Please see below three opportunities from our CHARM partner, the University of Montpellier.
EXPLORE mobility call
Call for projects supporting international mobility with Montpellier from or to CHARM-EU partners, which includes three schemes:
- Support for individual incoming or outgoing mobility stays of professors, professor-researchers, researchers, engineers, technicians or administrative staff for the exploration of new international projects;
- Support for outgoing collective mobility stays of professors, professor-researchers, researchers, engineers, technicians or administrative staff from several components or institutions in Montpellier for the exploration of new international projects;
- NEW – Support for individual incoming or outgoing mobility stays of PhD students for research stays aimed at strengthening or developing strategic collaborations.
The EXPLORE#8 call for projects provides funding in the form of allowances consisting of:
- For schemes 1 & 2: NEW – A daily allowance, based on the destination country (see Order of July 3, 2006), capped at 7 daily allowances per beneficiary, regardless of the total duration of the mobility. Coverage of travel expenses based on actual costs, limited to one round trip per beneficiary.
This coverage is capped according to the distance between departure and arrival points: 0 to 999 km: €600 per beneficiary; 1,000 to 7,999 km: €1,300 per beneficiary; over 8,000 km: €2,000 per beneficiary. - For scheme 3: NEW – A contribution of up to 3 500 € per PhD student to cover travel and accommodation expenses. This contribution is supplemented by resources from the sending and/or host institutions.
More information here
Applications deadline: 16 January 2026 (11:59 PM, Paris time)
Application link: here
Contact point: mobility@umontpellier.fr
MAK’IT Visiting Fellows – Research Stay in Montpellier
This fellowship programme allows research units to host international researchers for stays of four to six months as part of the I-SITE excellence program led by the University of Montpellier.
From 2025, the research themes will focus on public policies and the governance of transitions. Selected researchers will receive comprehensive financial and logistical support.
Priority themes for 2025-2026: Particular – but not exclusive – attention will be given this year to three themes: Agroecology, One Health and Water reuse.
MAK’IT supports visiting fellows in their administrative procedures related to their installation in Montpellier and organizes an integration program including regular cultural outings. The financial support provided by MAK’IT for each visiting fellow includes:
- Round-Trip Travel: Booked by MAK’IT (second class, economy class).
- Monthly Stipend: 1 500 euros per month.
- Accommodation: Directly covered by MAK’IT for studio accommodation (Villa Leenhardt) near the Triolet campus.
- Relocation Expenses: Visas, home and civil liability insurance.
- Research Costs: funding available to the visiting fellow at the research unit (1 500 euros per researcher).
More information here
Applications deadline: 4 January 2026
Application link: here
Contact point: makit@umontpellier.fr
PhD applications – Mirror doctoral contracts IDIL
A mirrored doctoral project enables two distinct disciplinary theses to be articulated within a common multidisciplinary project. The aim is to approach the same research project through two different disciplines, to promote multidisciplinarity. The methods and references specific to each of the disciplines concerned will therefore have to be mobilized.
For the start of the 2026 academic year, the IDIL graduate program is funding six mirror doctoral projects, i.e. a total of 12 doctoral contracts over a 3-year period.
As an IDIL mirror doctoral project integrates two different doctoral contracts in two different disciplines, each candidate will have to choose on the form which doctoral subject within the project he or she wishes to apply for.
Thesis start date: October 1, 2026.
End of thesis: September 31, 2029
More information here
Application deadline: 28 April 2026
Application link: here Contact point: idil-team@umontpellier.fr