INTERNATIONAL 2018

WARNING EXTENSION OF DEPOSIT DATES - the planned dates have been modified to extend the date of submission of applications, see calendar.

Principles and objectives of the "International" call for projects

The A*Midex Foundation, Initiative of Excellence of the Aix-Marseille site, is launching the second call for "International" projects, the aim of which is to encourage and support the development of international collaborations - outside the Mediterranean area - with privileged partners in the fields of training, research and innovation.

The objectives of this call are to :

• Supporting sustainable and ambitious international research partnerships
• Strengthen the international influence of the Aix-Marseille site and promote its expertise in doctoral training and research.
• Support the research teams of the Aix Marseille site to progress in international reference rankings and to improve their visibility in international reference publications.

The call for projects is intended to help support large-scale projects that will be subject to an annual assessment to identify the impacts and effects induced for the Aix-Marseille site. The projects must fall within the priority thematic areas of A*Midex: Humanities, Life and Health Sciences, Advanced Sciences and Technologies, Environment, Energies, and be carried out by scientific teams from the Aix-Marseille site.

For this 2018 call for projects, the structuring and strengthening of international cooperation on the Aix-Marseille site are the two strategic priorities. They are implemented through the following 3 targeted actions:

• Support for international research, development & innovation projects with high strategic potential
• Development of summer schools of international scope
• Supporting the internationalisation of the Humanities through translation support

Project leaders must position themselves on one of these 3 actions.

Funding

The funding requested will have to take into account the real needs of the projects. A budget envelope of 2. 500.000€ is foreseen for the 2018 call, distributed as follows:

• 2,000,000 for share 1
• 250,000 for share 2
• 250,000 for share 3

The IDEX Fund is intended to provide financial support for the development of a project, but is not intended to ensure sustainable operation. At the end of this support, the supported initiatives will have to find an autonomous means of financing.

Call schedule

• Launch of the call for projects on 20/03/2018 at 12:00 noon.
• Opening of the platform for registration and submission of applications: 20/03//2018
• Deadline for administrative registration - Phase 1 (MANDATORY step): 14/06/2018 at 12:00 (Paris time)
• Deadline for submission of complete applications: 13/09/2018 at 12:00 noon (Paris time).
• Analysis of file eligibility: mid-September to end of September 2018
• File expertise: October 2018 to January 2019
• Planned date for awarding the label to the winners: End of March 2019
• Date of the installation meeting for the winning projects: 21 May 2019, afternoon (to be confirmed)
• Estimated starting date of the winning projects: from April 2019 - and up to 9 months after the announcement of the results.

How do I apply?

Phase 1: Registration

Applicants are invited to click on the "SUBMIT PROJECT" button available on this page. They log in with their ENT login and password to their application area for the "International" call for projects.
They must, at the latest on 14/06/2018 at 12 noon, complete the fields indicated (Name of the person in charge/ Reporting structure/ Project title/ Project acronym/ Thematic axis/ Disciplines/ Key words (1 to 5 words) / Project summary (about 5 lines). The registration form is a MANDATORY step in the process. However, it is not subject to selection. At this stage, it is not necessary to upload any documents on the platform, the complete application file (with budget) is to be submitted at stage 2.

Phase 2: Submission of the submission package - "I complete my application".

Holders who have registered for the call for projects are then invited to submit their final application by no later than 13/09/2018 at noon (by clicking on "STATUS OF MY PROJECTS" - green button) by transferring to their project space:

• The contents of their folder (template n°1_folder contents);
• Their budget (model n°2_justification of expenditure) ;
• The Annexes : (see description of the annexes directly on Model No. 1). Attention: some annexes are mandatory; their absence may result in the ineligibility of the project.

Attention: for Action 3 'Internationalisation of the Humanities', promoters must refer to the eligibility criteria annexed in the documents accompanying the call (aap International action 3 eligibility criteria).

The documents must be saved by clicking on the "Save" button provided for this purpose at the bottom left of the form.
In order to submit the application, you must click on the "submit" button at the bottom right of the application form. The status of the file will change from "open" to "submitted" once the application has been submitted. No additions will be possible after the closing of the deposit platform at the indicated cut-off time.

Further information - Contact

The file will be written in English, which is mandatory due to the international evaluation of the files. All additional information on the issues at stake and the terms and conditions of the call for projects are available in the framework text of this call.

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