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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

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

Deadline: June 15, 2025. The Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques (Cirm, Marseille, France) and the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques (CRM, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) have partnered to offer: to all mathematicians working in France; to all mathematicians whose university is a CRM partner institution, the opportunity to form a team to carry out a research project, including a stay at Cirm and a stay at CRM. Each team must include one or two people working in France and one or two people affiliated with a CRM partner institution.

Friday, March 28, 2025 | 2 minutes Read

Cirm-CNRS Agreement: Mirror conferences

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 the opportunity to organize Franco-Québécois mirror conferences. A mirror conference is an event that takes place at two sites: some of the participants are in residence at Cirm; others are at the CRM. Some talks held at one center are broadcast live to the other. The event is expected to last about three days and involve around ten researchers on each side. The host institute for each group will cover the accommodation costs of its guests, according to its own procedures.

Friday, March 28, 2025 | 2 minutes Read

13 PhD positions in Europe

Deadline : May 30, 2025. 13 PhD positions in Europe as part of the European project COGENT – Doctoral Network in the following fields: Geometry Number theory Computational mathematics Algorithms Algebra Integral cohomology of finite p-groups Location: Technische Universität Braunschweig (TUB), Germany Supervisors: Bettina Eick Constructing equivariant CW-complexes for arithmetic (and related) groups Location: University of Galway, Ireland Supervisors: Graham Ellis & James Cruickshank Formal verification of theory and algorithmic output for modular forms

Friday, March 28, 2025 | 2 minutes Read