Undertake research abroad through international mobility.
International immersions and internship grants enabling a placement abroad : explore the international dimensions of research!
You will expand your network and meet other members of the ORION community while communicating in several languages.
Master Grants ORION
Are you a laboratory scientific lead and would like to host an international student for a research internship?
These grants are intended for international students wishing to undertake a Master 2 research stay in laboratories on the Lorraine site.
Applications are submitted by the research director of a laboratory on the Lorraine site and make it possible to host students from the laboratories’ established international partner institutions.
Funding
Master Grants funding includes :
- A stipend for a 4-6-month internship of €1,000 per month;
- Financial support of €1,000 for round-trip travel.
Selected candidates will receive a maximum allowance of €7,0001 and will benefit from the Welcome@Lorraine programme’s support for their arrival in France
1 This lump-sum grant will be paid as follows: €1,000 upon presentation of the visa, then six payments of €1,000 in the months following the start of the work placement at Université de Lorraine in the case of a six-month internship.
Timeline
First call :
- Opening date of the call: 09/09/24
- Closing date of the call: 08/11/24 at noon
- Evaluation period: from 11/11/24 to 06/12/24
- Results announced: by 20/12/24
- Start of the stay: between January and April 2025
- End of stay: before 31/08/25
Second call :
- Opening date of the call: 03/03/25
- Closing date of the call: 02/05/25 at noon
- Evaluation period: from 05/05/25 to 06/06/25
- Results announced: by 30/06/25
- Start of the stay: from September 2025
- End of stay: before 31/08/26
Application and selection
The application file must include:
- A brief description of the nature, history and intensity of the partnership between the two teams involved
- Proposed internship topic and details on supervisor(s), context, expected outcomes
- CV, Master 1 and Master 2 transcripts, motivation letter, letters of recommendation, and any information deemed relevant to assess the quality of the proposed student’s application
- A signed statement undertaking to mention the ORION programme in publications arising from the research stay
This information must be entered via the following form: https://enquetes.univlorraine.fr/index.php/711299?lang=fr
Further information
You can consult the full call for applications on this link.
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