Closed Calls for Proposals

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Call for Proposals: FELLOWSHIPS – 2024 Cycle

Find all the information here about the 2024 ExposUM Fellowships call for proposals, which is now closed.

Publication of the Call for Proposals January 19, 2024
Funding TermsThese two-year grants are renewable once for an additional two years. They cover, where applicable, the recipients’ salaries as well as an operating budget of 200 k€ per year1 including the salary costs associated with hiring at least one postdoctoral fellow (employer’s total cost per person starting at 46 k€/year, adjusted based on experience and expertise) and the remaining amount for other project expenses (hiring an engineer or technician2, operating and equipment costs), contributing to the implementation of an original research project on the exposome.
Deadline for submitting applicationsApril 1, 2024
Call for Proposals: FELLOWSHIPS – 2023 Cycle

Find all the information here regarding the 2023 ExposUM Fellowships call for proposals, which is now closed.

Publication of the Call for ProposalsMarch 15, 2023
Funding TermsThese two-year grants are renewable once for an additional two years. They cover, where applicable, the recipients’ salaries as well as an operating budget of 200 k€ per year3 comprising the payroll costs associated with hiring at least one postdoctoral fellow (total employer cost starting at 46 k€/year, adjusted based on experience and expertise) and the remainder allocated to other project expenses (hiring an engineer or technician4, operating and equipment costs), contributing to the implementation of an original research project on the exposome.
Deadline for submitting applicationsApril 30, 2023

Call for Research Proposals – 2026 CAMPAIGN: Exposome and Behavior

Find all the information here regarding the 2026 call for research proposals: “Exposome and Behavior,” which is now closed.

Publication of the Call for Proposals October 15, 2024
TopicThe topic selected by the ExposUM Institute for the 2025 AAP-R is:Anticipating exposomic health risks.
Funding TermsFor its 2025 edition, the ExposUM Institute has divided its AAP-R into two categories:

Standard research projects:

This category corresponds to the standard project format, which allows for funding for personnel4 and the operating funds necessary to produce original results that can be commercialized or published.

Funding and duration limits:250 k€ over 2 years.

Non-tenured researchers may submit a project in this category, provided they are already affiliated with the research institution under which the project is submitted. The allocated funds may then be used to cover the principal investigator’s salary5, if necessary, until the project’s scheduled completion.

Exploratory research projects:

These projects are intended to initiate exploratory and original research, test hypotheses and approaches that are not favored in standard calls for proposals, and produce preliminary results with a view to applying for more ambitious calls at a later stage.

Funding and Duration Limits:50 k€ over 2 years.

Non-tenured researchers may submit a project in this category, provided they are already affiliated with the research institution under which the project is submitted; however, the allocated funds may not be used to cover the principal investigator’s salary, whose contract must span the duration of the project.
Eligible Expenses and Total Amount of the Call for ProposalsEligible expenses include salaries for non-tenured staff (researchers, engineers, technicians, and assistants; doctoral contracts are excluded), as well as operating costs and small equipment. Staff funded by the project may only be recruited from within the consortium’s research units6.
For all eligible institutions—whether or not the UM is a co-sponsoring institution—the employer of the recruited staff will be the UM. In the case of institutions without UM co-sponsorship, the funds required for recruitment will be retained by the UM to ensure recruitment (with some exceptions). The principal investigator must designate one of their institution’s co-sponsors as the administrator of non-personnel funds, after obtaining that co-sponsor’s agreement in principle.
The ExposUM Institute’s projected total budget for this call is set at 2 M€, with the goal of funding 7 standard projects and 7 exploratory projects7.
List of research institutions eligible for this call for proposalsABSys, AGAP Institute, AIDA, AMAP, Analyses, ART-Dev, ASTRE, BC2M, BCM, BIOLuM, BioWooEB, CBGP, CBS, CDE, CEFE, CEE-M, CEMIPAI, CEPEL, CERCOP, ChimEco, CREAM, CRBM, CSUM, DEFE, DGIMI, DIADE, DIASCOPE, DMEM, ECO&SOLS, ECOTRON, EDPFM, EDSM, ESPACE-DEV, EuroMov DHM, F&S, FHU Evocan 2, FHU Neurexpo, FHU Regenhab 2, FHU TIE, G-EAU, GECO, Génopolys, GM, HortSys, HSM, IATE, IBMM, ICGM, ICS, ICSM, IDEDH, IDESP, IEM, IES, IGF, IGH, IGMM, IHD, IHPE, IMAG, IMAGINE, INM, INNOVATION, INTERTRYP, IPSiM, IRCM, IRIM, IRMB, ISDM, ISEM, ITAP, L2C, LBE, LBN, LDP, LEPSE, LICeM, LIRDEF, LIRMM, LISAH, LMGC, LPHI, LUPM, Maraîchage, MARBEC, MEEB, MISTEA, MIVEGEC, MMDN, MOISA, MRE, MRM, MSH Sud, OREME, PAC Chimie Balard, PCCEI, Pech Rouge, PHIM, PhyMedExp, QualiSud, R&R, SantESiH, SELMET, SENS, SPO, Sys2diag, TETIS, TransVIHMI, VASSAL, VBIC
Deadline for submitting applicationsNovember 30, 2025, 2:00 p.m. UTC+1
Call for Research Proposals – 2025 Cycle: Anticipating Exposomic Health Risks

