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Launched by the European Commission in May 2025, the “Choose Europe for Science” initiative aims to make Europe more attractive to international researchers. Supported by the 27 member states, it is based on a set of ambitious, coordinated measures designed to make the European research area open, competitive and stable.

Each month, ABG provides you with an overview of its news, as well as that of its network, through 3 newsletters:

• "Researchers newsletter" for PhD candidates, PhDs, engineering students and Master students (FR)
• "International newsletter" for all audiences interested in news, funding, and especially international mobility, opportunities and job offers for an international audience (EN/FR)
• "Employers newsletter" for companies and other organisms which recruit PhDs

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The Partenariat Hubert Curien (PHC) - Sakura 2026 - aims to develop scientific and technological exchanges of excellence between French and New Zealand laboratories, by encouraging the participation of young researchers (PhD candidates and post-doctoral fellows). The deadline for applications is September 3, 2025.

The Académie des sciences (France) and the National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan award a France-Taiwan Scientific Prize every year to a team of French and Taiwanese researchers for their contribution and achievements to scientific research of interest to both regions. Application deadline is June 16, 2025.

The Shaker is the answer to the needs of students, PhDs candidates and holders, as well as young engineers who have developed an innovative concept in the field of biotechnology. Apply before July 18, 2025!

The Canon Europe Research Grant enables young, highly qualified European or Japanese researchers who hold a doctorate, or at least a master’s degree, to pursue research in Japan for the first ones and in Europe for the second ones.

Submit your application before September 15, 2025.

Chaque année, IESF réalise une enquête nationale qui dresse un panorama complet de la situation professionnelle et socio-économique des ingénieurs et scientifiques diplômés en France. Cette enquête est, depuis 2019, et avec l'appui de l'ABG, ouverte aux docteurs et doctorants.

Répondez-y en ligne du 31 mars au 31 mai 2025.

The Partenariat Hubert Curien (PHC) - GALILEE 2026 - aims to develop scientific and technological exchanges of excellence between French and Italian laboratories, involving a significant participation of young researchers (PhD and post-doctoral fellows). The deadline for applications is May 21, 2025.

Une expérience de médiation scientifique vous tente ? Vous avez jusqu’à la rentrée 2025 pour candidater aux missions doctorales de diffusion scientifique d’Universcience (Cité des sciences et de l’industrie + Les Étincelles du Palais de la découverte).
Toutes les disciplines sont bienvenues — SHS comprises !

Découvrez les modalités de candidature et lancez-vous.

A mobility support for young researchers in their second year of doctoral studies or more from France, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia and whose research contributes to one of CEFRES’s research areas.

 

Gerda Henkel Funding Program designed for researchers at risk in the field of historical humanities. The funding can be granted for temporary research projects (max; 6 months), doctoral and research scholarships of up 2 years. Since 2023, the Foundation offers a geographically open scholarship program for threatened and refugee scholars. The application is open year-round.

ATTRACT is a FNR's programme designed for outstanding researchers, not yet established in Luxembourg, to set up their own research team within one of the country’s research institutions. The deadline for pre-proposals is November 15, 2024.

Atlas program aims to develop scientific exchanges between France and other countries and to finance research work: field surveys, work in libraries and archives. Applicants in social sciences & humanities  must be attached to a private or public higher education /research institution and be a PhD holder. The deadline for applications is December 9, 2024.

The main objective of the Eiffel Excellence scholarship programme is to train in French higher education institutions the future foreign decision makers of the private and public sectors. Three scientific fields have priority : sciences, economics and management, law and politics. The deadline for applications is January 8, 2025.

FBF supports scientific and scholarly exchanges and collaboration between the University of California at Berkeley and French research and higher education institutions in all disciplines.The application deadline is January 31, 2025.

The DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - German Academic Exchange Service)  is offering PhD candidates and early-career researchers a funding program to help them to achieve or develop their research projects in a higher education institution or German research institute (public or recognized by the German State). The deadline for applications is February 17, 2025.

Discover the exchange mobility program "Barrande" for Ph.D. candidates between the Czech Republic and France. This rogramme is designed to provide PhD candidates in the Czech Republic with opportunities to study in France and PhD candidates in France with opportunities to study in the Czech Republic. The application deadline is January 26, 2025.

The French-Italian University (UFI) has launched the new Vinci Call for Proposals 2025. It is intended to support Franco-Italian university cooperation through mobility funding for master degree's students, PhD candidates, post-doctoral fellows and professors between France and Italy. Application deadline is February 12, 2025, 12:00 pm (noon).

The France-Nokia Chaire d’Excellence in Information and Communications Technologies offers an opportunity for a distinguished French scholar/researcher to engage in international research collaboration. Check out the terms and conditions of eligibility, and apply before April 17, 2025.

Atlas program aims to develop scientific exchanges between France and other countries and to finance research work: field surveys, work in libraries and archives. Applicants in social sciences & humanities  must be attached to a private or public higher education /research institution and be a PhD holder. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2025.

Within the framework of the "Espoirs de la recherche" programme, the Foundation for Medical Research FRM supports the best projects likely to generate significant impact in the health sector. A variety of funding schemes are available to teams, regardless of the theme and nature of their research work.

Read the details of the calls for projects in this article (there is a specific application deadline for each call).

The Directorate-General for international relations and strategy (DGRIS) launches its postdoctoral funding program 2025. Apply before April 22nd.

The Franco-American Fulbright Commission has launched its annual call for applications within the framework of its programme intended for French candidates interested in mobility to the United States. The Fulbright Program offers grants to French students, PhD candidates, and researchers. The deadline varies depending on the type of program.

