Fellowships & Grants

Undergraduate Students:

• Square D Travel Grant*, one $3000 award for undergraduates conducting BA research in France
• Foreign Language Acquisition Grants*, up to one hundred $2000 awards to defray the expenses of College students who plan to enroll in an intermediate or advanced intensive language program abroad.
• International Traveling Research Fellowships*, three $3000 awards to support summer research outside the US (in a non-English-speaking country) on a project leading to a BA thesis.
• François Furet Travel Grant*, six $1000 awards to defray expenses associated with a short-term research project or language-study program in France. Contact Dan Bertsche for more information.
  • Application Guidelines
  • Application [PDF]
• Department of State Fulbright Grants
• Fulbright Teaching and Internship Opportunities

Graduate Students:

• France Chicago Center Summer Fellowship*, one $4000 award to a graduate student in the Humanities or Social Science division who wishes to conduct summer research in France. Contact Dan Bertsche for more information.
  • Application Guidelines
  • Application [PDF]
• François Furet Travel Grants*, six $1000 awards to defray expenses associated with a short-term research project or language-study program in France. Contact Dan Bertsche for more information.
  • Application Guidelines
  • Application [PDF]
• Sciences Po Exchange Fellowship*, an opportunity for graduate students in the Humanities or Social Sciences Divisions to conduct up to 6 - 9 months of research at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris. Contact Dan Bertsche for more information.
  • Application Guidelines
  • Application [PDF]
• EHESS Exchange Fellowship*, an opportunity for graduate students in the Social Sciences to conduct up to 6 months of research at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris. Contact Patrick Hall for more information.
• Department of State Fulbright Grants
• Lurcy Fellowship*, one $20,000 award to an advanced graduate student conducting doctoral dissertation research in France.

* indicates award competitions limited to students currently enrolled at the University of Chicago.

Internships and Scholarships from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Chateaubriand Scholarships in support of advanced study in the fields of French literature, cinema, the humanities, the arts, history, philosophy, and political science.
• Chateaubriand Scholarships in Science and Technology to support research conducted in a French laboratory.
• FACSEA Scholarship for advanced research in French cinema
• Teaching Assistantship Positions, part-time English teaching opportunities in French schools during the academic year
• Summer Internships in France
• Eiffel Fellowships for advanced study in economics, accounting, political science, law, and administration.