MARTINE AUBLET FOUNDATION FIELD GRANTS
Since 2011, the Fondation Martine Aublet - Agir pour l'éducation, under the aegis of the Fondation de France, has been working in partnership with the Research and Education Department of the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, to support the younger generation of researchers working in non-European fields, by funding grants at doctoral and master's level.
The disciplines concerned are anthropology, archaeology, ethnolinguistics, ethnomusicology, history, art history and sociology. Research in other disciplines may be accepted, provided that it involves a solid dialogue with the above-mentioned disciplines. Methods may include ethnographic or ethnolinguistic research, archival and documentary research (including collections), or archaeological excavations.
Applicants must be enrolled in a French higher education establishment or a French-speaking university abroad. There is no nationality requirement.
RESEARCH GRANTS (DOCTORATE LEVEL)
The Foundation awards grants of €15,000 to fund field research by students in the first or second year of their doctoral studies.
Funding is available for fieldwork in Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, lasting at least 6 months between 1 October of the current year and 30 September of the following year.
The research grant application must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from the thesis supervisor.
The thesis proposal may be written in English or French. Winners receive their grant in two instalments. The second payment is conditional on the submission to the Foundation of a brief report (financial and scientific) together with a letter from the thesis supervisor attesting to the satisfactory progress of the research.
A final report will be requested at the end of the year.
RESEARCH GRANTS (MASTER'S LEVEL)
The Foundation awards grants worth €2,000 to students wishing to carry out their first research outside Europe at Master's level.
The application for a research grant (Master's level) must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from the thesis supervisor, also certifying that the student is enrolled in a Master's programme.