PAUSE Program

National Program for the Emergency Reception of Scientists in Exile (PAUSE)

The PAUSE program is a national initiative that provides incentive funding to research organizations and higher education and research institutions planning to host a scientist in danger who has been forced into exile. This funding 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 have, on an exceptional basis, the option 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 employed 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 currently 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.