The Integrated Health project, jointly led by Sorbonne University (SU) and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), was selected under the call for projects Creation of a Franco-Indian Campus in the Indo-Pacific in the field of Life Sciences and Health, launched in spring 2022 by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for Higher Education and Research. The Franco-Indian Campus aims to develop a long-term, inclusive partnership dedicated to creating a transversal and interdisciplinary campus that fosters collective contributions to the societal and medical challenges that our populations will face in the coming years and decades. As part of this initiative, SU and IITD offer cross-mobility opportunities for Master’s students and PhD candidates.

In parallel, the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Sorbonne University is launching a call for applications for doctoral mobility grants for SU PhD candidates wishing to undertake a mobility stay at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, during the 2025–2026 academic year, within the framework of the Erasmus+ Higher Education mobility project funded through external policy resources (AC171).

Franco-Indian Campus Erasmus +
Activities :
Internships or research stays for Master’s students and PhD candidates enrolled at IIT Delhi.

Activities :
Internships or research stays for PhD candidates enrolled at IIT Delhi.

Duration :
Minimum 3 months (or 1 month for PhD candidates) and up to 6 months, to be arranged with the host laboratory, taking place during the second semester of the 2025–2026 academic year (February to October 2026). 

Duration :
 3 months during the second semester of the 2025–2026 academic year (February to October 2026).
 Eligible areas :
 
Humanities and Health, with a focus on biomedical humanities, social epidemiology, cognition, social health inequalities, mental health, and gender bias
Structural biology and modelling (cryoEM, NMR, computational biology, molecular docking, virtual screening)
Cancer biology, therapeutics, and personalised medicine
• Regenerative medicine, stem cell biology, and biotechnologies
• Neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive disorders
• Biomedical engineering, imaging, and artificial intelligence (AI) in treatment and diagnostic processes
 Eligible areas :
 
Civil Engineering
• Energy Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Physics
• Mathematics 
Funding :
International travel: €1,000
Monthly allowance: €500 
Funding
International travel: €1,188
Monthly allowance: €700 

Apply HERE

 Applications can be submitted here before 5 January 2026.

 For any questions, please feel free to contact me, or contact Hélène Cheval (helene.cheval@icm-institute.org) and Meriem Benmessaoud (meriem.benmessaoud@sorbonne-universite.fr).