Deadline: 12 March 2018
Applications are open for Thomas Jefferson Fund 2018 that is launched by the Embassy of France in the United States and the FACE Foundation, aims to encourage and support cooperation among the most promising young French and American researchers, and foster forward-looking collaborative research projects.
The grant will cover travel expenses between France and the US, accommodation costs and a part of the organizational costs of joint conferences and of publication costs.
Focus Areas
- Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) ;
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) ;
- Science for Society (interdisciplinary STEM-HSS projects).
Funding Information
Each selected French-American project will receive up to $20,000 over a period of two years.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Fund considers projects jointly submitted by two scientists at the beginning of their careers, including notably:
- On the American side, researchers at the post-doctorate level, assistant or associate professors at a university in the United States are eligible.
- On the French side, researchers at the post-doctorate level, maîtres de conferences and chargés de recherche at a French institution of higher education and research are eligible.
- U.S. or French citizenship is not required. Applicants must provide proof that they are employed at either the US or French institution for at least the duration of the partnership, i.e. 2 years.
- Senior researchers may be included as team members but not as project leaders.
- PhD candidates are not eligible as project leaders.
- An additional partner institution may be added to the project proposal, but this additional partner will not receive any funding from the Thomas Jefferson Fund. Only the research or higher education institutions of the project leaders will receive funding.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Countries: France and United States
For more information, please visit Thomas Jefferson Fund.