Call for applications Start Programme - Fellowships 2026 - “Master's grants - International Network”
Phase I (26 November 2025–2 February 2026) Phase II (16 March 2026–14 May 2026)
Last updated on 26 November 2025
Fellowships 2026: “Master’s grants – International Network”
The ANRS MIE has made supporting the next generation of scientists a strategic priority by mobilising resources and implementing specific actions to encourage their engagement and development within its research scope. The Start programme encompasses all actions specifically dedicated to support junior researchers.
In this context, the “Master’s grants – International Network” call (Fellowships funding scheme 2026) aims to award grants to help fund a year of master’s degree for professionals and students from low and middle income countries working or wishing to work on the agency’s thematic areas.
Who can apply?
This call is specifically dedicated to junior scientists from LMICs (Low and Middle-Income Countries)
It aims to open up opportunities for the selected candidates to advance their careers in research, in close collaboration with the partners of the ANRS MIE International Network (Partner Sites and PRISME (International Research Platforms in Global Health)).
Applications are expected from professionals and students, either already involved in the research activities of a Partner Site/PRISME or wishing to start a new collaboration with these partners.
Candidates must respond by selecting one internship offer among those proposed by the Partner Sites and PRISME of the International Network (see “Download internship offers”).
For the 2026 edition, the internship offers are provided in collaboration with the following Partner Sites and PRISME:
- Brazil,
- Burkina Faso,
- Cambodia,
- Côte d’Ivoire,
- Guinea,
- Senegal,
- Vietnam.
How to apply?
The “Master’s grants – International Network” call for applications is conducted in two stages:
- Phase I (November 26, 2025 – February 2, 2026): Submission of initial applications (presentation of the considered master’s degree(s) and selection of an internship offer proposed by a Partner Site/PRISME. Applicants can apply to only one offer).
- Phase II (March 16, 2026 – May 14, 2026): Submission of the finalised applications for candidates selected in Phase I.
Applications must be submitted via the Apogée platform (section “AAP Exceptionnel”). The application form available below must be completed and uploaded on the Apogée platform.
For master’s programmes located in France: candidates are invited to consult the « Etudes en France » platform and the Campus France websites for their countries or territories of residence to discover the procedure.
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