PAUSE program: new call for applications
A new call for applications is open
| The deadline for the call isApril 20,2020. |
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| The PAUSE program is a national program providing incentive funding to research organizations and higher education and research establishments planning to host an endangered scientist or artist forced into exile.
This call is open to 2 types of funding:
1/ 100% financing of a 3-year doctoral contract (5 grants will be awarded).
Only students who are not yet enrolled in a doctoral program in France and who have not been enrolled in a doctoral program in their home country for more than a year are eligible.
2/ For all other applications, including those from doctoral students who have been enrolled in a doctoral program in France or in their country of origin for more than one year: 60% co-financing (or 80% in the case of multiple applications) for one year, renewable once, subject to a new evaluation.
Please note that doctoral students from previous sessions may apply for renewal for a 3rd year.
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| Higher education and research establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation & private higher education establishments of general interest (EESPIG) |
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| The purpose of these grants is to co-finance a hosting project for a foreign scientist fromfrom all geographical origins and disciplinesmeeting all of the following eligibility criteria:
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| Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Culture |
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| Amount and duration of financing
The amount of funding allocated varies according to the status and experience of the beneficiary, as well as the existence of a social support project by the host establishment:
- Category 1 (doctoral student, research assistant), up to 20,000 euros ;
- Category 2 (post-doc, lecturer, research engineer), up to 40,000 euros ;
- Category 3 (university professor, research director), up to 60,000 euros.
PAUSE's co-financing grant is capped at 60% of the total budget submitted by the host institution. Co-financing of up to 80% may be considered on a case-by-case basis, depending on the particular situation of the researchers and/or establishments, and for establishments submitting several applications per call.
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| The financial support received to host a candidate covers a maximum period of one year. It may be renewed once, following a new evaluation process based on the progress of the work and scientific results. Doctoral students enrolled in their first year of study at the time of their first application may be co-financed for a third year in order to complete their doctorate, after evaluation of the progress of their work on the basis of the conclusions of the host institution's thesis monitoring committee.
The PAUSE program's executive management will request a report on the past year from the researcher and the host institution at the end of the hosting project presented in the application file.
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| To apply for 100% funding of a doctoral contract, please read the specific practical terms and conditionsavailable here. |
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| Voluntary establishments
If your establishment would like to volunteer to host a scientist at risk, but you are not in direct contact with a researcher, we can put you in touch with one of the researchers who applied directly to the program. Their profiles can be consulted on the application formor on ourwebsite. If one of the profiles interests you, or if you would like to be one of the volunteer establishments, please contact the PAUSE team directly atadressepause@college-de-france.fr.
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| Putting together application files
Applications can be submitted by public research organizations and public higher education establishments under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation and/or the Ministry of Culture, as well as by private higher education establishments of general interest (EESPIG). Details of how to apply can be found on the PAUSE website.
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| The PAUSE program encourages applicants outside France to work with their host institutions to start looking for accommodation as far in advance of their arrival as possible, or even as soon as they submit their application. |
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| File evaluation and selection
Applications are evaluated by scientists, including members of the PAUSE sponsorship committee, on the basis of the following criteria:
- level of urgency and threat ;
- the quality of the scientific dossier ;
- social and professional support and integration arrangements.
The PAUSE Steering Committee selects the applications on the basis of proposals from the Sponsoring Committee.The selection results will be announced at the end of June 2020.
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| Security and confidentiality
In the event of special confidentiality constraints, a secure procedure can be set up for e-mail exchanges - contact the Collège's Information Systems Manager atFrancejean-francois.barbe@college-de-france.fr.
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| Applications must be submitted via the secure platform below. Please note that applications sent by e-mail will not be examined. |
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