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Post-doctoral study grants

Fondation Fyssen

Study grants are ment for post-doctoral researchers, working on research disciplines such as Ethology, Paleontology, Archaeology, Anthropology, Psychology, Epistemology, Logic and Sciences of nervous system.

These grants are awarded to french or foreign researchers, holders of a foreign Phd and who wish to achieve their project in a Laboratory in France; or either french or foreign researchers holders of a french Phd who wish to achieve their project in a Laboratory abroad (excluded co-tutorship country)

Amount of the grant

These grants, of an annual maximum amount of 45 000 euros, intend to cover expenses of hosting, stay and health insurance.

Duration of the grant

Grants are allocated from 12 months, not renewable, or 24 months

subject to the approval of the Scientific commitee after examination of a report at the end of first year.

The Post doctoral fellowship will start on September 1st of the application year the earliest and at the latest on January of the following year.

Timeline

February 2nd, 2026: Online application forms.
March 31, 2026 12:00 Pm ( noon) French time ( Gmt+1) closing of the applications
The receipt of the online application will be notified by an email confirmation.
Mid July 2026: Results sent by post.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

From a reviewer’s perspective, successful Fyssen applications usually demonstrate:

✔ 1. Strong Theoretical Framing

Projects must be idea-driven, not merely technical. Reviewers expect:

Clear hypotheses or conceptual questions

Engagement with foundational debates in cognition/behaviour

✔ 2. Clear Fit With Fyssen’s Core Domains

Highest success is seen in work spanning:

Cognitive neuroscience

Behavioural ecology / ethology

Evolution of cognition

Cognitive anthropology or archaeology

Language origins and structure

Projects sitting outside these intellectual traditions are often declined.

✔ 3. Intellectual Independence & Training Value

For postdoctoral grants:

Evidence the project advances independence, not continuation of PhD work

Clear description of new skills, methods, or perspectives gained at the host lab

✔ 4. High-Quality Host Environment

A concise but strong host letter is critical:

Explains why the lab is ideal

Details mentoring and intellectual integration

Confirms feasibility

✔ 5. Clarity & Scholarly Writing

Fyssen panels value concise, elegant proposals that communicate complex ideas clearly to an interdisciplinary audience.

🛠 Practical Application Tips

✔ Lead with the conceptual question, not methods
✔ Explicitly justify why Fyssen is the right funder
✔ Keep methods tight and feasible
✔ Emphasise cross-disciplinary relevance
✔ Avoid clinical or intervention-focused framing

📌 Summary: Fondation Fyssen at a Glance

Scheme	Target	Focus	Typical Support
Postdoctoral Study Grant	Early-career researchers	Independent basic research & mobility	~€30k–€35k/year
Research Grant	Investigators	Fundamental cognition/behaviour studies	Up to €40k
International Prize	Senior scientists	Lifetime scientific contribution	Honorific

🔍 When Fondation Fyssen Is a Good Fit

✔ Your work is fundamental, theory-driven
✔ You bridge biology, behaviour, and cognition
✔ You are a postdoc seeking independence or a PI with a tightly scoped basic project

Specialties

Psychology

Eligibility Requirements

Start its first post-doctoral fellowship with this financial support.
If the recipient has already reached its host lab, he should be settled for no more than 3 monthsmaximum at the date of September 1st, 2026.
Be 35 year old maximum on the closing day of the call.
Be a holder of a Phd of less than two years on September 1st of the year of application, or achieve its viva thesis on December 31st of the year of application at the latest. The applicant should have achieved its PhD before starting the fellowship.
Regarding the host laboratories located in France : the recipient hosted within a framework of a fixed-term contract will have to make sure that a convention of co-financing can be signed between the Foundation and the laboratory to reach the level of the gross salary.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Fondation Fyssen

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 194, rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris France

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