Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) - FRANCE

With GROW, NSF Graduate Fellows can benefit from partnerships developed by NSF with funding organizations in other countries to develop international research collaborations. France is delighted to join this programme and to welcome young American PhD candidates in its labs for a few months.
Graduate Research Fellows are strongly encouraged to contact in advance potential host teams, in particular collaborators of their supervisor. Research visits between three and twelve months will be supported. In kind support provided by host institutions (laboratories, universities...) and access to research infrastructures will be free of charges. GROW Fellows will be incorporated in research teams and will benefit from the existing facilities. Support for the visiting Fellow's additional living expenses will up to 1500 Euros per month, free from income tax due to tax convention between the U.S. and France.

Summary:

* Programme: Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) of the U.S.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
* Partnership: French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR)
* Duration: One visit of three to twelve months.
*  Support: $5000 travel allowance from NSF + €1,000-€1,500 living
allowance from MESR per month, depending on location of host institution
and stage of academic study.
* Eligibility: applicant must have completed at least one year of their
graduate program at the time of application. They must be enrolled at U.S.
institutions. The competition is open to Masters and PhD fellows.
* Website: http://www.nsf.gov/od/oise/grow-country-details-france.jsp

Deadline: February 1

See Dear Colleague Letter NSF 13-022 for information on how to apply. For additional information on the GROW program, check the program webpage or email inquiries to grow@nsf.gov. Note that external websites not maintained by NSF may become inactive over time.