Find all the information here regarding the 2026 call for research proposals: “Exposome and Behavior,” which is now closed.

Publication of the Call for Proposals October 15, 2024
TopicThe topic selected by the ExposUM Institute for the 2025 AAP-R is:Anticipating exposomic health risks.
Funding TermsFor its 2025 edition, the ExposUM Institute has divided its AAP-R into two categories:

Standard research projects:

This category corresponds to the standard project format, which allows for funding for personnel5 and the operating funds necessary to produce original results that can be commercialized or published.

Funding and duration limits:250 k€ over 2 years.

This year, non-tenured researchers may submit a project in this category, provided they are already affiliated with the research institution under which the project is submitted. The allocated funds may then be used to cover the principal investigator’s salary6, if necessary, until the project’s scheduled completion.

Exploratory Research Projects:

These projects are intended to initiate exploratory and original research, to test hypotheses and approaches that are not favored by standard calls for proposals, and to produce preliminary results with a view to applying for more ambitious calls at a later stage.

Funding and duration limits:50 k€ over 2 years.
Eligible Expenses and Total Amount of the Call for ProposalsEligible expenses include salaries for non-tenured staff (researchers, engineers, technicians, and assistants; doctoral contracts are excluded), as well as operating expenses and small equipment. Staff funded by the project may only be recruited from within the consortium’s research units7. For eligible institutions where the UM is a co-sponsor, the employer of staff recruited through this program must be the UM. For others, it is up to the project leader to designate one of their institution’s co-sponsors as the employer (and, more broadly, as the administrator of ExposUM funding for the entire project), after obtaining that co-sponsor’s agreement in principle.

The total projected budget of the ExposUM Institute for this call is set at 2 M€, with the goal of funding 7 standard projects and 7 exploratory projects8.
List of research institutions eligible for this call for proposalsABSYS, AGAP, AIDA, AMAP, ANALYSES, ART-Dev, ASTRE, BC2M, BCM, BioWooEB, BRM, CBGP, CBS, CDE, CEE-M, CEFE, CEMIPAI, CEPEL, CERCOP, ChimEco, CRBM, CREAM, DEFE, DGIMI, DIADE, DiaScope, DMEM, ECO&SOLS, ECOTRON, EDPFM, EDSM, ESPACE-DEV, EuroMov, DHM, FHU Evocan 2, FHU Neurexpo, FHU Regenhab 2, FHU TIE, Forêts et Sociétés, G-EAU, GECO, Génopolys, GM, HortSys, HSM, IATE, IBMM, ICGM, ICSM, IDEDH, IDESP, IEM, IES, IGF, IGH, IGMM, IHD, IHPE, IMAG, IMAGINE, INM, INNOVATION, INTERTRYP, IPSiM, IRCM, IRIM, IRMB, ISDM, ISEM, ITAP, L2C, LBE, LBN, LDP, LEPSE, LICeM, LIRDEF, LIRMM, LISAH, LMGC, LPHI, LSTM, LUPM, Vegetable Farming, MARBEC, MISTEA, MIVEGEC, MMDN, MoISA, MRE, MRM, MSH, Sud, OREME, PCCEI, Pech Rouge, PHIM, PhyMedExp, QualiSud, Recycling and Risk, SantESiH, SELMET, SENS, SPO, Sys2Diag, TETIS, TransVIHMI, Vassal, VBIC.
Deadline for submitting applicationsDecember 2, 2024, 2:00 p.m. UTC+1
Call for Research Proposals – 2024 Cycle: The Exposome & Major Societal Challenges

