The Ulysses programme is run in France the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI) and the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research (MENESR) and for Irish partners by the Irish Research Council.
Calls for application, issued on an annual basis, are open to research laboratories affiliated with academic institutions, research organizations or companies or cultural institutions involved in research.
All areas of research, with the exception of clinical medicine are covered by this program.
Active participation and mobility of young researchers, especially Phd students or postgraduate, is one of the very first criteria of selection.