Doctoral Mobility Grant
Doctoral Mobility Grant supports doctoral students’ supervised research visits between Columbia University and its French Alliance partners in all disciplines to advance their fields and dissertations.
Funder: Columbia University
Due Dates: January 10, 2027 (Application deadline, midnight ET)
Funding Amounts: Up to $4,000 per mobility project; one co-direction project up to $8,000
Summary: Supports doctoral research visits in all disciplines between Columbia University and three French Alliance partner institutions under host faculty supervision.
Key Information: Funding is paid by reimbursement after research completion and submission of the required final academic report.
Description
Columbia University’s Alliance Program supports high-quality intercontinental research by doctoral students affiliated with its four partner institutions: Columbia University, École Polytechnique, Sciences Po, and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. The Doctoral Mobility Grant funds research abroad in all disciplines, with a faculty member at the host institution providing academic supervision. Students at the French partners may visit Columbia, while Columbia students may visit any of the three French partners.
The program supports visits that contribute to the applicant’s field of research and advance their dissertation. A separate Doctoral Co-Direction Grant supports establishing a relationship with a second faculty scholar at a partner institution, alongside the home thesis supervisor, and provides funding for candidate visits and the co-director’s attendance at the thesis defense.
