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Chateaubriand Fellowship Program - HSS 2027/28

Application form
Welcome to the Chateaubriand Fellowship Program application for Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) sponsored by the Embassy of France in the US. This program allows young scholars to broaden their experience and networks by spending several months at a French higher-education institution. The fellows will be able to engage in dissertation research and interact with a French mentor and scholars.

Application Guidelines:
- All fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. You will not be able to submit your application until all required items are complete.
- You do not need to complete this application in one sitting. To save your response, click "Save" located at the bottom of the page (Submit Application section). You will be able to access any work saved during your next session. However, once you SUBMIT your application, you CANNOT make changes to it.
- To submit your application, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "Review Answers" - you will then be able to review your application and submit it.
- You must complete and submit this application by the deadline to be considered for the fellowship.
Additional Tips:
- Have the fellowship description available for reference.
- Prepare answers to longer questions ahead; you can copy and paste information into all text boxes.
- Prepare required documents and save them in PDF format.
- Review your application for errors.
Required Documents:
- Detailed description of your research project
- 1 letter of support from your US advisor
- 1 letter of invitation from your project advisor in France with your planned semester dates, either fall from September 1st up to December 31st or for spring either January 1st up to April 30th or February 1st up to May 31st
- Up to 3 letters of recommendation (that does not include the support letter and letter of invitation in that count)
- Copies of your transcripts.
We will not review incomplete applications. Only PDF Documents.

Please consult the guidelines for instructions, including content and format requirements.

Please be sure to submit ALL documents by January 18th, 2026, by 11:59pm EST.

Optional Documents:
- Joint supervision Agreeement (co-tutelle)
PDF Documents only.

If you have any questions or difficulties during the application process, feel free to reach out to hss.chateaubriand.fellowship@gmail.com
- First Name
  As it appears on your passport
- Preferred Name
  If different than your legal name
- Last Name
  As it appears on your passport
- Gender
- Date of Birth
  
  MonthDayYear
  2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
- Country of Birth
- City of Birth
- Country of Citizenship
- Second Country of Citizenship
- Indicate the number of dependents* you expect to accompany you on the grant.
- *Note: For the purposes of grant benefits, a dependent is either (1) a spouse or (2) a relative (child, grandchild, parent, or sibling) who is financially dependent on the applicant. Accompanying dependents are those who spend at least 80 percent of the grant period with the grantee abroad.
- Contact Details
- Primary Email Address
  example@example.com
- Secondary Email Address
  Please provide a different alternate email address (e.g. professional, university, personal, etc.) that can be used to contact you if you cannot be reached via your primary email address.
- Permanent Address
  
  Street Address
  
  Street Address Line 2
  
  CityState / Province
  
  Postal / Zip Code
- Phone Number
  
  Country CodeArea CodePhone Number
- This section collects information about your academic background, including academic degrees and previous fellowship(s) if applicable.
  
  Please list your academic degrees from earliest to latest.
- Academic Curriculum
- Degree 1
- Degree 2
- Degree 3
- Fellowships
- Fellowship 1
- Fellowship 2
- Fellowship 3
- Fellowship 4
- Fellowship 5
- Enter at least three of your most significant professional accomplishments, starting with the most significant. These may include honors, awards, publications, exhibitions, conferences, etc.
- Accomplishment 1
  
  0/200
- Accomplishment 2
  
  0/200
- Accomplishment 3
  
  0/200
- Accomplishment 4
  
  0/200
- Accomplishment 5
  
  0/200
- U.S. Institution
- Current Institution in the U.S.
- Name of Department/Laboratory
- Address of your Institution
  
  Street Address
  
  Street Address Line 2
  
  CityState / Province
  
  Postal / Zip Code
- Dissertation information
- Dissertation Title
- Academic Discipline
- Other Specializations: enter additional details about the discipline and/or specialization of your project. If your project is interdisciplinary, include the other discipline(s) here.
  
  0/200
- Expected date for dissertation defense
  
  MonthDayYear
  2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit yearDate
- Provide an abstract or brief summary of proposed project․
  
  0/700
- U.S. Advisor
- Full Name
  
  First NameLast Name
- Department
- Email
  example@example.com
- Phone Number
  Format: (000) 000-0000.
- Host Institution
- Host Institution in France
- Name of Department/Laboratory
- Address
  
  Street Address
  
  Street Address Line 2
  
  City
  
  Postal / Zip Code
- Is your department of research affiliated with the CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique)?
- Is your department of research affiliated with the Université Clermont-Auvergne?
- Your Project
- Is your application linked to an existing collaboration between your American and French advisors ?
- Please describe this Collaboration
  
  0/1000
- Please provide three main research fields related to your dissertation project:
- Explain why your stay in France is necessary for your dissertation and list the French Institutions, Librairies, Archives, and Museums where you plan to do your research :
  
  0/2000
- What type of fellowship are you the most interested in?
- Expected date of arrival in France
  
  MonthDayYear
  2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit yearThe fellowship in France must start between September 1, 2025, and April 30, 2026.
- Project Advisor in France
- Full Name
  
  First NameLast Name
- Department/Laboratory
- Email address
  example@example.com
- Phone Number :
  Format: (000) 000-0000.
- Financial Support
- Will you receive additional support while in France?
- Please specify amount and source
- Have you applied for other fellowships?
- Please specify fellowship name, amount and when laureates will be selected
- Reference 1
- Reference 1 - Full Name
  
  First NameLast Name
- University / Organisation
- Job Title
- Department/Laboratory
- Reference 1 - Email Address
  example@example.com
- Phone number
  
  Country CodePhone Number
- Reference 2
- Reference 2 - Full Name
  
  First NameLast Name
- University / Organisation
- Job Title
- Department/Laboratory
- Reference 2 - Email Address
  example@example.com
- Phone number
  
  Country CodePhone Number
- Study Abroad Contact
- Please provide the name of the person in charge of study abroad programs in your Graduate School.
- Full Name
  
  First NameLast Name
- Additional comments
- Email
  example@example.com
- All applications require that you upload/send the following documents:
  - Detailed description of your dissertation
  - 1 letter of support from your US advisor
  - 1 letter of invitation from your project advisor in France
  - Up to 3 letters of recommendation
  - Copies of your transcripts.
  Please have your letter(s) of reccomendation sent to the following email address:
  
  hss.chateaubriand.fellowship@gmail.com.
  
  Please ask your professor to use "LastName-FirstName-Recommendation/Support-Letter" (your name) as the email subject and document title. We will then add it to your application file.
  
  Letters of recommendation and support can be submitted after submitting the application but must be submitted by the deadline.
  
  We will not review incomplete applications.
  
  Please consult the guidelines for instructions, including content and format requirements.
  
  Optional Documents:
  - Joint supervision Agreeement (co-tutelle)
  Only PDF Documents.
- Upload Your Documents
  
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- Comments/suggestions for the application process?
- Would you wish to be contacted in the future for Chateaubriand Alumni Events & Programs?
- Signature
- By my signature below, I declare that all the information in this application is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that withholding, misrepresenting or giving false information will invalidate my application and make me ineligible for the Chateaubriand Fellowship.
- In place of your signature, please type your full legal name:
- Should be Empty:

Chateaubriand Fellowship Program - HSS 2027/28

Contact Details

Academic Curriculum

Fellowships

U.S. Institution

Dissertation information

U.S. Advisor

Host Institution

Your Project

Project Advisor in France

Financial Support

Reference 1

Reference 2

Study Abroad Contact

All applications require that you upload/send the following documents:

Signature