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The call for proposals for MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025 projects has been open since 28 May, with a closing date of 25 November 2025.

To help project leaders better draft their proposals, the MSCA NCP has made available a ‘Project Development Kit’ – an article that brings together many useful resources for developing a DN project: https://www.horizon-europe.gouv.fr/kit-de-montage-msca-doctoral-networks-2025-40897

In addition, on 26 September, we are organising a webinar entitled ‘Writing Tips – Doctoral Networks’, which is aimed at DN project leaders who are already in the process of writing their project proposals, as well as their support services. Registration is now open: https://www.horizon-europe.gouv.fr/doctoral-networks-2025-webinaire-dedie-aux-conseils-d-ecriture-41005

Finally, on 9 October, as every year, we will be offering a Doctoral Networks coaching session for DN project leaders in coordination. Registration is not yet open, but we invite you to save the date in your calendars.

Find out more about the MSCA Doctoral Networks initiative: https://www.horizon-europe.gouv.fr/doctoral-networks-2025-session-d-information-40661

Call for proposals page: here

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Inserm

Newsletter – 15th July – Open in a browser

Funding :

  • Women scientists: The Ministry of Higher Education and Research, in partnership with the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Technologies, honours women scientists with four Irène Joliot-Curie prizes (worth between €20,000 and €40,000). Application deadline: 1 August. Find out more

 

  • Junior Research Chair – Women’s Cardiovascular Health: The Interdisciplinary Institute for Women’s Health (iWISH) is inviting applications for the Chair in ‘Women’s Cardiovascular Health: Innovative Approaches in Physiopathology, Diagnosis and Prevention’ as part of the FIRE-UP structuring project (ExcellenceS call for projects). Applications are open until 1 September 2025 at 12 noon. Find out more. Application form

 

  • Precision psychiatry: The Propsy priority research programme (PEPR) is launching its second call for proposals to support 3 to 6 postdoctoral research projects in precision psychiatry. Application deadline: 1 September. Find out more

 

  • Breast cancer: The Triplettes Roses collective supports research into triple-negative breast cancer through four prizes, each worth €20,000. Projects may focus on equitable access to care, early detection, metastatic forms, or propose an original approach eligible for the ‘Coup de Coeur’ prize. Application deadline: 5 September. Find out more

 

  • Seeding young teams: The Foundation for Medical Research is renewing its support (€450,000) for seeding young research teams in France. Aimed at French and foreign scientists, this call for proposals aims to support teams before they obtain ANR or ERC-type funding. Application deadline: 4 September. Find out more

 

  • Inserm-JSPS collaboration: Inserm and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) are launching a call for proposals for a joint seminar in life sciences and health in Japan in 2026. Application deadline: 15 September. See Inserm pro

 

  • Inserm-NSTC (Taiwan) collaboration: Inserm and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) are providing €10,000 in funding for stays of up to 12 months to explore the Taiwanese research landscape and promote collaboration. The two organisations are also providing €12,000 in funding for the organisation of workshops. Application deadline: 15 September. Read more on Inserm pro

 

  • Collaborations with Brazil: International consortia including Brazilian partners are invited to submit a proposal under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchanges 2025 call. To be eligible for co-funding, these consortia must submit a complete proposal via the European Commission’s Funding & Tenders portal before the deadline of 8 October. This initiative now enables Brazilian entities to benefit from financial support to collaborate with European partners. Find out more

 

  • Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases: Afa Crohn RCH France funds (up to €200,000) fundamental, clinical or epidemiological research on chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, as well as multidisciplinary research projects focused on patients. Application deadline: 10 October. Find out more

Université Paris Cité

Research News – 17th July – click here

FUNDING FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Cure Parkinson’s – Quarterly Research Grant Funding Programme

Cure Parkinson’s is a patient-led charity which aims to fund and facilitate research into finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Funding is available for laboratory and clinical research projects that could lead to therapies that modify the disease, by slowing, halting or reversing its progression. Priority is given to research that is likely to translate into clinical solutions within five years, including clinical trials and preclinical studies, as well as any other area that supports or accelerates these trials. Applications can be submitted on a rolling basis, with several application deadlines.

 

  • National Institutes of Health – NIH R01: Research Project

R01 is a type of research funding awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. It is a grant designed to support basic, applied or clinical research projects in all scientific fields, including biomedicine, public health, psychology, etc. R01 grants are generally awarded for long-term projects (up to 5 years) and are often used by researchers to establish innovative studies that produce significant results in their respective fields.

 

  • National Institutes of Health – NIH U01: Research Project – Cooperative Agreements

U01 funding is a type of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant specifically designed to support collaborative research projects. Unlike individual grants such as R01, which fund research carried out by a single researcher or team, U01 supports collaborative projects involving several researchers or institutions. These projects may involve basic, applied or clinical research, for large-scale initiatives or programmes that require the collaboration of several research teams. Funding is granted to support common objectives in the context of cooperation between researchers.

