Other sources of funding for mobility open to researchers of all
nationalities
“Research in Paris” programme for hosting researchers from abroad
Call for applications open to researchers abroad who wish to be hosted in
public laboratories in Paris (central Paris) for a short period. The objectives
Objectives
of the programme are to facilitate new long-term cooperative arrangements,
of the programme
to strengthen existing cooperative arrangements between research centres
in major foreign cities and Paris, and to better meet the needs of research
teams in Paris.
Implementation/financial
support
City of Paris
Nationality
All nationalities
Duration of funding
Post-doctoral fellows: 3 to 12 months – Senior researchers: 2 to 6 months
Amount of grant
Costs paid
Areas of research
Level
Call
Website
Post-doctoral fellows: €2,500 per month – Senior researchers: €3,000 per
month
Travel and health insurance
All disciplines—Multidisciplinary research is encouraged, as is research
involving emerging areas.
postdocs and senior researchers
Annual call, deadline generally in March
The 2013 call for applications will be opened during January 2013.
http://www.paris.fr/pro/chercheurs/2d3es-appels-a-projets/research-in-parisprogramme-d-accueil-des-chercheursetrangers/rub_9587_stand_67619_port_23607
Blaise Pascal International Research Chairs
Objectives
of the programme
These chairs were jointly created in 1996 by the Ile-de-France Region and
the State to attract internationally renowned researchers from abroad to a
laboratory or institute of research and higher education in Ile-de-France.
Implementation/financial
support
École Normale Supérieure Foundation
Nationality
All nationalities except French
Duration of funding
12 to 24 months.
Amount of grant
Organisations hosting the Blaise Pascal Chairs are awarded funding of up
to a maximum of €200,000.
Costs paid
Expenses associated with remuneration of the holder of the Chair, his/her
health cover, and an adequate operating budget to carry out the project.
Areas of research
All disciplines combined.
Level
High-level researchers
Call
Annual call – 2013 edition open until 17 January 2013.
http://www.iledefrance.fr/appels-a-projets/recherche-enseignementsup/17113-chaires-blaise-pascal/
Website
http://www.chaires-blaise-pascal.org/
ANR “Chair of Excellence” Programme
Objectives
of the programme
Implementation/financial
support
Nationality
Duration of funding
Amount of grant
Costs paid
Areas of research
This programme promotes the accommodation of high-level foreign
researchers in France by helping them to carry out their research projects.
ANR (French National Research Agency)
All nationalities
Three types of chairs are offered: short-term “senior” chairs (18 to 24
months), “junior” chairs, and long-term
“senior” chairs (36 to 48 months).
“Junior” chairs: up to €500,000
“Senior” chairs: up to €1,000,000
The award may help to fund support measures (relocation and living in
France)
All
Level
High-level researchers
Call
Annual call, deadline generally in March
http://www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr
Website
ERC Starting Grants/Consolidator Grants
Objectives
of the programme
Fellowships intended for researchers starting their careers who wish to
establish their first research team or conduct their first independent
research activities.
Implementation/financial
support
European Research Council (ERC)
Nationality
All nationalities
Duration of funding
for a period of five years
Amount of grant
Up to €1.5 million (StG) or €2 million (CoG)
Costs paid
Researcher’s grant + Acquisition of large equipment + Access to large
infrastructures.
Areas of research
Level
Call
Website
All
young post-docs with 2 to 12 years’ experience
Call for applications published on 10 July has been closed since 17
October 2012
http://erc.europa.eu/funding-and-grants
Objectives
of the programme
ERC Advanced Grants
Grants intended for established researchers pursuing high-risk, groundbreaking research projects, and recognised as leaders in their area of
expertise. The projects must be conducted in an EU Member State or
Associated Country.
Implementation/financial
support
European Research Council (ERC)
Nationality
All nationalities
Duration of funding
5 years
Amount of grant
€3.5 million maximum
Costs paid
Researcher’s grant + Acquisition of large equipment + Access to large
infrastructures.
Areas of research
All
Level
established researchers
Call for applications published on 10 July has been closed since 22
November 2012.
Call
Website
Objectives
of the programme
Implementation/financial
support
Nationality
Duration of funding
Costs paid
Areas of research
http://erc.europa.eu/funding-and-grants
Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)
Hosting of researchers working in a Third Country, in a research
organisation, university, or company in an EU Member State or Associated
Country. The object is to increase scientific excellence in the EU, to
transfer skills (mutual benefit) with Third Countries, and to attract the best
researchers to Europe.
European Commission
Researchers of all nationalities active in Third Countries
rd
1 to 2 years, and possibly a 3 year devoted to a return phase in the
country of origin.
salaries, laboratory costs and other expenses
All areas
Level
Experienced researchers—no age limit
Call
One call per year
Website
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/mariecurieactions/iif_en.html
Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)
Objectives
of the programme
These fellowships are intended for researchers who wish to acquire
knowledge and expertise in a Third Country, and to improve scientific
cooperation between Europe and the rest of the world.
Implementation/financial
support
European Commission
Nationality
Duration of funding
Costs paid
Areas of research
EU Member State or Associated Country
rd
1 to 2 years, and possibly a 3 year devoted to a return phase in the
country of origin.
salaries, laboratory fees and expenses
All areas
Level
Highly experienced researchers—no age limit
Call
One call per year
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/mariecurieactions/iof_en.html
Website
Objectives
of the programme
IRSES (International Research Staff Exchange Scheme)
A programme of multi-year exchanges of researchers between European
Member States (or Associated Countries) and non-European countries
(Third Countries) over a total period of 24 to 48 months.