Find all the information here regarding the ExposUM 2024 call for research proposals: “Exposome & Major Societal Challenges,” which is now closed.

Publication of the Call for ProposalsNovember 9, 2023
TopicThe topic chosen by the ExposUM Institute for the 2024 AAP-R is“Exposome & Major Societal Challenges.”
Funding TermsFor its 2024 edition, the ExposUM Institute has divided its Research Call for Proposals intothree project categories: standard, support, and exploratory. A specific call for proposals will also be opened at a later date for the acquisition of research equipment to be installed at regional research platforms.
As a general guideline, the plan is to fund 3 standard projects, 4 support projects, and 4 exploratory projects through this call for proposals, with a total budget of two million euros.
Eligibility criteria applicable to all three categoriesResearch projects must meet the following criteria:

Theprincipal investigator must bea permanent or contract staff member affiliated with a research institution belonging to the consortium and employed by one of the consortium’s partners.  He or she must already be an official member of the institution in question—or become one by October 2024 at the latest—and, for contract staff, their contract with that same institution must remain in effect until the project’s scheduled completion. The project may have one or more partner institutions. However, only institutions included in the list of eligible institutions for this call may receive funding under the project.

The project must aim to generate knowledge related to the exposome—i.e., anydeterminant of human health of environmental(including social)origin—and fall within the thematic scope of the current call for proposals.This alignment must be evident from the project summary.
List of research institutions eligible for this call for proposalsABSYS, AGAP, AIDA, AMAP, ANALYSES, ART-Dev, ASTRE, BC2M, BCM, BioWooEB, BRM, CBGP, CBS, CDE, CEE-M, CEFE, CEMIPAI, CEPEL, CERCOP, ChimEco, CRBM, CREAM, DEFE, DGIMI, DIADE, DiaScope, DMEM, ECO&SOLS, ECOTRON, EDPFM, EDSM, ESPACE-DEV, EuroMov, DHM, FHU Evocan 2, FHU Neurexpo, FHU Regenhab 2, FHU TIE, Forêts et Sociétés, G-EAU, GECO, Génopolys, GM, HortSys, HSM, IATE, IBMM, ICGM, ICSM, IDEDH, IDESP, IEM, IES, IGF, IGH, IGMM, IHD, IHPE, IMAG, IMAGINE, INM, INNOVATION, INTERTRYP, IPSiM, IRCM, IRIM, IRMB, ISDM, ISEM, ITAP, L2C, LBE, LBN, LDP, LEPSE, LICeM, LIRDEF, LIRMM, LISAH, LMGC, LPHI, LSTM, LUPM, Vegetable Farming, MARBEC, MISTEA, MIVEGEC, MMDN, MoISA, MRE, MRM, MSH, Sud, OREME, PCCEI, Pech Rouge, PHIM, PhyMedExp, QualiSud, Recycling and Risk, SantESiH, SELMET, SENS, SPO, Sys2Diag, TETIS, TransVIHMI, Vassal, VBIC
Deadline for submitting applicationsJanuary 31, 2024, 2:00 p.m. UTC+1
Call for Research Proposals – 2023 Cycle: The Emerging Exposome

Find all the information here regarding the ExposUM 2023 call for research proposals: “The Emerging Exposome,” which is now closed.

Official Opening December 9, 2022
AAP 2023The title of the ExposUM Institute’s 2023 Call for Proposals, proposed by its Research Guidance and Evaluation Council (COER) and approved by its Scientific and Strategic Guidance Council (COSS), is“The Emerging Exposome.”
Expenses and Total AmountFunding must be explicitly justified by the project and must be limited to between 100 and 300 k€ for a maximum duration of 3 years. Eligible expenses include salaries (for early-career researchers, research engineers, but not doctoral contracts, which will be funded through ExposUM via a separate mechanism), operating costs (note: laboratory “management fees” are not eligible), and equipment (with a limit of 10 k€ for equipment). As these are ANR funds, they may only be used to finance project-based staff (postdocs, ITAs) within the consortium’s research units.