 

 

  • European Commission- Horizon Europe: MSCA COFUND

MSCA COFUND aims to promote the international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility of researchers. This programme funds doctoral and post-doctoral programmes in research institutions, in collaboration with public and private organisations. It enables researchers to benefit from funding opportunities to strengthen their skills, careers and professional networks.

 

  • PEPR SantéNum – Call for projects ‘Santé Num : Santé Numérique’ – 2024

The European Commission’s MSCA COFUND aims to promote the international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility of researchers. This programme funds doctoral and post-doctoral programmes in research institutions, in collaboration with public and private organisations. It enables researchers to benefit from funding opportunities to strengthen their skills, careers and professional networks.

 

  • Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale – ‘Espoirs de la Recherche’ (Hopes for Research) Programme – Launching Young Teams 2025

The Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM) 2025 call for projects is aimed at young French or foreign researchers wishing to set up a new research team in France. The budget allocated is €2.7 million, with maximum funding of €450,000 per project, which can last up to three years. The aim of this support is to help emerging research groups to establish themselves before obtaining other funding. The call for projects is open from 24 February 2025, with several extensions, and depending on the budget available until 5 November 2025. Only one submission per institution is authorised by the Foundation for the FRM.

 

  • European Commission – MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025

The European Commission’s MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call for proposals supports postdoctoral researchers wishing to develop new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral mobility. Open to researchers of all nationalities, it offers two types of fellowship: European Postdoctoral Fellowships (12 to 24 months in an EU or associated country) and Global Postdoctoral Fellowships (24 to 36 months, with a phase abroad and a compulsory return to an EU or associated country). Applicants must comply with a mobility rule and not have been resident in the country of application for more than 12 months in the last 3 years. The call will be open from 9 April 2025 to 10 September 2025. Funding includes subsistence, mobility, family, leave and special needs allowances, as well as support for research activities and management costs.

 

  • Setting up European or International Scientific Networks 2025

The MRSEI programme run by the ANR was created to give scientists working in French laboratories the means to submit a research project as coordinator to collaborative European (Horizon Europe) or international calls for proposals, thus giving them the opportunity to develop ambitious interdisciplinary projects and boost their visibility at international level. Under this call for proposals, only proposals aimed at setting up a European or international scientific network, coordinated by a French team, are expected. These research networks set up under the MRSEI programme are required to apply to an ambitious European or international call for projects.

 

  • European Innovation Council – EIC Transition

EIC Transition, an integral part of Horizon Europe, supports innovation activities that go beyond laboratory proof of concept by offering grants of up to €2.5 million to validate and demonstrate new technologies in relevant environments. The programme targets SMEs, spin-offs and start-ups, as well as research organisations and universities, to help them mature their technologies and bring them closer to the market, while benefiting from additional innovation support and business acceleration services.

 

  • BPI France – France 2030 – Grand Défi: Digital Medical Devices in Mental Health

BPI France’s Grand Défi call for proposals on digital medical devices in mental health supports projects aimed at meeting medical needs in mental health and psychiatry. The themes include prevention, screening/diagnosis, treatment, and remote monitoring of mental health, addiction, and neurodevelopmental disorders using digital medical devices (DMN). Particular attention will be paid to projects addressing the specific needs of children, adolescents, and young adults in these areas.

 

  • Doctoral Funding: Cité du Genre – Call for Applications – Doctoral Contracts Cité du Genre

As part of the funding of doctoral contracts, the Cité du Genre aims to develop research themes that will allow gender issues to be addressed, within the strict framework of interdisciplinary co-supervision, from the intersecting perspectives of an SHS discipline and a discipline from the sciences or health. The three priority areas are:
– Gender and Environmental Issues
– Gender and Digital Technologies
– Gender, Health, and Public Policy.

 

RESEARCH PRIZES

 

 

  • PR[AI]RIE-PSAI – AAC – Springboards for young researchers – Junior chairs

This call is open to holders of a permanent position within the institutional and scientific scope of PR[AI]RIE-PSAI and employed by one of the partner institutions CNRS, Inria, Institut Pasteur, Université PSL (and its component institutions), Université Paris Cité, who joined or will join their position between 1 September 2024 and 1 February 2026 and who obtained their doctorate after 1 September 2016. Candidates must conduct research in a key methodological field of AI, or engage in interdisciplinary research in which AI plays an essential role.

 

  • IUF – AAC

The IUF application will open on 8 September 2025. All documents relevant to the competition will be available on 8 September on the dedicated application.
Two hundred IUF chairs will be awarded:

100 Junior chairs divided into Fundamental chairs, Innovation chairs and Scientific Mediation chairs;
100 Senior Chairs, also divided into Fundamental Chairs, Innovation Chairs and Scientific Mediation Chairs.

These projects are evaluated and selected by international juries, which decide on the list of IUF winners each year.

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