Implementation/financial
support
ERC
Nationality
All nationalities
Duration of funding
for visits of 1 to 12 months
Costs paid
Staff participating in exchanges must be on secondment, i.e. must
continue to receive salary from their parent institutions and have the right
to return.
Areas of research
Level
Call
Website
All areas
young researchers and established researchers – no age limit
The last call for applications opened on 13/07/2012 and will be closed on
17/01/2013.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/apply-now/opencalls/index_en.htm
EMBO Long Term Fellowships
Objectives
of the programme
This programme is directed at talented young postdocs, and enables them
to receive training and funding for visits to laboratories in one of the 27
EMBC Member States, and set up their own laboratories there.
Implementation/financial
support
European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC) jointly funded by the
European Commission (Marie Curie Programme)
Nationality
The host institution must be one of the Member States and the candidate
must be a national of one of these States.
Duration of funding
2 years maximum
Amount of grant
Amount of award is based on country of residence.
http://www.embo.org/documents/LTF/LTF_subsistence_rates.pdf
Costs paid
Travel costs and a stipend for the grant-holder and his/her family.
Level
Young postdocs (maximum of 3 years after graduation)
Call
Last call opened on 01/01/2013 (closing date 15/02/2013).
http://www.embo.org/programmes/fellowships/long-term.html
http://embc.embo.org/index.php/embc-member-states
Website
Objectives
of the programme
Implementation/financial
support
International “Human Frontier Science Program”
The programme allows early career scientists—especially postdocs—to
train in the best laboratories abroad, in the life sciences area.
There are two types of grants:
Long-Term and Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships, enabling participation
in innovative research in fundamental biology.
Program Grants, Young Investigator Grants also fund interdisciplinary
and intercontinental team research.
An association funded by Germany, Australia, Canada, USA, France,
India, Italy, Japan, Norway, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea (South
Korea), UK, Switzerland and the EU.
Nationality
Research teams must be international—the principal applicant must be a
national of one of the eligible countries (above). The other participants
may be of any nationality.
Duration of funding
2 years (3 year designed to fund the return to the country of origin)
Amount of grant
Up to $450,000 for teams of 4 or more (i.e. €345,000 maximum)
Costs paid
Equipment, facilities.
Areas of research
rd
Researchers in different disciplines (e.g. chemistry, physics, information
technology, engineering) wishing to concentrate on problems related to the
life sciences.
Level
Young researchers/postdocs
Website
http://www.hfsp.org/
Further information:
 BIO-Asia Programme This programme is aimed at strengthening high-level collaborations with
Asian scientific communities, based on mutual benefit and shared interests. The main themes are
the study of biodiversity and sustainable use of natural substances for health, nutrition, agronomy
or cosmetics. BIO-Asia funds research projects (basic and applied) conducted by networks that
include France and at least two partner countries in Asia. The following countries are involved:
Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
Vietnam, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, India, Pakistan. Each project receives €18-28 K from the
French Ministry of Foreign affairs to provide mobility for researchers (travel and subsistence) or
help with organising international workshops and seminars (mobility and logistics), and must be
part-funded by the partners.
http://www.bioasiafrance.org/
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/enjeux-internationaux/echanges-scientifiquesrecherche/partenariats-scientifiques-20601/partenariats-scientifiques-20152/article/biodiversitedes-substances
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ICT-Asia Programme: intended to enhance cooperation and scientific networks in the area of
ICT in Asia, to integrate the less advanced countries of the region into the information society,
and to improve synergy with other ICT-related regional and multilateral programmes (EU, ASEM,
ADB, AUF, etc.). An annual seminar is organised in Asia. Participating countries are the same as
for BIO-Asia. Each project involves France and at least 2 Asian countries, to include one that is
eligible for the “Solidarity with Developing Countries” programme (Myanmar [Burma], Cambodia,
India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam). Each project receives
€18-28 K from the French Ministry of Foreign affairs to provide mobility for researchers (travel
and subsistence) or help with organising international workshops and seminars (mobility and
logistics), and must be part-funded by the partners.
www.ict-asia-france.org
 UNESCO/L’ORÉAL Co-Sponsored Fellowships for Young Women in Life Sciences.
 L’Oréal Scholarship for Research Internship: First launch of this programme, which offers 4
scholarships a year that are funded by L’Oréal and managed with the Consulate General of France
in Hong Kong and the HKU-Pasteur Research Centre for 3-month research internships in France
for post-graduate students from Hong Kong and Macao.
 http://www.hkupasteur.hku.hk/index.php/Teaching/News/loreal_scholarship_for_research_internshi
p_officially_launched_september_21
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Mérieux Research Grants: These research contracts are designed to promote and identify
innovative projects. They provide investigators (junior, senior, in the medical or scientific
community) in public and private laboratories with the funding needed to conduct projects on
infectious diseases, cancer and cardiovascular diseases, nutrition, food and water safety. There
are two types of grants: Advanced Research Grants and Starting Research Grants. Researchers
that are selected are awarded a two-year grant (up to €300,000). Institut Mérieux retains the
option of establishing strategic partnerships in the event of success.
http://www.institut-merieux.com/uk/politique_grants.php
Networked research programmes (P2R): initiated by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
2002, to promote the organisation of bilateral programmes for research networks. P2R networked
research programmes are theme-oriented (health, water, environment, etc.), and confined to a
limited number of countries (Germany, India, China, Israel, South Africa). Their aim is to promote
the development of cooperation on scientific priorities, while also fostering the creation of
thematic research networks.