Applying to Choose France for Science
The application process consists of two stages.
- First, the researcher must contact the programme agencies covering the disciplinary fields of the project they wish to implement, based on their prior connections with the French research system or using the list below.
Contact list Field of research Contact Health contact.apres@inserm.fr Climate, biodiversity and sustainable societies cbsd-agence@cnrs.fr Digital technology and artificial intelligence agence-programmes-numerique@inria.fr Space ap-recherche-spatiale@cnes.fr Agriculture, sustainable food, forests and natural resources agralife@inrae.fr Low-carbon energy agence-aped@cea.fr Digital components, systems and infrastructure agence.asic@cea.fr - The researcher then needs to develop a joint project with their host institution. The project and application must be submitted via the Choose France for Science platform available on the ANR website.
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Criteria for assessing applications
Applications will be reviewed based on:
- the scientific quality and feasibility of the proposed project;
- the context and relevance of the application;
- the researcher's motivations for conducting their work in France;
- the ability to secure additional funding (European, institutional, private).
Applications are submitted and reviewed by the jury on a rolling basis.
Jury
Each of the thematic fields, including the humanities and social sciences, is represented within the jury.
The jury is chaired by Alain Fischer, physician, Professor Emeritus at the Collège de France, member of the Academy of Sciences, professor of paediatric immunology and researcher in medicine and gene therapy.
