Call for applications

2027-2028 H2O'Lyon Water Science/Collegium Fellowship

From September 18, 2026 to December 18, 2026

As part of the multi-year partnership between the H2O'Lyon Graduate School of Research in Water Science and the Collegium de Lyon, we are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Collegium's H2O'Lyon Water Sciences Fellowship. Each year, the programme welcomes a researcher in residence for a period of between five and ten months, from September to June.

The fellowship is open to scholars who hold a professorship or an equivalent research position at an academic institution outside of France. Applicants are invited to submit a research project focused on freshwater issues that matches the interests of a local H2O'Lyon partner laboratory.
 

The H2O'Lyon Fellowship in Water Sciences includes:

- All-inclusive accommodation (excluding household insurance) in an apartment in the Collegium de Lyon residence and assistance with administrative formalities;

- Academic integration into the Collegium's interdisciplinary cohort of international fellows in residence, with participation in the weekly internal seminar and other scientific activities;

- Payment by H2O'Lyon of a monthly stipend of 1,100 euros and travel expenses.

Schedule for hosting in 2027-2028 : 

  1. Application deadline: 18 December 2026
  2. Interviews:13 January 2027
  3. Selection results: end of January 2027
Application:Application and CV to be sent to:  h2olyon@univ-lyon1.fr 

Click here to view the call for application and the application form 

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