Call for projects

There are a number of calls for international projects and applications, at different levels, to encourage or strengthen cooperation, support international initiatives, promote mobility, and so on.

International* calls for projects:

Calls for projectsUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc

Annual internal appeal to support :

  • internationalization of training and audiences
  • developing partnerships
  • organizing international events
  • launching international projects

Call for projects to develop cross-border collaborations between Swiss institutions(University of Geneva, University of Lausanne and Hautre Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale (HES-SO)) and Frenchinstitutions (University of Grenoble Alpes, University of Lyon and Université Savoie Mont Blanc).

Its aim is to intensify scientific research and create a leverage effect encouraging institutions to participate in European funding programs.

Framework document for the ACR 2022-2023 call for projects

Implemented by the Erasmus+ Agency, International Credit Mobility (ICM) promotes inbound and outbound mobility for students and higher education staff between Erasmus+ program countries and Erasmus+ program partner countries.

Calls for projects from local authorities, public services, organizations, associations...

In Europe and around the world

Erasmus+
Erasmus+ is the European Union's program for education, academics, youth and sport in Europe. The Erasmus+ program offers mobility and cooperation opportunities.

Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation
Catalog of calls for proposals Europe and International

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region

Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)
Association of higher education and research establishments promoting cooperation in various forms; the quality of academics, research and governance; improving the employability and professional integration of graduates; the involvement of universities in the economic, social and cultural development of societies.

International call "AUF-COVID-19.2
General objective : to enhance the contribution of AUF member higher education and research institutions to the development of solutions with a technological and/or social impact to address the difficulties caused by the prolongation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Specific objective: develop innovative, frugal initiatives adapted to the ecosystem to support societies weakened by the consequences of a long-term health crisis.

Germany

Franco-German University (UFA)
The UFA supports bi- and tri-national Franco-German degree programs, PhD-Track programs, Franco-German doctoral colleges, thesis cotutelle, and the organization of Franco-German events for young researchers (PhD students and/or post-docs).

BayFrance
For Franco-Bavarian university cooperation in research and teaching

Prix Forcheurs 2022
Conditions :

  • One member of the pair employed by a French institution, the other by a German institution
  • Be part of a research laboratory in France or Germany, attached to a higher education institution, a research organization, a company or a support structure (competitiveness cluster, cluster).
  • Under 45 years of age;
  • Currently collaborating on a joint research project;
  • Conduct research in the fields of chemistry, health and/or pharmacology.

Latin America

ECOS North and South / COFECUB
For scientific and academic cooperation projects with Latin America

Finland

Maupertuis program
Short researcher mobility: to enable selected researchers from France and Finland to meet their counterparts for a short period (from a few days to 2 weeks).
Education, Research and Innovation" workshops: to support concrete, specific workshops in Finland or France in all fields of research excellence, in order to strengthen existing collaborations between French and Finnish researchers. It is recommended to have targeted and concrete topics to organize a workshop that can last 2 or 3 days and involve several researchers. These workshops should cover the three pillars of the knowledge triangle: research, education and innovation.

Lebanon

Action Liban
Franco-Lebanese call to support urgent, rapid and structuring research projects, lasting up to 18 months, whose scientific relevance is linked to the Covid-19 pandemic and to recent multidimensional crises occurring at a critical period in Lebanon's history.

Netherlands

van Gogh program
This program supports the mobility of French and Dutch researchers as part of a joint research project.

Descartes-Huygens Prize
This prize is awarded to a French scientist and a Dutch scientist for their contribution to Franco-Dutch cooperation.

Quebec

Permanent Commission for Franco-Quebec Cooperation (CPCFQ)
An instrument for coordinating exchanges between the Québec and French administrations, the CPCFQ is responsible for developing and implementing a biennial program of Franco-Québec cooperation activities, based on the target themes and priorities defined by the Québec and French governments. Its aim is to encourage the development of new projects.

Franco-Quebec Council for University Cooperation (CFQCU)
For university cooperation between France and Quebec, and the implementation of programs aimed at establishing strategic partnerships in teaching and research.

CFQCU - Samuel-De Champlain Program
This program is intended for teacher-researchers in all disciplines and aims to :

  • develop strategic inter-university partnerships between France and Quebec
  • support emerging collaborations between high-potential teams in both France and Quebec
  • support innovative projects that have a structuring effect and present interesting long-term prospects
  • encourage closer links with players outside the academic world (public, parapublic, private or associative sectors)
  • promote the integration of French and Quebec universities into international research and education networks. academics

Russia

Vernadski" call for applications
French-Russian co-tutored doctorates
For the year 2022, the French Embassy in Russia is awarding doctoral scholarships for co-supervision of dissertations. This funding covers 4 calendar years (3 academic years) and alternates stays in France and Russia. All scientific disciplines are eligible.
This call is open from September 20 to December 17, 2021.

Slovakia

Murgas program
For the development of Franco-Slovak scientific collaborations

About Erasmus+
Erasmus+ is the European Union's program for education, academics, youth and sport in Europe. The Erasmus+ program offers mobility and cooperation opportunities.

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region
Grants for international student mobility

IMotion
Website listing staff weeks in Europe (for staff mobility)

Annecy on the international stage
Twinning, cooperation and opportunities

Chambéry on the international stage
twinning, cooperation and opportunities

Germany

DAAD
Scholarships for mobility to Germany

Franco-German Youth Office (OFAJ)
Franco-German voluntary service

United States

Fullbright France - Franco-American Commission
For students, doctoral candidates, researchers and teachers.

Italy

University of Turin: Visiting Professors Program

Netherlands

EOLE Scholarships
For Master's and PhD students wishing to study, do an internship or carry out research in the Netherlands.

Amsterdam Prize
15,000 euro prize for a master's or doctoral student or recent graduate in the humanities or social sciences wishing to pursue scientific research on Dutch culture, history, politics and/or language in the Netherlands.

Poland

NAWA (National Academic Exchange Agency) - Ulam
Scholarship for doctoral researchers wishing to carry out their scientific project in Poland (for a stay of 6 to 24 months in a host institution of their choice).

French government scholarships managed by Campus France
Scholarships for foreign students in France

Campus Scholarships
Catalog of scholarship programs

Eiffel Excellence Scholarships
For Master's and PhD students

PAUSE - Programme national d'Accueil en Urgence des Scientifiques en Exil
Support for higher education establishments and public research organizations planning to host scientists in emergency situations.

Associate Directors of Studies Program (DEA)
An international mobility program run by the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, enabling foreign scientists from all continents to be invited for periods of four to six weeks.

Germany
Procope Mobilités 2022
Incoming mobility to France for doctoral students, post-docs and young researchers in Germany

United States
Tocqueville - Fulbright Chair
To host a leading American academic. All institutions that are members of CPU or CDEFI are eligible. This chair, which aims to strengthen collaborative projects between the United States and France, is open to all fields and awarded for one semester.

Quebec
Frontenac Scholarships
To bring Master's students from Quebec to France

Russia
Metchnikov fellowships

Grants awarded by the French Embassy in Russia to host Russian researchers invited to work in French research teams (1-3 months).

Ostrogradski" scholarships
Scholarships awarded by the French Embassy in Russia to doctoral students in Russia invited by a French research team to spend 2 to 4 months in the field. All scientific disciplines are eligible.

*Non-exhaustive list