Partners outside the consortium may only receive funding through invoicing for services rendered (with the funds remaining under the management of the lead partner’s research unit).
List of research institutions that can contribute to the ExposUM InstituteABSYS, AGAP, AIDA, ALYENA, AMAP, ANALYSES, ART-Dev, ASTRE, BC2M, BCM, BioWooEB, BPMP, CBGP, CBS, CDE, CEE-M, CEFE, CEMIPAI, CEPEL, CERCOP, ChimEco, CRBM, CREAM, DD, DEFE, DGIMI, DIADE, DIASCOPE, DMEM, ECO&SOLS, ECOTRON, EDSM, ESPACE-DEV, EuroMov DHM, Forêts et Sociétés, G-EAU, GECO, Génopolys, GM, HortSys, HSM, IATE, IBMM, ICGM, ICSM, IDEDH, IDESP, IEM, IES, IGF, IGH, IGMM, IHD, IHPE, IMAG, IMAGINE, INM, INNOVATION, INTERTRYP, IRCM, IRIM, IRMB, ISDM, ISEM, ITAP, L2C, LBE, LBN, LDP, LEPSE, LIRDEF, LIRMM, LISAH, LMGC, LPHI, LSTM, LUPM, MARBEC, MISTEA, MIVEGEC, MMDN, MOISA, MRE, MRM, MSH Sud, OREME, PCCEI, Pech Rouge, PHIM, PhyMedExp, QualiSud, Recyclage et Risque, SantESiH, SELMET, SENS, SPO, Sys2Diag, TETIS, TransVIHMI, Vassal, VBIC.
Deadline for submissions by project leadersApril 7, 2023, 2:00 p.m.

Interfaces Division

Call for Regional Project Incubation (AIP) – 2024 Cycle: “Science-Society Interactions”

This call for proposals closed in June 2024.

This funding was intended to support the development of a transdisciplinary action-research proposal—that is, one involving the academic sector and civil society actors, including associations, local governments, cooperatives, citizen groups, and government agencies such as the ARS, etc. Among the projects that received funding through this call in 2024, two will be selected to receive more substantial funding in 2025 (between 20 and 50k€ per project). For example, in 2024, two projects are being supported by ExposUM: one focuses on characterizing and raising awareness of the risks of tick-borne diseases in Occitanie, and the other centers on eco-citizen institutes for monitoring and understanding pollution, as well as the establishment of an institute in the Aude department.


Training Program

Call for Projects: Junior Teams, 2026 Season

Find all the information here about the Junior Teams 2026 call for projects, which is now closed.

AAP Junior Teams 2026 AnnouncementOctober 9, 2025
Funding TermsFor the2025 cycle (firstround of this call for proposals), the Institute is offering six grants of 30,000 euros per team.
Eligibility criteria
The principal investigator must be a non-tenured staff member (e.g., postdoctoral fellow, ATER, CCU-AH) affiliated with aUR, UMR, or UMI that is part of the ExposUM Institute consortium, ora tenured faculty member in one of these same units for ≤ 2 years.
UARs, UExp, US, and UPS are not eligible.
Research organizations that are part of the ExposUM Institute consortiumABSYS, AGAP, AIDA, ALYENA, AMAP, ANALYSES, ART-Dev, ASTRE, BC2M, BCM, BioWooEB, , CBGP, CBS, CDE, CEE-M, CEFE, CEMIPAI, CEPEL, CERCOP, ChimEco, CRBM, CREAM, DEFE, DGIMI, DIADE, DIASCOPE, DMEM, ECO&SOLS, ECOTRON, EDSM, EDPFM, ESPACE-DEV, EuroMov DHM, Forêts et Sociétés, G-EAU, GECO, Génopolys, GM, HortSys, HSM, IATE, IBMM, ICGM, ICSM, IDEDH, IDESP, IEM, IES, IGF, IGH, IGMM, IHD, IHPE, IMAG, IMAGINE, INM, INNOVATION, INTERTRYP, IPSiM, IRCM, IRIM, IRMB, ISDM, ISEM, ITAP, L2C, LBE, LBN, LDP, LEPSE, LICeM, LIRDEF, LIRMM, LISAH, LMGC, LPHI, LSTM, LUPM, MARBEC, MISTEA, MIVEGEC, MMDN, MOISA, MRE, MRM, MSH Sud, OREME, PCCEI, Pech Rouge, PHIM, PhyMedExp, QualiSud, Recycling and Risk, SantESiH, SELMET, SENS, SPO, Sys2Diag, TETIS, TransVIHMI, Vassal, VBIC
Deadline for Submission of ProposalsDecember 5, 2025, 2:00 p.m. CET

