Collaborative project funding opportunities: France Berkeley Fund & France Stanford 2017 call

France-Berkeley Fund – 2017 Call for Projects

FBFThe France Berkeley Fund (FBF) was established in 1993 as a partnership between theFrench Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development and the University of California at Berkeley, the France-Berkeley Fund promotes scholarly exchange in all disciplines between UC Berkeley and all research centers and public institutions of higher education in France.

Through its annual grant competition, the Fund provides seed-money for innovative, bi-national collaborative research. Successful projects bring together senior and junior researchers in a variety of ways, from workshops and conferences to exchanges of researchers in laboratories.

For the 2017 grant program, applications from UC Berkeley and UC Davis are eligible for the competition.

Please note that applications from UC Santa Cruz or Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are no longer accepted.

All new research projects will be sponsored to a maximum of $12,000. Applications are accepted in all fields, Humanities, Social Sciences, Exact Sciences, Engineering, Applied Sciences, and Professional Schools. Previous recipients of FBF awards can reapply two years after completion of their collaboration. However they have to reapply separately with a new partner and for a new project.

Sponsored projects can begin between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. Projects must be completed within one year of their start date.

View the list of Inria France-Berkeley-Fund previous awarded projects here.

France-Stanford – 2017 call for Collaborative Projects, Fellowships and Conferences

The France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, founded in partnership with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aims to bridge the disciplines of the Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, Engineering, Business and Law, addressing historical and contemporary issues of significance for France and the United States from a broad range of perspectives. The Center brings faculty and students from across Stanford’s departments and schools together and into contact with colleagues in France, to explore issues of common intellectual concern, to advance collaborative research, and to foster interdisciplinary inquiry.

2017 calls for Collaborative Projects, Fellowships and Conferences are now open!

View the list of Inria’s France- Stanford previous awarded collaborative projects and conferences here.

View the list of Inria’s France- Stanford previous awarded Fellowships here. 

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