3MG PhD mobility grants

You are registered in the Graduate School 3MG and have a mobility project before December 31, 2026?
The 3MG PhD mobility grants can help you to fund different types of stays:

  • Training schools (summer/winter schools...) in France or abroad, from 4 to 10 days
  • Scientific stays in a laboratory or a company abroad, from 10 days to 6 months
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Short stay (up to 30 days)
  • Up to the 14th day: €79/day
  • From the 15th to the 30th day: €56/day
Long stay (from 1 to 6 months)
  • From 1 to 6 months: €700/month
The following supplements are also offered:
  • Travel costs on the basis of a fixed rate, with a supplement for green travel
  • Inclusion support for students with fewer opportunities

  • Applications will be reviewed on the basis of the motivation of the PhD student and the relevance of the mobility for the doctoral project and/or for the career development.
  • Travel to the partner laboratory is not eligible for a thesis in co-supervision.
  • A co-funding from the home research unit or the host organization is recommended, but not mandatory.
  • Depending on the budget available and the co-funding obtained, the committee will decide if the PhD student is eligible for the mobility grant, to the maximum or for a partial amount.

Applications must include the following items:

  • Motivation letter describing the relevance of this mobility in your doctoral project and/or for your career development
  • Letter of support from the thesis director
  • For scientific stays: invitation letter of the host university, research organization or company
  • Estimated budget (download model)
  • For inclusion support: proof of eligibility (see regulation)
Applications must be completed online and submitted by the following dates:
  • October 31, 2025
  • January 9, 2026
  • April 10, 2026
  • June (date to be confirmed)

Estimate my funding        Read the regulation        Submit an application

More information


Department of Research, Partnerships and Innovation
Service of Research and Doctoral Studies
valentin.peden@univ-nantes.fr

Where to go?


You can contact the EUniWell team (euniwell@univ-nantes.fr) if yout want to be put in touch with the research laboratories of one of the 10 universities of the European alliance.
Updated on 12 January 2026.