“Découverte Chine” Programme

Clarisse Faria-Fortecoëf

The objective is to allow French researchers to make an inventory of the research carried out in China in their fields of expertise..

Deadline for application: January 8, 2017.

"Découverte Chine" as Xu Guangqi or Cai Yuanpei, is a Franco-Chinese programme intended to support researchers' mobility.

It is implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI) through the offices for Science and Technology and for Cooperation and Cultural Action - Institut français de Chine of the French Embassy in China.

It covers the whole of the People's Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong and Macao).

"Découverte Chine" call for proposals issued is open to research laboratories affiliated with academic institutions or research organizations.

All scientific fields, exact sciences, humanities and social sciences, are covered by this program.

In terms of funding, a maximum of 4,000 euros is allocated to each project. The financial support only covers mobility expenses between both countries.

On the CampusFrance website, you can apply on line. The application has to be sent before January 8, 2017 by email at: candidatures.chine@campusfrance.org