Vous êtes une entreprise (de l'ETI au grand groupe en passant par la PME), une ONG, ou une organisation située dans un État membre de l'UE ou un pays associé ? Et vous souhaitez donner un souffle nouveau à votre activité en intégrand un chercheur hautement qualifié à vos effectifs ?

Participez à notre webinaire d’information afin de découvrir le programme EURAXESS de co-financement dédié à l'emploi des chercheurs réfugiés hauutement qualifiés pour des contrats allant jusqu'à 6 mois.

Rendez-vous le 25 mars 2025 en visioconférence, de 12h à 12h45. Les inscriptions sont ouvertes !

ABG has been increasingly active at the European level and is recognized as "Euraxess Career Development Center" since 2017. It is a partner in several European projects (COFUND, ITN/Doctoral Networks, Interreg, Erasmus, etc.). Discover our actions in favor of the recruitment and career development of researchers and associate ABG to your projects. 

The call for projects MSCA Cofund and Doctoral Networks are respectively open until June 23rd, and between May 28th and November 25th, 2025.

Following the Board of Directors' meeting on 17 March 2025, ABG is pleased to announce the nomination of Chantal Vernis as its new director.

With recognised expertise in innovation and technology transfer, as successor to Vincent Mignotte, former head of the association for 12 years.

ABG has joined forces with REDOC SPI (Réseau des écoles doctorales en sciences de l'ingénieur) and the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC) to support the organization of a webinar entitled “Ingénieures et ingénieurs, osez le doctorat!” to be held on March 11, starting at 12:30 pm, as part of the Journées Nationales de l'Ingénieur 2025 #JNI 25. (more details below in French)

Register now!
 

ABG will be present at Forum Labo 2025. Join us in Paris (Porte de Versailles) from March 25 to 27, 2025, to meet us and the many other companies taking part.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Are you passionate about ecological transition, and interested in doing your PhD at ADEME? Then the 2022 call for applications for its Theses program might be for you (students from humanities and social sciences are welcome) !

Check out the terms and conditions of eligibility, and apply before April 5, 2022 

The 27th i-Lab Innovation Contest, financed by the Future Investment Programme and run by Bpifrance, aims to identify projects to set up innovative technology companies and support the best of them with financial aid and tailored support. Apply now until midday on 11 March 2025.

(more information below in French)

The ABG CV Library has a new look and features. It now offers you a simplified user experience! This change is an opportunity :

• for us to remind you of the importance of this tool and to guide you in its use;
• for you to take advantage of our advice to update your CV and to post it!

ABG has been increasingly active at the European level and is recognized as "Euraxess Career Development Center" since 2017. It is a partner in several European projects (COFUND, ITN/Doctoral Networks, Interreg, Erasmus, etc.). Discover our actions in favor of the recruitment and career development of researchers and associate ABG to your projects. The call for projects MSCA Cofund is open until June 24th, 2025 and Doctoral Networks will open on May 28th, 2025.

Under the CIFRE (Conventions Industrielles de Formation par la Recherche - Industrial Agreements for Research Training) scheme, the City of Paris takes on doctoral students whose dissertations address priority issues for the municipality. A new call for applications has been launched at the start of 2025. (More details below in French).

Submit your application before noon on March 7, 2025!

ABG will be present at the 2025 edition of the MedInTechs Forum. Come and meet us and many other companies on 10 and 11 March 2025 in Paris (Parc Floral).

Vibratec carries out diagnoses, or provides conception services for manufacturers. This SME, which specialises in the dynamics of structures and acoustic and vibration phenomena, also has the particularity of employing doctors (PhDs). ABG had a discussion with its CEO, Jean-paul Kovalesky, and is now pleased to share it with you.

Health, climate, energy, artificial intelligence, transport, space exploration, food, ecological transition... The Paris-Saclay Summit - Choose Science offers an insight into today's major challenges and issues, as well as reporting on the major upheavals in science. This year, the ABG is a partner of the event and will be putting on a number of events... check out the programme and register now!

If your company, SME or NGO is based in an EU member state or associated country, you can benefit from a co-funding for highly-qualified worker for 6 months under the Euraxess scheme. 

Discover the benefits and check your eligibility now...

Dominika has joined us as International Cooperation and Training Officer. Read everything about her expperience, her background, her commitments and her objectives in this biographical article.

The Palladio Foundation supports and encourages young talents (students, PhD candidates, post-doctoral researchers, French and foreign citizens) who will create real estate and the city of tomorrow as part of its 2025 scholarship campaign. Applications are open until March 17, 2025.

Curious - Future Insight™ Conference brings together numerous scientists from all fields and accomplished innovators, enabling them to present their work and explore the future of science and technology!

ABG will be present at this major innovation event and invites you to visit its booth on July 10th and 11th, 2024, in Mainz, Germany.

ABG is organizing a new online seminar specifically designed for researchers in exile who are willing to pursue their career paths in the economic sector. As part of the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme within the framework of the ERA TALENT Project, the seminar will provide participants with tools and guidance to navigate the European labor market and start building a network outside academia. It will also help them develop their professional skills in a supportive and collaborative environment. Researchers, if you're ready to take the next step in your career, don't miss this opportunity—apply now! Call for applications is extended to January 15th.

2025 is finally here... the ABG team wishes you all the best and success for your upcoming projects. Find out more about the ABG's perspectives for 2025 in a few words from our President, Jean-Luc BEYLAT.