom the work will be carried out.

– Provisional dates of stay between February 1, 2025 and November 30, 2025.

– An invitation letter / copy of e-mail from the management of the host laboratory in France

in a single PDF file.

Application address: emmanuel.royer@cnrs.fr

Information and help in preparing your application : emmanuel.royer@cnrs.fr

Application deadline: September 30, 2024.