Calls for "Transfer" projects aim to encourage the development of relationships between research establishments and players from the worlds of business, culture and civil society.
Principles and objectives of the Transfer calls for projects
Information: The framework texts, the application file and the "provisional budget" appendix for calls for projects 1, 2 and 3 were updated in April 2021. They are available for download in the content of this article.
The A*Midex Foundation intends to contribute to strengthening innovation and the socio-economic impact of the Aix-Marseille site, in order to increase the transfer of research results from laboratories to industry and civil society.
With this in mind, the 4 Transfert calls for projects are designed to complement existing local and European funding mechanisms, to build a continuum of funding towards commercialization and innovation. The aim is also to transform relations between academic research and the socio-economic and cultural sectors, for example, by giving the latter access to new knowledge, know-how and technologies. The calls also aim to encourage job creation, the development of innovative companies and, more generally, to contribute to the local, national and international development and influence of the region.
Calls for Transfer projects are drawn up by the IdEx partner organizations, in conjunction with their development subsidiaries, in a co-construction approach with representatives of the local ecosystem involved in partnership research and innovation (SATT Sud Est, Institut Carnot STAR, Protisvalor, Impulse incubator, Belle de Mai incubator, etc.), as well as thematic departments within Aix-Marseille University.
Calls are open to
> Research establishments on the Aix-Marseille site: Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, INSERM, AP-HM, IRD, CEA, Centrale Marseille, Sciences Po Aix.
> Socio-economic and cultural players: companies, start-ups, associations, foundations, cultural establishments, local authorities, consular chambers, etc.
The 4 calls for Transfer projects
The calls have a budget of €6.5 million for the period 2020-2023.
AAP 1 - Emergence of new collaborations
Objectives: To enable the testing of new partnerships between an academic player and a socio-economic/cultural player with no pre-existing collaboration.
- Call open continuously
- 3-year budget: €1.5 M
- A*Midex funding per project: From €15 k to €70 k
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AAP 2 - Start-up partnerships
Objective: Encourage the development of collaborations between academic players and young start-ups incubated on the Aix-Marseille site, so that they can benefit from the innovation potential of the site's research units.
- Bi-annual call - Last wave closed :
March 1, 2023 > Stage 1 (mandatory): Pre-registration
April 19, 2023 > Stage 2: Full application file
- 3-year budget: €1.5m
- A*Midex funding per project: From €80 k to €120 k
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AAP 3 - Partnership with the socio-economic and cultural world
Objective: To support ambitious collaborative innovation projects involving academics and all types of socio-economic and cultural players, for exploratory research, technology transfer or know-how transfer.
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Annual call. Last wave closed :
December 9, 2022 - Stage 1 (mandatory) : Pre-registration
February 1, 2023 - Stage 2: complete application file
- 3-year budget: €3m
- A*Midex funding per project: from €100 k to €400 k
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AAP 4 - Engineering and setting up European projects
Objective: To support projects led by researchers and teacher-researchers on the Aix-Marseille site, likely to be submitted to calls for European collaborative projects and support for innovation, requiring the involvement of one or more partners from the socio-economic world.
- Call open continuously
- 3-year budget: €500 k
- A*Midex funding per project: 50 k € maximum
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How to apply?
For AAPs 1 and 4, which are open continuously
- Download the application form and submit it on the online platform indicated in the framework text.
For PAAs 2 and 3, which are open on an ad hoc basis
Step 1: Registration
- Connect to the online platform indicated in the framework text
- Complete the fields indicated by the end of stage 1 at the latest (see timetable in the framework text).
The registration form is a mandatory step in the process. It is not, however, subject to selection.
Stage 2: Submitting the application form
- Connect to the online platform indicated in the framework text
- Submit your final application by the end of stage 2 at the latest (see timetable in the framework text):
- Application content
- Project budget
- appendices. Please note: some appendices are compulsory; failure to provide them may result in the project's ineligibility.
To submit your application, click on the "submit" button in the bottom right-hand corner 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 submission platform closes at the specified deadline.
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Hugo Loeches De La Fuente
Project Manager Transfer with the socio-economic and cultural world