PAUSE Program

National Emergency Reception Program for Scientists in Exile (PAUSE)

The PAUSE program is a national initiative that provides incentive grants to research organizations and higher education and research institutions planning to host a scientist in danger who has been forced into exile. These grants may be renewed once, or even twice for doctoral students, following a new evaluation process.

As part of the measures adopted by the program in response to the COVID-19 health crisis, host institutions are, on an exceptional basis, permitted to submit a request for renewal for a third year (or a fourth year for doctoral students). Please note that this measure applies only to program awardees who were in their positions as of March 17, 2020. These requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis within the framework of and according to the standard evaluation procedure in effect. They must be clearly justified in a letter signed by the director of the host laboratory and included with the application.

The deadline for this call for proposals is October 2, 2020.