CHORAL (Cultural Heritage Outreach in RomAnce Languages) programme

Coordinated by the Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, CHORAL (Cultural Heritage Outreach in RomAnce Languages) is a Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska Curie programme co-funded by the European Union. This prestigious programme is tied to the Cultural Heritage Hub, an international research network within the Alliance, which structures its research ecosystem facing cultural related challenges. 

CHORAL aims to train high-quality international researchers and to encourage the development of interdisciplinary, international and inter-sectoral research that addresses any aspect of Cultural Heritage. While rooted in cultural heritage, the program spans a wide range of scientific domains, including architecture, anthropology, arts and culture, computer science, history, literature, linguistics, management, musicology and more. 

The successful candidates will enrol in PhD programmes under joint supervision that will require an international mobility. CHORAL students will benefit from dedicated events and a tailored doctoral training programme.

In this third call, applications are open until January 17th, 2026 for 14 grants on multiple PhD research topics in 6 Universities of the UNITA Alliance for fully funded 3-years PhDs, starting on September 2026.

Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (UPPA - France)

Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB - France)

Università degli studi di Torino (UNITO - Italy)

Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR - Spain)

Università degli Studi di Brescia (UNIBS - Italy)

Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov (UNITBV - Roumania) 

Why undertake a CHORAL PhD?

• Get high quality training and research guaranteed by the expertise of the UNITA Alliance Research Laboratories within the dedicated Cultural Heritage Hub.
• Collaborate with partners and international leaders in Cultural Heritage.
• Enjoy dedicated support: from reception to professional integration.
• To be a player in the social, economic and cultural transformation of rural and cross-border mountain territories.
• Benefit from dedicated mobility and travel allowances and research costs support.
• Graduated with a double degree from 2 different European Universities

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Grant Agreement N° 101126643.