Funding
AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FUNDING
Main Scholarships and Funding Resources
The PhD Program in French Studies encourages academic mobility and research stays in foreign research centers and disseminates relevant information on potential external funding opportunities:
1. Research Office – Complutense University of Madrid: Grants and Calls for Applications.
2. Scholarships and Training Grants for University Faculty (FPU) - Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports of Spain
2.1. Grants for Specific Doctoral Training
2.2. Grants for Short Research Stays in Spain and Abroad
2.3. Temporary Transfers to Foreign Research Centers.
2.4. Tuition Support
3. Pre-doctoral Scholarships and Contracts – Complutense University (FPI)
4. Pre-doctoral Training Grants for Research Staff (formerly FPI Grants) – Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise of Spain.
4.1. Grants for the Training of Research Personnel
4.2. Grants for Short-Term Research Stays in Other R&D Centers (FPI Subprogram)
4.3. Tuition Grants for Doctoral Programs (FPI Subprogram)
5. Mobility Grants for Doctoral Students
5.1. ERASMUS INTERNSHIPS: Information (2025)
5.2. ERASMUS+ STUDIES K131: Information (2025)
5.3. ERASMUS+ STUDIES THIRD COUNTRIES K171: Information (2025)
5.4. ERASMUS+ SHORT-TERM STAYS: Information (2025).
5.5. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS (NON-ERASMUS): Information (2025)
5.6. UTRECHT NETWORK: Information (2025-2026)
5.7. REAL COLEGIO COMPLUTENSE AT HARVARD: Information (2025-26)
5.8. TEACHING ASSISTANT: Information (2025-26)
5.9. AVENIR SCHOLARSHIPS: Information (2025)
6. MAEC–AECID Postgraduate Scholarships (Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation) – 2025–2026
OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS
2020-2021
- Grant for UCM doctoral students to participate in congresses and mobility. Until September 6, 2021.
- AFUE grants to participate in the XIIIth International Colloquium of French Linguistics. Application form for AFUE members, for doctoral students and for et pour les young doctors.
- Grants AFUE 2021 for 3 PhD candidates in French Studies. Download the candidates form here.
- Grants AFUE 2020 for PhD candidates in French Studies. Bases of the call and Candidates form.
- Grants AVENIR 2020-2021. French Embassy in Spain.
PERMANENT GRANTS OR OTHER YEARS
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AFUE scholarships to participate in the XXVII Conference in Sevilla.
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AFUE scholarships to participate in the XXV Conference in Valencia.
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IES Programme, Spanish Language Assistant, Wesleyan University.
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Pre-doctoral scholarships by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
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AFUE offers three scholarships to PhD in French Studies' students.