Nexus Doctoral Project Call for Proposals – 2026 Cycle

Find all the information here regarding the Doctoral Nexus Call for Projects – 2026 Cycle, which is now closed.

AAP Doctoral Nexus Round 4 PublicationNovember 12, 2025
Funding TermsFor the2025 cycle (the thirdround of this call for proposals), the Institute proposes awarding up to 15 grants(for example, 5 Nexus projects, each consisting of 3 doctoral theses),funded by the ANR and the Occitanie Region.

Thisfundingcovers doctoralstipendsfor 4 years (approximately 167k€) as well asoperational expenses. These include the costs of additional training programs organized by the Institute, the organization of the scientific event, and operating expenses. The operating budget is allocated in its entirety to the project leader, who coordinates its distribution within the Nexus; for example, approximately 60k€ for a Nexus involving 3 dissertations, or 80k€ for a Nexus involving 4 dissertations (approximately 20k€ per dissertation).

As a reminder, only UR, UMR, and UMI units may apply for this call for proposals.  UARs, UExp, US, and UPS are not eligible.
Research organizations that are part of the ExposUM Institute consortiumABSYS, AGAP, AIDA, ALYENA, AMAP, ANALYSES, ART-Dev, ASTRE, BC2M, BCM, BioWooEB, , CBGP, CBS, CDE, CEE-M, CEFE, CEMIPAI, CEPEL, CERCOP, ChimEco, CRBM, CREAM, DEFE, DGIMI, DIADE, DIASCOPE, DMEM, ECO&SOLS, ECOTRON, EDSM, EDPFM, ESPACE-DEV, EuroMov DHM, Forêts et Sociétés, G-EAU, GECO, Génopolys, GM, HortSys, HSM, IATE, IBMM, ICGM, ICSM, IDEDH, IDESP, IEM, IES, IGF, IGH, IGMM, IHD, IHPE, IMAG, IMAGINE, INM, INNOVATION, INTERTRYP, IPSiM, IRCM, IRIM, IRMB, ISDM, ISEM, ITAP, L2C, LBE, LBN, LDP, LEPSE, LICeM, LIRDEF, LIRMM, LISAH, LMGC, LPHI, LSTM, LUPM, MARBEC, MISTEA, MIVEGEC, MMDN, MOISA, MRE, MRM, MSH Sud, OREME, PCCEI, Pech Rouge, PHIM, PhyMedExp, QualiSud, Recycling and Risk, SantESiH, SELMET, SENS, SPO, Sys2Diag, TETIS, TransVIHMI, Vassal, VBIC
Deadline for Submission of ProposalsJanuary 23, 2026, 2:00 p.m. CET
Nexus Doctoral Project Call for Proposals – 2025 Cycle

Find all the information here regarding the Doctoral Nexus Call for Projects – 2025 Cycle, which is now closed.

AAP Doctoral Nexus Round 3 PublicationNovember 7, 2024
Funding TermsFor the2025 cycle (the thirdround of this call for proposals), the Institute proposes awarding up to 15 grants(for example, 5 Nexus projects, each consisting of 3 doctoral theses),funded by the ANR and the Occitanie Region.

Thisfundingcovers doctoralstipendsfor 4 years (approximately 167k€) as well asoperational expenses. These include the costs of additional training programs organized by the Institute, the organization of the scientific event, and operating expenses. The operating budget is allocated in its entirety to the project leader, who coordinates its distribution within the Nexus; for example, approximately 60k€ for a Nexus involving 3 dissertations, or 80k€ for a Nexus involving 4 dissertations (approximately 20k€ per dissertation).

