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Postes rouges : Hosting mathematicians from Canada in French laboratories

Deadline: September 30, 2025. The Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) offers mathematicians working in an institution outside France the opportunity to spend three months in a laboratory in France between February 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026. This stay is accompanied by financial support: travel, visa, accommodation and catering expenses for the duration of the stay. Interested parties must first identify a laboratory in France that can host them, and contact a colleague with whom they can develop a research program during their stay. The list of laboratories is available on the Math in France website

Friday, June 6, 2025 | 2 minutes Read

Choose CNRS

As part of the broader European program “Choose Europe for Science,” the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) is committed to strengthening Europe’s ability to attract top talent (starting at the postdoctoral level) from around the world and to promote its core values, such as freedom of research and excellence. Four schemes are available to encourage talented young researchers and internationally-renowned scientists to consider moving to France and the CNRS.

Monday, May 5, 2025 | 1 minute Read

Université de Montréal Grant - European Union

Deadline: Ongoing call The EU–UdeM Partnership Grants aim to strengthen research engagement with universities in the European Union. They encourage collaborations across all academic disciplines that may lead to research projects funded by external sources (such as the Horizon Europe program, or federal and provincial Canadian funds with an international component). These grants will support researchers in the following ways: Fostering international networking (e.g., meetings with partners) Structuring teams and strengthening collaboration networks with a view to securing external funding Funding is intended to cover costs associated with visits by participants from the Université de Montréal and the partner university, including: Travel expenses, accommodation and meal costs, organization of networking activities, and salaries/fees supporting the development and implementation of the project.

Monday, May 5, 2025 | 1 minute Read

An academic sabbatical in France

The Science and Technology Department of the Consulate General of France supports long-term research stays (minimum of six months) by researchers from Québec in French research institutes. There is no official call for applications for this program. Requests may be submitted on a rolling basis. Applications must include the following documents: an official letter requesting support; a project form (available below); a detailed CV. Further information is available on the website of the Consulate General of France in Québec.

Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 1 minute Read

Summer Schools

This program, offered by the Science and Technology Department of the Consulate General of France, is intended for organizers of summer schools in France who wish to encourage the participation of students from Québec. It provides funding of up to €2,500. There is no official call for applications for this program. Requests may be submitted on a rolling basis. Further information is available on the website of the Consulate General of France in Québec.

Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 1 minute Read

Preparatory visit for a project in Québec

The Émérillon Fund is designed to support emerging Franco-Québécois cooperation initiatives that arise mid-cycle, outside the official application period for calls for projects (notably the Samuel de Champlain program). However, collaborative projects must align with the priority themes of the calls and meet their eligibility criteria. Researchers who receive Émérillon funding commit to submitting a project to the Samuel de Champlain program during the biennium. The Émérillon Fund supports research trips to Québec by French researchers. Travel expenses and per diem for five days are covered.

Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 1 minute Read

Visiting the CRM-CNRS

Stay Between Six Months and One Year Researchers and faculty members affiliated with a Joint Research Unit (UMR) under the National Institute for Mathematical Sciences and their Interactions (Insmi) have the opportunity to undertake a medium- or long-term stay abroad, within an International Research Laboratory (IRL), notably at the CRM-CNRS in Montreal. To ensure optimal planning of the stay, it is essential to get in touch at an early stage — ideally even before submitting your application — with the Deputy Scientific Director of Insmi responsible for international affairs, for an informal discussion about the proposed project.

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | 2 minutes Read

FRQ support: extended Research Visits in France for CRM Members

Deadline : July 1, 2025. CRM scientists are eligible for FRQNT grants for medium-term stays (up to 6 months) in a French laboratory. The application must include a CV and a list of publications ; a (short) scientific project for the stay ; the projected dates of the stay; a letter of support from the host laboratory must be submitted so that the internship begins at least 2 months and at most 12 months after the application deadline.

Friday, March 28, 2025 | 1 minute Read

FRQ support: participation in Scientific Events in France

Deadline : July 1, 2025. Members of the CRM (or one of its laboratories), CRM post-docs and graduate students supervised by CRM members are eligible for FRQ funding to attend scientific events in France. Eligible expenses include travel, accommodation and a 70 CAD per diem for meals. The application must include a description or program of the event, including location, date and web address, a letter explaining the purpose of participation, a budget request indicating costs, [for students and postdoctoral fellows only] a proof of registration at a Quebec university must be submitted so that the event begins at least 6 weeks after the application deadline.

Friday, March 28, 2025 | 1 minute Read

FRQ support: research internship in France for students

Deadline : July 1, 2025. Students supervised by a member of the CRM (or one of its laboratories) who are enrolled in a 2nd or 3rd cycle program at a Quebec university are eligible for FRQ research internship grants in France. The application must include a description of the work to be carried out during the internship, a curriculum vitae and a recent transcript of the candidate’s grades, a letter of recommendation signed by the thesis or dissertation supervisor, a letter signed by the internship supervisor specifying the start and end dates of the internship internship must be submitted so that the internship begins at least 2 months and no more than 9 months after the application deadline.

Friday, March 28, 2025 | 1 minute Read

FRQ support: visit in CRM of mathematicians from France

Deadline: July 1, 2025 Mathematicians working in France and students enrolled in a university in France are eligible for FRQ funding to visit the CRM in connection with its scientific activities. The application must include a letter of intent with a description of the activity, a budget proposal, a letter of nomination from an CRM member (or the e-mail address of an CRM member who could serve as a reference), a CV including a list of publications must be submitted so that the visit starts at least 2 months and no more than 9 months after the application deadline.

Friday, March 28, 2025 | 1 minute Read

Cirm-CNRS Agreement: Small Group Research Stays

Application deadline: June 15, 2025. The Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques (Cirm, Marseille, France) and the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques (CRM, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) have joined forces to offer: all mathematicians working in France; all mathematicians whose university is a CRM partner, the opportunity to form a team and carry out a research project that includes a stay at Cirm and a stay at CRM. Each team must consist of one or two members based in France and one or two members affiliated with a CRM partner university.

Friday, March 28, 2025 | 2 minutes Read