Welcome to the French national EURAXESS portal!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING COVID-19 AND THE SITUATION IN FRANCE
End of the last restrictions in force:
- the curfew has been lifted;
- wearing a mask outdoors is no longer compulsory (with some exceptions: groupings, queues, markets, stadiums, etc.);
- the gauge limits are lifted - depending on the local situation - in establishments open to the public (cinemas, restaurants, shops, etc.);
- festivals and standing concerts have resumed since June 30, 2021, according to a dedicated health protocol.
For more information, see the French government website.
- either proof of having received all of the doses prescribed for one of the vaccines recognized by the European Medicines Agency.
- or the negative result of a PCR test or an antigen test (TAG) carried out less than 72 hours before departure.
By way of derogation, this obligation does not apply to:
- travel by residents of border living areas within a radius of 30 km around their home for less than 24 hours;
- business trips whose urgency or frequency is incompatible with the performance of such a test;
- travel by road transport professionals in the exercise of their activity.
People wishing to benefit from one of the exceptions mentioned above must bring a document allowing them to justify the reason for it.
Please consult the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website for more information.
Please consult the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website for more information.
They must present upon boarding:
- proof of vaccination status;
- the negative result of a PCR test carried out less than 72 hours before the flight or of an antigen test (TAG) carried out less than 48 hours before the flight;
- as well as an affidavit attesting to the absence of symptoms of covid-19 infection and contact with a confirmed case of covid-19.
Please consult the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website for more information.
French EURAXESS centres can be contacted by email for any questions.
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You will find here all the necessary information for mobile researchers, and assistance with the support of our network of services centres. If you are looking for information about entry procedures, social security, legal issues, postdoctoral positions and research jobs, this website is for you!
You will also find the contact details of all the services centres available in France, as well as information related to the entry and residence conditions on the French territory, accommodation and all you need to prepare a successful stay in the hexagon.
EURAXESS FRANCE is a member of the European Commission initiative, gathering more than 600 services centres assisting EU and non-EU researchers in 42 countries.
All services of the EURAXESS Network are free of charge.
DISCOVER EURAXESS IN France
ANNA V.
When I was thinking about performing a research stay in a foreign country, I would have never imagined that I would choose Nantes as my receiving city. However, when I started to search for scientific groups working in polysaccharides and their characterization, the INRA-Nantes attracted my attention because of the quality, dynamism and efficiency of researchers working in this unit.
VAHAN M.
I was accepted to do my PhD in University of Franche-Comté, in FEMTO-ST institute. Before my arrival in Besançon, I faced several administrative problems, like finding a place to stay, procedures of obtaining hosting agreement from university for working permit, registering in Doctoral School.
Thanks to EURAXESS representative in UFC, whose contacts I got from my supervisor, all obstacles had been solved promptly.
AMIT K.
I am a postdoctoral fellow in Department of Virology, at the University of Franche-Comté.
I have been living in France since September 2012. Before leaving India, I contacted EURAXESS Service Centre of Besançon for our initial settlement in Besançon. EURAXESS promptly replied to each and every query and helped us finding lodgment in Besançon, getting a residence permit, opening a bank account, getting health insurance card ("Carte Vitale"), house insurance, complementary insurance and many more. In addition, they also suggested the centers where we could learn French.
JACOPO B.
I am an Italian researcher from Siena (Tuscany), working mainly in the field of urban archaeology. My degree and PhD thesis concern the survey done in the Third Courtyard of Palazzo Vecchio, the Town Hall of Florence. After winning the "Premio Ottone d'Assia-Riccardo Francovich", a prize for the best work in medieval archaeology open to applicants up to age 35, I decided to try an international experience. I found an opportunity which allowed me to develop my skills and my knowledge at the University François-Rabelais of Tours, in the archaeological unit called "CITERES". Thanks to a grant I spent one year in Tours enjoying the French lifestyle.