As a reminder, only UR, UMR, and UMI units may apply for this call for proposals.  UARs, UExp, US, and UPS are not eligible.
Research organizations that are part of the ExposUM Institute consortiumABSYS, AGAP, AIDA, ALYENA, AMAP, ANALYSES, ART-Dev, ASTRE, BC2M, BCM, BioWooEB, , CBGP, CBS, CDE, CEE-M, CEFE, CEMIPAI, CEPEL, CERCOP, ChimEco, CRBM, CREAM, DEFE, DGIMI, DIADE, DIASCOPE, DMEM, ECO&SOLS, ECOTRON, EDSM, EDPFM, ESPACE-DEV, EuroMov DHM, Forêts et Sociétés, G-EAU, GECO, Génopolys, GM, HortSys, HSM, IATE, IBMM, ICGM, ICSM, IDEDH, IDESP, IEM, IES, IGF, IGH, IGMM, IHD, IHPE, IMAG, IMAGINE, INM, INNOVATION, INTERTRYP, IPSiM, IRCM, IRIM, IRMB, ISDM, ISEM, ITAP, L2C, LBE, LBN, LDP, LEPSE, LICeM, LIRDEF, LIRMM, LISAH, LMGC, LPHI, LSTM, LUPM, MARBEC, MISTEA, MIVEGEC, MMDN, MOISA, MRE, MRM, MSH Sud, OREME, PCCEI, Pech Rouge, PHIM, PhyMedExp, QualiSud, Recycling and Risk, SantESiH, SELMET, SENS, SPO, Sys2Diag, TETIS, TransVIHMI, Vassal, VBIC
Deadline for Submission of ProposalsJanuary 24, 2025, 2:00 p.m. CET
Nexus Doctoral Project Call for Proposals – 2024 Cycle

Find all the information here regarding the Doctoral Nexus Call for Proposals – 2024 Cycle, which is now closed.

AAP Doctoral Nexus Round 2 Call for PapersDecember 15, 2023
Funding TermsFor the2024 cycle (the second round of this call for proposals), the Institute plans to award up to 15 grants(for example, 5 Nexus projects, each consisting of 3 doctoral theses),funded by the ANR and the Occitanie Region.

Thisfundingcovers the doctoral students’salariesover 4 years (approximately 167k€) as well asoperational expenses. These include the costs of additional training programs organized by the Institute—such as seminars—and operating expenses. The allocation of the operating budget within the Nexus is decided by the project leader, who coordinates its distribution within the Nexus; for example, €60k for a Nexus with 3 doctoral students or €80k for a Nexus with 4 doctoral students (€20k per doctoral student in total).

As a reminder, only UR, UMR, and UMI units may apply for this call for proposals.  UARs, UExp, US, and UPS are not eligible.
Complete list of research institutions that can contribute to the ExposUM InstituteABSYS, AGAP, AIDA, AMAP, ANALYSES, ART-Dev, ASTRE, BC2M, BCM, BioWooEB, BRM, CBGP, CBS, CDE, CEE-M, CEFE, CEMIPAI, CEPEL, CERCOP, ChimEco, CRBM, CREAM, DEFE, DGIMI, DIADE, DiaScope, DMEM, ECO&SOLS, ECOTRON, EDPFM, EDSM, ESPACE-DEV, EuroMov DHM, Forêts et Sociétés, G-EAU, GECO, Génopolys, GM, HortSys, HSM, IATE, IBMM, ICGM, ICSM, IDEDH, IDESP, IEM, IES, IGF, IGH, IGMM, IHD, IHPE, IMAG, IMAGINE, INM, INNOVATION, INTERTRYP, IPSiM, IRCM, IRIM, IRMB, ISDM, ISEM, ITAP, L2C, LBE, LBN, LDP, LEPSE, LICeM, LIRDEF, LIRMM, LISAH, LMGC, LPHI, LSTM, LUPM, Maraîchage, MARBEC, MISTEA, MIVEGEC, MMDN, MoISA, MRE, MRM, MSH Sud, OREME, PCCEI, Pech Rouge, PHIM, PhyMedExp, QualiSud, Recycling and Risk, SantESiH, SELMET, SENS, SPO, Sys2Diag, TETIS, TransVIHMI, Vassal, VBIC
Deadline for Submission of ProposalsFebruary 4, 2024, 2:00 p.m. CET
Nexus Doctoral Project Call for Proposals – 202 Cycle3

Find all the information here regarding the 2023 call for training projects from the Institut ExposUM Doctoral Nexus, which is now closed.

