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Bourse de séjour aux traducteurs - traductrices du français vers les langues étrangères

Centre national du livre

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Closes

October 29, 2026, 8 days left

Effort

About 6 hours

Cost to apply

Free

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What it is

A residency grant for translators of French or French regional language literature into foreign languages. The translator must spend time in France to complete a translation project, such as meeting with the author, conducting library research, or other work necessary for the translation. The grant supports one translation project per award, and the translated work must be published by a professional foreign publisher.

Who it is for

Translators who are not resident in France and have already translated and published at least one French work or work in a French regional language with a foreign professional publisher, and are translating French or French regional language works into foreign languages.

Eligibility unconfirmed. Check the residency and nationality rules on the source before applying.

open to all

Where

France

When

October 29, 2026, 8 days left

Programme dates not listed

What you get

€2,000 gross per month of residency in France, for a residency of 1 to 3 months maximum, paid in one lump sum upon receipt of justification of residency dates.

What you need to apply

  • Curriculum vitae
  • Comprehensive bibliography of the translator
  • Presentation in French of the foreign publisher, accompanied if applicable by their catalogue or link to their website
  • Translation contract and French translation of the main points of the contract
  • Rights cession contract (if the work is not in the public domain)
  • Paginated excerpt of 20% of the translation in PDF format (maximum 30 pages for lengthy works)
  • French text corresponding to the translation sample in PDF format
  • Cover and back cover of a French work translated and published by the applicant in PDF format
  • Cover and back cover of the French work corresponding to any previous CNL residency grant for translators in PDF format (if applicable)
  • Bank account details (RIB) or official bank document for foreign translators
  • Copy of identity document

How long it takes

About 6 hours

Long application. Estimated from the 11 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Free

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Go to the application

https://centrenationaldulivre.fr/aides-financement/bourse-de-sejour-aux-traducteurs-du-francais-vers-les-langues-etrangeres