Specialization(s): The Nord Pas de Calais region welcomes candidates in the hard, social and human sciences, preferably in the following areas: multidisciplinary projects involving biology, health, physics, chemistry, math and computer science; advanced technologies of information and communication; cognitive science; ethics; industrial societies; and economic systems.
Language: French language ability commensurate with the requirements of the project.
Location: One of the participating Nord Pas de Calais universities and/or research centers. For more information about these potential host institutions and contact persons, please visit the Franco-American Commission Web site: www.fulbright-france.org.
Length of Grant: 3 months to 12 months
Starting Date: Between September 2009 and June 2010
Comments: The Nord Pas de Calais region is situated at the heart of the "Golden Triangle" of Europe's three great capital cities: London, Paris, and Brussels. Research in the Nord Pas de Calais is a long-standing tradition. Take, as an example, Louis Pasteur, who in 1856 was the first dean of the Sciences Faculty at Lille. Today the rapid development of a multitude of fields, the quantity of equipment available, and the number of important publications and honors awarded to some 6,500 professors, scholars, and 250 laboratories are proof of the enduring commitment to research in Nord Pas de Calais. Engineering, life sciences, humanities, social sciences, and multidisciplinary research centers in Nord Pas de Calais can vaunt a national and international reputation. With the development of chosen fields such as ground transportation, production and communications engineering, biology, health sciences, food processing industries, environmental sciences, and microelectronics, the Nord Pas de Calais region offers a wide variety of research opportunities. The following Web site offers detailed information on the research environment there: www.poleuniv-lille-npdc.fr/n_recherche/index.html. If you have not already established ties with a host institution in the region and are planning to solicit the required letter of invitation, please contact Amy Tondu, head of the American Section, at atondu@fulbright-france.org. She will supply you with an electronic letter from the Franco-American Commission explaining to potential hosts what the program is, how it is funded, and what the requirements for hosting institutions would be.
