PERIDOT: French-Pakistani program to support researchers' mobility

Terms and conditions

Mission and funding

Contacts

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Peridot is the Partenariat Hubert Curien (PHC) set up in France by the Ministries of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) and Higher Education and Research (MESR), and in Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission (HEC).

Terms and conditions

• The call for applications is open to full researchers from research laboratories attached to higher education organizations and research institutions;
• The participation of young researchers and PhD candidates is strongly encouraged;

• Three key areas have been identified:

1. Health,

2. Renewable energy, agriculture and food safety,

3. Economy and climate change.

• Only applications co-submitted by the research partners in their respective countries are accepted.
• The French party shall include in its application file a letter of approval from the supervisor authorizing travel to Pakistan.

Mission and funding

• Funding is granted on an annual basis, for 2 or 3 (consecutive) years;
• The funding only covers the mobility of researchers between the two countries;
• Funding support covers stay (€125/day) and travels (reimbursement on actual expenses up to a limit of € 1500 per France-Pakistan round-trip) allowances for French researchers.

Contacts

See the call for applications on the Campus France website (in French)