Doctoral Exchange 2025
CamPo includes a funded doctoral exchange programme between the two institutions.
On the Sciences Po side, candidates would be expected to seek funding from the Ecole de la Recherche (which has a designated fund to support doctoral visits and exchanges such as CamPo).
The CamPo exchange offers a fee-waiver between Cambridge and Sciences Po. As visiting students, CamPo PhD students will have access to all the institutional support.
The scheme is open to all social science PhD students within the six schools of Cambridge University and PhD students within all of Sciences Po’s research centres.
Funding and Resources
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In Paris, visiting CamPo PhD students will be affiliated with one of the Sciences Po research centres and with the École de la Recherche. They will have access to desk space in one of the research centres (whenever possible and usually in a shared open space), a library card and access to Sciences Po online resources. Students will be assigned a member of the faculty as their institutional point of contact at Science Po. The Sciences Po student handbook includes semesters dates and other relevant information.
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In Cambridge, visiting CamPo PhD students will be affiliated with a host department and provided with desk space (whenever possible and usually in a shared open space), a library card and access to Cambridge online resources.
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Students will be assigned a member of the faculty as their institutional point of contact. Visiting CamPo PhD students will be encouraged to play a full part in the academic life of the host department, here are the University of Cambridge term dates, for information.
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Students visiting Cambridge, will also be affiliated with Clare Hall College, subject to availability, students may be able to arrange rental accommodation through the college after confirmation of award. Accommodation may also be found at other colleges, via the University of Cambridge Accommodation Service or in the private sector.
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- Students are expected to arrange their own accommodation for the duration of their visit to Paris or Cambridge.
- Students may claim up to £500 towards expenses such as maintenance, accommodation and travel incurred during their visit. This will be subject to their department’s expenses claim policy and upon submission of original receipts. Claims may be submitted after the visit.
All expenditure must be processed by 1 December 2025.
Eligibility
All PhD students active in, or with a link to the arts, humanities and social sciences whose research would benefit from spending a period of time of up to three months in their non-home institution are encouraged to apply to this programme.
Visiting students should arrange their stay so that it coincides with the teaching terms in Cambridge and Paris.
It is essential to seek support from an academic sponsor in the department they wish to visit before applying and a confirm with the department/faculty that they are prepared to support their exchange.
Selection process and criteria
Applicants should provide the following documentation of up to two A4 pages in PDF format:
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a short outline of their PhD project;
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their CV;
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a letter of recommendation from their supervisor (aimed at supporting the application);
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a letter of support from the host department (a template is provided within the application form).
Proposals may be submitted via this online application.
Reporting
As a condition of the award, each awardee will be asked to provide a brief report on the about their exchange. The Campo scheme should be credited in any outputs facilitated by this award.
A report template will be provided with the award letter.
Reports are due within thirty days of the end-date proposed in the original application.
Here is some positive feedback provided from our previous visiting students:
For general enquiries about the programme, please contact Campo@admin.cam.ac.uk.