Funding, News and Announcements

The France-Canada Research Fund (FCRF) has launched a new funding program for 2025 entitled FCRF+. This program will support existing research partnerships between France and Canada. The objective of FCRF+ is to support France-Canada research teams that have been successful in obtaining a previous FCRF grant and wish to continue collaborations by setting up ambitious research projects, with a goal to submit joint applications to external calls for proposals (non-exhaustive list: Horizon Europe, National Research Agency, and NFRF – Exploration and Transformation streams).

Funding

$5,000 CAD to cover mobility costs according to the needs expressed in the application. Funds can support meetings between the two partners, travel, or any other activity that may help develop the future joint project. Funding is intended to support PIs, not students.

Eligibility

FCRF+ is open to all fields of research.

Both PIs must be former winners (selected anytime from 2001-2023) of the FCRF “New research collaboration program”. Applications must be submitted by the FCRF winning duo.

How to apply

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis from November 4, 2024, to April 11, 2025.

Please contact ORS at ors.int@dal.ca if you are interested in applying to this competition.

Applications must be submitted to ORS (including an investigator checklist in ROMEO) a minimum of ten (10) days prior to the April 11, 2025, deadline.

A link to the FCRF+ guidelines can be found here.

Contact Details

Internal: ors.int@dal.ca
External: assistant.science@ambafrance-ca.org

Deadlines

Internal: March 28, 2025
External: Rolling deadline from Nov. 4, 2024, to April 11, 2025.

Unless otherwise specified, the standard ORS internal deadline is 10 business days ahead of the funder deadline. Researchers are encouraged to check with their faculty regarding their incremental internal deadline.

The grants facilitator for your faculty or this opportunity can be found on the staff contact page. For additional resources, click here for guidance [login required] on  internal deadlines and submission processes.