The annual Call for Inria Associate Teams is open !
Among the priorities of this year every research projects with a Canadian research player (an university or a research center such as Fields Institute, Vector Institute, MILA, AMII, IVADO) are eligible, without thematic restriction.
Projects with the University of Waterloo in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Digital Health, Cybersecurity, Applied mathematics, HPC & Digital Continuum are particularly encouraged.
The full documentation of the 2026 call for proposals is available on Inria website: https://www.inria.fr/en/call-for-projects-international-partnerships-associate-teams-2026
The researcher from Inria team coordinating the project on the French side have to submit the online application form on the specific website: https://drisi.inria.fr/eaEquipeAssociee/new
General timetable:
October 16th, 2025: deadline for submission of joint proposals
October-December 2025: evaluation of the projects
January-February 2026: notification of grants and publication of results
