Funding a research project

Calenda Announcement 1 396 447 (excerpts)

To encourage young researchers and doctoral students to showcase their research in the humanities, social sciences, or public health related to Alzheimer’s disease, the Médéric Alzheimer Foundation is offering support for participation in a scientific presentation through a call for applications.

Overview

This support is intended for students enrolled in a doctoral program in the humanities and social sciences (psychology, sociology, economics, law, anthropology, demography, philosophy, linguistics, political science, education, nursing, etc.) or public health at a French university in 2025–2026 whose research focuses on Alzheimer’s disease.

The support covers a scientific presentation at one of the proposed events or at a conference of the candidate’s choice within their discipline and will take the form of a contribution toward conference registration fees, accommodation, and/or travel expenses, up to a maximum of €5,000 upon submission of receipts.

Only one application per young researcher will be accepted. If the presentation is not selected, the funding may be used for another event, provided that this event was mentioned at the time of application; otherwise, reimbursement of the amount will be required.

In practice 

• Applies to a scientific presentation at an event or conference of the applicant’s choice within their discipline. 
• Will take the form of a contribution toward covering expenses (registration, accommodation, and/or travel).
• Only one application per young researcher will be accepted

Eligibility

• Must be enrolled in a doctoral program in the humanities and social sciences or public health at a French university.
•  The research must fall within the field of cognitive aging and focus on Alzheimer’s disease. 

Calenda Announcement 1 409 369 (excerpts)

A 16-month, full-time postdoctoral fellowship in the sociology of education, political science, or philosophy of education, as part of the ERC-Consolidator projectBildungLearning No. 101043433. The main objective of this project is to compare the modern philosophy ofBildung and the contemporary paradigm of the Learning Society by systematically analyzing their homologous structures. Through this comparison, we seek to highlight the conceptual shifts that have occurred, from one paradigm to the other, regarding the ideal of educational autonomy. 

Announcement Calenda 1 398 096

This thesis opportunity in the humanities and social sciences is part of the TWIN 2026 interdisciplinary program at Compiègne University of Technology. The research will focus on the actual conditions under which environmental and health monitoring of PFAS is implemented, in particular the methods used to produce, circulate and use monitoring data. It will also examine the possibilities for integrating analytical innovations into existing environmental monitoring and public action systems. Applications from geography, sociology, STS and political science are encouraged.

Calenda announcement 1 306 623

In honor of the medievalist Eugen Ewig (1913-2006), initiator, founder and first director of the German Center for Historical Research, driven by the idea of reconciliation, IHA helps post-docs preparing to become professors in their search for project funding. The four-month fellowship should be used to prepare an application for individual project funding or, preferably, to set up a research group in line with the Institute's thematic axes. The duration of the fellowship may be extended until the decision of the third-party organization (up to a maximum of eight months), if the candidate has succeeded in submitting a promising funding application.

IHA makes its infrastructure available to the grant-holder to prepare a dossier and, if successful, carry out the project if the candidate participates in IHA's scientific life by organizing a study day, for example.

IHA scholarships are open to applicants from the German scientific community, regardless of nationality. Applications for start-up grants can be submitted at any time.

Applicants are required to submit an application for individual project funding or, preferably, to form a research group in line with the Institute's thematic focus.

Fondation Croix-Rouge française - Apply for grants (calendar 2026)

Information sources :

French Red Cross Foundation website

Path

Researchers' area - tab at the top of the first page of the website

then "Apply for grants" tab

Institut de France - Current calls for applications (link almost at the bottom of the first page of the Institut de France website)

Information source: Institut de France - Appels à candidatures en cours (link almost at the bottom of the first page of the Institut de France website)

Calenda Announcement 1 409 369 (excerpts)

A 16-month, full-time postdoctoral fellowship in the sociology of education, political science, or philosophy of education, as part of the ERC-Consolidator projectBildungLearning No. 101043433. The main objective of this project is to compare the modern philosophy ofBildung and the contemporary paradigm of the Learning Society by systematically analyzing their homologous structures. Through this comparison, we seek to highlight the conceptual shifts that have occurred, from one paradigm to the other, regarding the ideal of educational autonomy. 

Calenda Announcement 1 410 655 (excerpts)

Bordeaux Montaigne University is accepting applications for a doctoral contract co-supervised by Hélène Camarade and Lucia Schmidt, starting in the 2026 academic year. This contract, funded by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, is part of the GENIES-NA project (Gender and Interactions in Secondary Education: a comparative study in mathematics and modern language classes in Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

Calenda Listing 1,396,374 (excerpts)

Overview

This funding is open to students enrolled in a doctoral program at a French university in the humanities and social sciences (psychology, sociology, economics, law, anthropology, demography, philosophy, linguistics, political science, education, nursing, architecture, design…) or public health, whose research focuses on:

• societal issues arising from Alzheimer’s disease and/or other related diseases: law, ethics, the impact of the disease on family and friends…
• improving the quality of life for people with the disease and their family, volunteer, or professional caregivers.

Five doctoral students will be supported in 2026.

Please note!

• Doctoral students currently receiving funding (doctoral contract, CIFRE contract, etc.) or those who are employed are not eligible to apply.
• Biomedical research projects are not eligible.

Amount: Up to €40,000 per year, renewable twice.

Eligibility

Must be enrolled at a French university in the humanities and social sciences (psychology, sociology, economics, law, anthropology, demography, philosophy, linguistics, political science, education, nursing sciences, etc.) or in public health, whose work is conducted within a research laboratory and focuses on the societal challenges posed by Alzheimer’s disease and/or other related diseases and/or the improvement of the quality of life for patients and their family caregivers, volunteers, or professionals, and who do not have funding.

Calenda Listing 1,411,649 (excerpts)

Presentation

The PATRIX research project—Preserving Audiovisual Experiments—is part of HERMES. It explores methods for the preservation, transmission, and promotion of audiovisual experiments, whether in experimental television, experimental film, animation, video, technical devices, or new media.

Educational Background

Ph.D. defended after October 1, 2023, at a university other than Rennes 2 in media history, performing arts/audiovisual studies, information and communication sciences, history of technology, cultural studies, or a related discipline.