Funding a research project

Calenda Announcement 1,435,699 (excerpts) 

This annual award is intended to recognize a Master’s 2 thesis on the history of populations, the history of the family, or the social history of health.

Awarded during the end-of-year Annual General Meeting of the Société de Démographie Historique, the award recognizes a French-language Master’s 2 thesis defended at a French or foreign university by a student whose work falls within the major themes of the SDH.

The thesis must have been defended during the 2025–2026 academic year and must have received a minimum grade of 16/20.

The Alpes-Maritimes Historical Research Prize, worth 6,000 euros and established by the Department in 1989, is intended to facilitate the publication of an original study on the Alpes-Maritimes department.

This prize is intended to recognize high-quality, innovative academic work on the history of the Alpes-Maritimes Department based on archival sources. Its purpose is to assist the winner in publishing their work in print through a publishing house.

Researchers may enter the competition by sending two copies of their work (academic thesis or dissertation) to the Departmental Archives, accompanied by a letter (to be written in accordance with the template in Appendix 1 of the rules), in which they commit, if successful, to using the prize money to publish their work.

Calenda Listing 1,419,328 (excerpts) 

The Center for 19th-Century History (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne / Sorbonne University) and the Journal of 19th-Century History (Society for the History of the 1848 Revolution and the Revolutions of the 19th Century) aim to encourage and promote research in 19th-century history. To this end, they have decided to award an annual prize recognizing the best Master’s 2 thesis on 19th-century history (1818–1914), covering all relevant regions.

The thesis must be written in French and must have been defended between June 1 and September 30 of the academic year.

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. 

Announcement Calenda 1 393 577 (extracts)

For over sixty years, Unapei has been working with people with disabilities and their families. Throughout these years, the associations that make up the network have never ceased to question themselves, with the aim of providing support that is ever more in tune with the needs and desires of people with disabilities. Under these conditions, collaboration with the world of scientific research has always held a special place within Unapei. After a successful first edition, Unapei is relaunching its Pierre Lagier Prize for the "Research and Disability" Master 2 thesis. The prize will be awarded to three students for the high quality of their Master 2 research dissertations.

The prize is open to candidates in the human and social sciences or public health, whatever their discipline - sociology, economics and management, law, political science, anthropology, educational science, philosophy, history, psychology or public health.

Students who have defended their dissertations in 2025 or 2026 are eligible to apply.

Announcement Calenda 1 379 526 (extracts)

The journal Sociologie du travail awards an annual Prix des jeunes auteursices. This call for article proposals is aimed at young researchers or students who are enrolled in a thesis or have defended their thesis within the last two years at the deadline for article proposals (i.e. after September 30, 2024), and whose work falls within the scope of the journal.

The submission deadline is September 30, 2026. Candidates will be informed of the results of the jury's selection in January 2027, at which point the editorial board will take over responsibility for the texts selected in the first phase. Submissions can be made by filling in a form on the magazine's website.

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)

GIP - Institut Robert Badinter (IRB) - Submitting a publication project - Applications to be submitted in due course - (electronically to the Institut Robert Badinter)

1 Summary of the scheme

The text of the above-mentioned scheme can be consulted via the link to the Institut Robert Badinter website ("collaborate" tab, then "submit a project" section, then the above-mentioned project) which appears at the end of this announcement.

2 Summary list of documents to be supplied (via 2 pdf files)

All requests for publication support from the Institut must include :

• the complete typescript of the work (in electronic version, PDF format),
• a presentation of the publication, the summary of the work, the table of contents of the work,
• an agreement with a publisher and a publication estimate,
• a presentation of the researchers involved in the publication project,
• an administrative and financial information sheet.

These documents must be drawn up with the utmost care, failing which applications will not be considered by the Institute's Scientific Advisory Board. Any other document deemed relevant may be attached in support of the application.

The application must be submitted electronically, in the form of two files (a PDF of the typescript and a PDF containing all the other documents in the application).

3 On-line submission of applications - (electronically to the Institut Robert Badinter)

Lexbase - call for applications for the publication of research work (legal theses) - application in progress (for the next campaign) via the lexbase website

All legal theses, whether or not they have benefited from a funding scheme (doctoral contract, Cifre, etc.), are of course eligible.

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.