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Admission procedure

The main activity of the Institute for Advanced Studies of Nantes lies in assembling annual cohorts of about a dozen selected researchers chosen for the quality and originality of their work. Each year, artists (musicians, visual artists, writers, filmmakers, etc.) are also invited to stay within the cohort thanks to the Institute’s relationships with other local institutions: Beaux-Arts Nantes Saint-Nazaire, Le Lieu Unique, the Maison de la Poésie in Nantes, and the Maison Julien Gracq.

Various types of applications are possible for a stay at the Institute for Advanced Studies of Nantes. All of these residency proposals contribute to forming the annual cohort (between October 1st and June 30th). They are presented below.

You can find the major scientific orientations of the Institute here. To stay informed about the dates of various calls for applications, remember to subscribe to the Institute’s newsletter.

For any questions regarding admissions, you can write to: admission@iea-nantes.fr

The Different Residencies

  • Classic Fellowship

This call for applications is open to researchers who wish to temporarily leave their country, institution, and disciplinary framework to pursue an ambitious project. The Institute for Advanced Studies of Nantes does not exclude any field of research or academic discipline.

The duration of a residency is 9 months, from early October to late June.
Between 5 and 7 residencies are offered per year.

The call for applications for a residency in 2024-2025 is closed. The call for applications for a residency in 2025-2026 is open from March 15, 2024, to May 15, 2024 at our platform.

 

  • France-ILO Chair

The France-ILO Chair welcomes a researcher each year to the Nantes Institute whose work contributes to a better understanding of labor issues worldwide and under the banner of "decent work" in a broad sense. This chair is open to researchers of all nationalities and disciplines (history, economics, law, sociology, anthropology, psychology, literature, etc.), aiming to establish lasting relationships not only with other residents of their cohort but also with the best French and European research teams in the fields of labor, employment, and social protection.

The duration of a residency is 9 months, from early October to late June.
One residency is offered per year.

The call for applications for the France-OIT Chair for a residency in 2024-2025 is closed.
The call for applications for a residency in 2025-2026 will not be open. You can submit your application related to labor through the call for applications for Classic Residencies.

 

  • FIAS Fellowship

FIAS (International Mobility Program) offers high-level scientific residencies across seven institutes in Aix-Marseille, Orléans-Tours, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris, and Rennes. The FIAS scholarship program supports high-quality and innovative research, with scholars conducting their research with the utmost freedom and benefiting from strong scientific and extra-academic support from the institutes. Initiated in 2020, the FIAS scholarship program will run until the academic year 2024-2025. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 945408.

The duration of a residency is 10 months, from early September to late June.
Three to four residencies are offered per year.

The call for applications for the FIAS program for a residency in 2024-2025 is closed.
The call for applications for a residency in 2025-2026 will not be open for the time being. The validation of new funding for the coming years is under consideration before launching a new call.

 

  • International Artistic Chair: Arts, Societies & Contemporary Mutations

In 2022, Beaux-Arts Nantes Saint-Nazaire, the Institute for Advanced Studies of Nantes, Le Lieu Unique, and Nantes Métropole launched a "Arts, Societies & Contemporary Mutations" chair to host an international professional artist from the field of visual arts from the Global South (Africa, Central or South America, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania).

This residency aims to intersect perspectives on contemporary mutations through arts and humanities and social sciences. It seeks to explore, through interdisciplinary approaches, societal changes and the role of humans in this environment by bringing together the expertise, facilities, networks, and missions of each partner institution in the service of the world of arts and ideas in the Nantes Métropole area.

The duration of a residency is 6 months.
One residency is offered every two years.

