Bienvenüe +
Bienvenüe+ is an international post-doctoral fellowship programme aiming at attracting talented scientists to develop their two-year project in Breton laboratories. The programme is co-funded by the European HORIZON-MSCA-COFUND programme, the regional council of Brittany (Région Bretagne) and the 20 Host Institutions. The programme is coordinated by Région Bretagne.
It builds upon the first COFUND programme coordinated by Région Bretagne from 2020.
Bienvenüe+ is organised around the open, transparent and merit-based recruitment of 3 cohorts of 25 high-profile post-doctoral fellows. Bienvenüe+ aims to integrate the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) principles and European standards of excellence into Région Bretagne’s research programme management.
Bienvenüe+ follows a thematical rather than a discipline approach: projects from every discipline can be funded as long as they contribute to one of the strategic innovation areas of the Breton Research & Innovation Smart Specialization Strategy (RIS3).
The Bienvenüe+ consortium is formed by 20 complementary and internationally recognized Host Institutions located in Brittany, and the SATT Ouest Valorisation, which offers support for training and technological transfer. Only research units located in Brittany are eligible to host Bienvenüe+ fellows.
The fellows will be employed by one of the Bienvenüe+ Host Institutions within Breton premises : ANSES, CNRS, EHESP, Ecole Navale, ENS Rennes, ENSCR, ENSTA, Ifremer, IMT Atlantique, Bretagne INP, INRAE, Inria, INSA Rennes, Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, MNHN, Sorbonne Université – Roscoff Marine Station, Université de Bretagne-Occidentale, Université de Bretagne Sud, Université de Rennes, Université Rennes 2.
The Bienvenüe+ fellowship includes an attractive training programme (research-oriented and on transferable skills) as well as local support to develop innovative projects. Collaborations with additional actors in the academic or socio-economic sectors are encouraged through secondments and placements. Finally, dedicated staff will help the fellows to relocate in Brittany.
The 2026 will open on December the 1st 2026. The call deadline will be on February the 16th 2027 at 12:00 am CET.
Please read the application guidelines prior to apply, the use of the provided template is mandatory.
We strongly encourage the applicants to not wait until the last minute to apply.
The only way to apply is through the Région Bretagne extranet Recherche platform accessible in the beginning of each call.
The result will be published on July the 2nd 2027 at 14:00 CET.
The awarded fellows will be able to start their project between september 2027 and the 3rd of January 2028.
Resources
RIS3 full strategy – see the dedicated page
The Information note for MSCA fellows in a co-funding of regional, national and international COFUND programme – publication by the European Union
Find a supervisor:
Check the page Breton research ecosystem and in particular its interactive map with all the research units of Brittany
Application Template – its use is mandatory, to be eligible applicants must repect the format and guidelines provided.
A list of interested supervisor based in Brittany will be available soon
Application will only be received through the extranet recherche platform, the link will be accessible at the begining of each call.
Guide for the application platform
It is strongly recommended to not wait the last minute to apply, to avoid any technical difficulty.
If you have any question related to the Bienvenüe programme, please contact msca-bienvenüe@bretagne.bzh
If you have any question regarding to the implementation of a research project, please contact directly the appropriate Host Institution, whose Bienvenüe+ contact points are listed on the Host Institutions Guide.