Scholarship AINSE ANSTO French Embassies (SAAFE) open now!

 Deadline for applications: 1st of July 2025

The next round of the the Scholarship AINSE ANSTO French Embassies (SAAFE) Research Internship Program is now open for applications, for international travel in the period 1st October 2025 – 31st December 2026.

Applications are now open and will close 11.59 pm 1st July 2025 (Australian Eastern Standard Time).

The Scholarship AINSE ANSTO French Embassies (SAAFE) Program is an exciting international exchange opportunity open to Early Career Researchers at the Ph.D. and postdoctoral level. Each successful applicant is provided with costs towards a return flight and up to A$200 per week (up to a maximum of 26 weeks) to support accommodation expenses associated with a visit from:

• Australia/New Zealand to France, or

• France to Australia.

Eligible applicants must be a PhD student in, or hold a postdoctoral appointment at, a French university or AINSE-member university. The research project must be in collaboration with at least one researcher employed by ANSTO or another Australian AINSE-member institution (in the field of nuclear science and engineering and in the areas of Health, Environment or Nuclear Technologies), and at least one researcher employed by a French university or French research institution.

The research internship is required to take place over a period of 8–26 weeks between 1st October 2025 – 31st December 2026.

The terms & conditions are available through our SAAFE website. Applications will remain open until 1st July 2025 via the AINSE Grants Portal.