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).
Individual fellowships
Information and contact
Individual fellowships
The FRM programme "Espoirs de la Recherche" is open to all areas of biological and health research. In particular, it contributes to the professional development of young researchers by offering different types of individual funding schemes.
The individual fellowships proposed in 2021, for which it is still possible to apply, are as follows:
Return mobility to France
Criteria
- Applicant: Post-doctoral researcher
- Applicant profile: Researcher with a doctorate in sciences awarded in France for a maximum of 6 years at the date of the Scientific Council AND having completed a postdoctoral experience abroad of at least 2 years in the same laboratory
- Host laboratory located in France
NB: The laboratory in France in which the thesis has been completed can be chosen as the host laboratory but mobility is strongly recommended.
Return to France: the applicant may already have returned to France. In this case, it must have been for a maximum of 6 months on the date of the Scientific Council (October 1, 2021)
Integration in the host laboratory
The applicant must join the host laboratory in France within 6 months before or 6 months after the date of the scientific council (October 1, 2021)
Funding
- Funding covering the cost of the beneficiary's salary (gross salary charged, employer's charges and related taxes) - Full-time fixed-term contract
- Employer: institution in charge of managing this type of contract in the host laboratory (CNRS, INSERM, University...) subject to its acceptance, in particular within the framework of the limited accumulation of the number of years on fixed-term contract
- Funding period: 2 or 3 years, non-renewable
- Start of fixed-term contract: at the latest on April 1, 2022, i.e. 6 months after the date of the Scientific Council (October 1, 2021)
- Amount: 67,200 €/year paid to the employing organization. The gross salary is determined according to the grid of the employing organization that establishes the employment contract.
- If the funding is granted, whatever its duration (2 or 3 years) and therefore its amount, an additional nominative funding will be allocated in addition to the salary costs: 3000 € in order to cover mission expenses incurred at the latest at the end of the CDD fixed-term contract (participation in a congress(s) or a short stay in another laboratory).
Application deadline: May 26, 2021, at 4:00 pm
Post-doctoral fellowship in France
Criteria
- Applicant: Post-doctoral researcher
- Profile of the applicant: researcher holding a doctorate in sciences (awarded in France) or a PhD (awarded abroad) defended no earlier than October 1, 2019 (i.e. for a maximum of 24 months at the date of the Scientific Council) and no later than 31 December 2021
- Laboratory of origin located in France or abroad
- Host laboratory located in France and different from the laboratory in which the thesis has been completed
- The supervisor in the host laboratory must be different from the thesis director or co-director
Funding
- Funding covering the cost of the beneficiary's salary (gross salary charged, employer's charges and related taxes)
- Full-time fixed-term contract
- Employer: institution in charge of managing this type of contract in the French host laboratory (CNRS, INSERM, University...) subject to its acceptance, in particular within the framework of the limited accumulation of the number of years on fixed-term contracts
- Funding period: 2 or 3 years, non-renewable
- Start of fixed-term contract: no later than 6 months after the date of the Scientific Council (October 1, 2021)
- Amount: 50,000 €/year paid to the employing organization. The gross salary is determined according to the grid of the employing organization that establishes the employment contract
Application deadline: May 26, 2021, at 4:00 pm
The textes of both calls for projects (in French)
Information and contact
Find on the dedicated page of the FRM website, the details of the procedures.
The application procedure is carried out on the Evision portal.
The contact person for any questions regarding the calls for projects of the "Espoirs de la Recherche" programme:
Mrs Gaëtane Pollin - Project manager for scientific awards
gaetane.pollin@frm.org [+33 1 44 39 39 75 74]
