French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Campus France) · France
Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) is a French government scholarship, via Campus France, funding master's and PhD researchers in France on earth systems, climate change and sustainability. It funds a research stay whose package and duration vary by component. Calls run annually, winter or spring.
Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) is a French government mobility programme that brings international early-career researchers to France to work on the planet's most pressing environmental challenges. It is run by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and implemented by Campus France, and it focuses on three priority themes: earth systems, climate change and sustainability, and the energy transition.
The programme funds research stays in France through several components. These have included postdoctoral contracts of roughly 6 to 24 months, doctoral co-financing, shorter research stays, and master's excellence grants. The exact package and duration depend on the component and are set in each annual call, with the 2026 round being the ninth call.
MOPGA is aimed at researchers, and for some components master's and doctoral candidates, who propose a research project in France within the priority themes. If your work sits at the intersection of climate science, sustainability, and the energy transition, this programme gives you a funded route to carry it out at a French host institution.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Funding Body | French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Campus France) |
| Host Country | France |
| Degree Levels | Master's, PhD, and early-career research |
| Value | Funded research stay; package and duration vary by component (e.g. postdoc 6-24 months), set per annual call |
| Deadline | Annual calls (9th call for 2026); windows announced each year, typically winter/spring |
| Eligible Nationalities | International early-career researchers and, for some components, master's/doctoral candidates |
| Official Website | campusfrance.org |
The core audience is international early-career researchers. Some components also open to master's and doctoral candidates. You generally apply from outside France with a project you want to carry out at a French host institution.
Your proposed project must fit one of the priority themes: earth systems; climate change and sustainability; or the energy transition. Projects outside these areas are not eligible.
Requirements depend on the component. Postdoctoral components expect a completed or near-completed PhD, doctoral components a relevant master's, and master's grants a strong academic record. The exact conditions are defined in each annual call.
Most components require a French host institution or supervisor who will receive you, so building that connection is part of the application.
MOPGA runs through annual calls, with the 2026 round being the ninth call. Application windows are announced each year by Campus France and typically open in winter or spring. Because deadlines and the funded components change from one call to the next, check the open MOPGA call on the Campus France site for the current schedule and the duration of each award.
It is a French government mobility programme, implemented by Campus France, that funds international early-career researchers to work in France on earth systems, climate change and sustainability, and the energy transition.
International early-career researchers, and for some components master's and doctoral candidates, proposing a research project in France within the priority themes.
Funded research stays, including postdoctoral contracts of roughly 6 to 24 months, doctoral co-financing, short stays, and master's excellence grants, depending on the call.
Earth systems; climate change and sustainability; and the energy transition. Your project must fit one of these areas.
MOPGA runs annual calls, with the 2026 round being the ninth call. Windows are announced each year and typically open in winter or spring, so check the current call.
The package and duration vary by component and are set in each annual call, so refer to the open call for exact amounts.
Most components require a French host institution or supervisor to receive you, so arranging this is part of the application.
It is a programme of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, implemented by Campus France.
Some components are open to master's and doctoral candidates, depending on the call. Check the current call for which components apply to you.
On the Campus France site at campusfrance.org.
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Scholarship Value
Funded research stay; package and duration vary by component (set per annual call)
Deadline
Annual calls; windows announced each year, typically winter/spring
Host Country
France
Eligible Nationalities
All
Funding Body
French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Campus France)
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