Funding a research project

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 1 385 191 (extracts)

Each year, the Cour de France association provides financial support for the publication of two theses on the subject of the court or related themes. Each winning thesis is credited with €3,000 for publication.

Theses must have been defended between July 15, 2025 and July 15, 2026.

Applications must be submitted no later than September 15, 2026.

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. 

GIP - Institut Robert Badinter - Submitting an event project - Deadline for applications as the event unfolds (at least three months before the symposium) - (by e-mail to 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 Summarized list of documents to be supplied (via 1 pdf )

- conference presentation note (recommended limit 3 pages maximum, excluding appendices)

- program

- presentation note (team)

- administrative and financial information sheet

3 Deadline for submission of applications (at least three months before the symposium)-(electronically to Institut Robert Badinter)

Calenda Job Posting 1,420,100 (excerpts) 

The CNAV’s Research Unit on Aging (URV) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join its team as part of the ANR HILAUSENIORS research project (Intermediate Housing – Housing – Autonomy – Seniors – ANR reference: 23-PAVH-0007). Two-year fixed-term contract. This research project, a recipient of the Priority Research Program (PPR) “Autonomy,” aims to better understand the role of housing and the environment in maintaining autonomy as people age, by comparing intermediate housing options (independent living facilities, senior assisted living facilities, etc.) with conventional housing.

Calenda Announcement 1,421,322 (excerpts) 

The Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) is seeking applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Democratic Resilience. This chair aims to support an innovative research program focusing on the transformations of democratic realities and on how individuals, communities, and institutions contribute to the emergence, maintenance, and protection of democratic spaces. Applications are sought in the fields of communication, education, history, literary and cultural studies, linguistics, philosophy, or any related discipline. The successful candidate will lead an independent research program, participate in undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral-level teaching, and actively contribute to the development of UQTR’s research ecosystem.