Current opportunities at MAK’IT
Fellowships for top international researchers in all disciplines to join the University of Montpellier are the hallmark of the MAK’IT Institute. These fellowships are funded on the basis of various eligibility criteria to support the international research collaboration and the interdisciplinary dialogue between sciences in order to achieve sustainable development goals.
Our fellowships at MAK’IT bring together key researchers from around the world to engage with the emblematic university community in the fields of agriculture and food, the environment and health. More than just a career stepping stone, these sabbatical opportunities build on academic freedom and are important milestones in building cross-disciplinary collaborations around transitions, and advancing the frontiers of knowledge, far from the constraints of academic life.
Come to Montpellier as a visiting scientist!
Two calls for applications are directly managed by the MAK’IT Institute for the selection of candidates by our Scientific Council:
- the “Visiting fellowship” programme, which provides funding for researchers to spend several months in Montpellier –
The 2025-2026 call is open.
- the “Cohort” fellowship programme, which hosts a group of researchers working together on a given theme for six months –
The call is currently closed.
Two calls for applications are managed by partners of the MAK’IT Institute:
- the Constructive Advanced Thinking programme for short stays in several Institutes for Advanced Studies in Europe with the NetIAS network –
The call is currently closed.
- the French Institutes for Advanced Study programme, run by the French network of IAS, for ten-month stays by researchers –
The call is open.
For the 2026-2027 academic year, 2 FIAS fellowship positions are offered in Montpellier, with a starting date of September 2026.
The call is open to all disciplines in the social sciences and the humanities (SSH) and all research fields. Research projects in other sciences and in arts that propose a strong interaction and dialogue with the SSH are also eligible. At MAK’IT the proposals should include a strong inter- and transdisciplinary approach and highlight connections to current societal challenges and their impact on transitions toward sustainable development.