Postdoctoral research stay

Call for proposals

The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) and the Institut de recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine (IRASEC) are offering postdoctoral researchers residing in France who defended their PhD dissertation in 2021, a mobility grant to undertake a 2-, 3-, or 4-month research stay in the countries of Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam).

Grants will be given to research projects that are in line with IRASEC’s scientific policy, in synergy with its researchers and partners. Interdisciplinary projects are welcome.

This call is part of the ATLAS Programme for short-term postdoctoral mobility launched by the FMSH and its partners. The Atlas grant may be combined with other research funding obtained from IRASEC or other institutions, in order to facilitate fieldwork and the implementation of the research project between June 2027 and January 2028.

Applicants must submit an online application form and a scientific dossier (research project + appendices) via an online platform. The online platform will remain open until 8 February 2027, 5:00 p.m. (Paris time).

The application form and scientific dossier must be submitted in French

Visit the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme website for more information.