The call for applications for the Arts, Societies & Contemporary Mutations Chair for a residency in 2024-2025 is closed.
The call for applications for a residency in 2026-2027 will be opened at the end of 2025.
Link to the call for more information:https://www.iea-nantes.fr/en/news/call-for-applications_1341

 

  • Chair "Inhabiting through the Prism of Planetary Limits: Rethinking Territorial, Urban, and Architectural Approaches"

A new chair within the Institute for Advanced Studies of Nantes.
This is an international research residency offered in collaboration with AURAN, ensa/Nantes university, and SCE Aménagement & Environnement, a company within the KERAN group, to foster a collaborative research dynamic aimed at producing knowledge and formulating transformative hypotheses capable of sparking new reflections, practices, and ways of doing.

The duration of a residency is 9 months, from early October to late June.
One residency is offered per year.

The call for applications for this chair for a residency in 2024-2025 is open until March 10, 2024.
The call for applications for a residency in 2025-2026 will be opened at the end of 2024.
Link to the call for more information: https://www.iea-nantes.fr/en/news/chair-in-living-within-planetary-limits_1499

 

  • A New Chair Coming Soon…

This is a new chair within the Institute for Advanced Studies of Nantes. More information will be available very soon.
This is a residency dedicated to hosting a woman or a person from gender minorities, researcher, academic, or independent, from the Global South (Africa, Central or South America, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania) or indigenous communities.
The objective of the Chair is to support research often developed under precarious institutional and financial conditions. This chair is defined around the themes of environment, ecology, and environmental justice, and also allows for reflection on shared human challenges such as democracy, transitions, crises, and human rights.

The duration of a residency is 6 months, from early January to late June.
One residency is offered per year.

The call for applications for this chair for a residency from January 2025 to June 2025 will be open by April 2024 onour platform.

How to apply?

To apply, you must submit your application on the platform tailored to the chair you are applying for. A form will need to be completed, and documents will need to be uploaded online.

Applications for the "Classical," "France-ILO," and the upcoming new Chair are to be submitted online through the Institute’s platform. You will find a guide to assist you in submitting your application. Please note that initially, if needed, applicants must create an account that will be validated by the admissions service within 48 hours. Once their account is validated, applicants can submit their application online in multiple steps.

  • On the FIAS platform

FIAS applications are to be submitted directly on the FIAS platform. You will find a guide to assist you in submitting your application.

  • On the government platform "démarches simplifiées"

Applications for the "International Artistic" and "Inhabiting through the Prism of Planetary Limits" Chairs are to be submitted on a government platform. You will find a guide on each of the Chair’s pages to assist you in submitting your application.

When should you apply?

Each call for applications has its own timeline, which you can currently find at the beginning of this page. By subscribing to the newsletter, you can stay informed about the different application deadlines.

  • Closed Calls for Applications:

Residencies 2024-2025: Classical
Residence 2024-2025: France-ILO
Residence 2024-2025: "International Artistic"
Residencies 2024-2025: FIAS
Residence 2024-2025: "Inhabiting through the Prism of Planetary Limits"

 

  • Calls for Applications in Progress:

Residencies 2025-2026: Classical until May 15, 2024.

  • Upcoming Calls for Applications:

Residence January-June 2025: New Chair to be announced
Residencies 2025-2026: FIAS
Residencies 2025-2026: France-ILO
Residencies 2025-2026: "International Artistic"
Residencies 2025-2026: "Inhabiting through the Prism of Planetary Limits"
Residencies 2025-2026: New Chair to be announced

Please note that any residency agreement now includes adherence to an ethical charter on inclusion, diversity, and respect, which has been in effect at the Institute for Advanced Studies of Nantes since 2023.

Admission Process

The admission process consists of several steps:
- Once applications are received, a first stage of examination and scientific selection of applications takes place. This stage can extend over several months.

- After selection, candidates are informed by email of the results. Three statuses are then communicated:
       •  Retained on the main list;
       •  Retained on the waiting list;
       •  Not retained.

- In case of acceptance, the candidate must confirm their interest in the residency.

- After confirming interest, the Institute contacts them to reach an agreement on the legal, administrative, and financial conditions of their stay. More information here.
- Finally, once the agreement is signed, preparation for arrival regarding logistical and scientific aspects is arranged until arrival in Nantes for the start of the residency.