Research and Society(ies) 2020

The call for projects "Research and Society(ies)" aims to support the association of academic and economic partners, upstream of innovation, enabling the building of lasting collaborations and accelerating the valorization of scientific discoveries into innovation, directly contributing to economic and social development.

The aim of this program is to support collaborative research in all thematic areas, from the societal assessment of an innovation to the implementation of programs bringing together a consortium of laboratories and companies.

This program has two components:

• Section 1 "Science and Society" : These will be research projects involving at least two laboratories in Occitanie, including one in the humanities and social sciences.
• Section 2 "R&D" : These will be research projects involving at least one laboratory in Occitanie and at least one company.

Details of the call for projects can be found in the program rules, which can bedownloaded here.

Applications must be submitted via the online platform at the following address:http://sesamesubventions.laregion-seformer.fr/sub/login-tiers.sub(seeUser Guide).

Platform open: March 9, 2020,to June 12, 2020, at midnight (see deadline extension announced on March 25, 2020; depending on how the situation evolves, this date may be pushed back).

All information relating to this device is available

– on the LTSUB/SESAME platform:http://sesamesubventions.laregion-seformer.fr/sub/login-tiers.sub

– on the Region's website:https://www.laregion.fr/Appel-a-projets-Recherche-et-Societe-s-2020