Deadlines for this scholarship
An award closing is only the first of the dates that matter. After it there is the deposit that keeps your place, the unconditional offer the funder wants to see before it pays, and a last day to arrive and register. Where the funder publishes none of these, the row says so — a blank is what the official page actually says, not something we have left out.
| Stage | Date | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Apply to the scheme by Act on this one | 15 Dec 2026 | 6 weeks left |
Who can apply
All nationalities except French, so Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Gulf researchers qualify if they defend their PhD between December 2021 and December 2026 and are not already residing and working in France; postdoctoral only - MOPGA runs no master's or PhD call.
What the award is
A fellowship of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, implemented by Campus France, that brings foreign early-career researchers (PhD defended between December 2021 and December 2026) to a French laboratory for a twelve-month research stay; it is postdoctoral mobility, not a degree scholarship. The French host institution files the application, so a candidate must find a host lab first, and the official timeline is 15 September 2026 for opening and 15 December 2026 for the deadline. Official source: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/mopga-2027 (checked 29 October 2026).Where these dates came from
Campus France MOPGA 2027 (10th call, MEAE/MESRE) timeline states "15 September 2026: Applications open, 15 December 2026: Application deadline, May-June 2027: Notification of results, Between September and December 2027: Successful applicants arrive in France" - https://www.campusfrance.org/en/mopga-2027 (checked 30 October 2026). 12-month fellowship of EUR 2,500 per month paid by Campus France; enrollment_deadline is left blank because the page gives only a September-December 2027 arrival window and no latest arrival date, and the scheme covers no tuition so tuition_deadline and cas_deadline do not exist.
Deadlines move. Always confirm on the funder's own page before you book anything — the link above is where we read it.