AAP Doctoral Nexus Round 1 Call for ProposalsMarch 1, 2023
Launch of the submission platformMarch 21, 2023
Eligibility CriteriaThe principal investigator mustbe affiliated with aUR, UMR, or UMI9 that is part of the ExposUM Institute consortium. UARs, UExp, UPS, and US10, in particular,
are not eligible to apply for this call for proposals.

The project must involve collaboration between at leasttwo different research units.

The proposed doctoral theses must have a duration of4 years.

Doctoral students must be enrolled at the University of Montpellier, which requires that thesis advisors be affiliated in advance with one of the UM doctoral schools listed in this call11.

The project must aim to generate knowledge related to the exposome—i.e.,any environmental determinant of human health in the broadest sense.
Selection Criteria (for reference only)Original and relevant interdisciplinary approach to the topic: in this regard, the involvement of various doctoral schools within a network will be valued,

Methodological quality,

Potential for impact (both fundamental and applied),

Feasibility (scientific and financial environment already in place to ensure the successful completion of the dissertation),

Alignment of individual projects,

Relevance to the strategic priorities of the ExposUM Institute (initiation of new partnerships, One Health approach, Global Health and Global South, promotion of the involvement of the Humanities and Social Sciences).
Research organizations that are part of the ExposUM Institute consortiumABSYS, AGAP, AIDA, ALYENA, AMAP, ANALYSES, ART-Dev, ASTRE, BC2M, BCM, BioWooEB, BPMP, CBGP, CBS, CDE, CEE-M, CEFE, CEMIPAI, CEPEL, CERCOP, ChimEco, CRBM, CREAM, DEFE, DGIMI, DIADE, DIASCOPE, DMEM, ECO&SOLS, ECOTRON, EDSM, EDPFM, ESPACE-DEV, EuroMov DHM, Forêts et Sociétés, G-EAU, GECO, Génopolys, GM, HortSys, HSM, IATE, IBMM, ICGM, ICSM, IDEDH, IDESP, IEM, IES, IGF, IGH, IGMM, IHD, IHPE, IMAG, IMAGINE, INM, INNOVATION, INTERTRYP, IRCM, IRIM, IRMB, ISDM, ISEM,
ITAP, L2C, LBE, LBN, LDP, LEPSE, LICeM, LIRDEF, LIRMM, LISAH, LMGC, LPHI, LSTM, LUPM, MARBEC, MISTEA, MIVEGEC, MMDN, MOISA, MRE, MRM, MSH Sud, OREME, PCCEI, Pech Rouge, PHIM, PhyMedExp, QualiSud, Recycling and Risk, SantESiH, SELMET, SENS, SPO, Sys2Diag, TETIS, TransVIHMI, Vassal, VBIC
Deadline for Submission of ProposalsMay 7, 2023

Footnotes

  1. Funded by the ANR and the Occitanie Region ↩︎
  2. Hired as part of the awardee’s research project, in accordance with the pay scales in effect at the University of Montpellier. ↩︎
  3. Funded by the ANR and the Occitanie Region ↩︎
  4. Hired as part of the awardee’s research project, in accordance with the pay scales in effect at the University of Montpellier. ↩︎
  5. Excluding doctoral contracts, which are funded through the dedicatedNexusprogram (coming soon). ↩︎
  6. Regardless of the duration of this funding from ExposUM and the applicant’s employment history, recruitment will be conducted through the University of Montpellier—barring exceptions—under a project-based contract at the “new increased index” (INM) level of 596, corresponding approximately to a net monthly salary of €2,300. Prior approval from the Human Resources Department will be required.  ↩︎
  7. Partners outside the consortium will be eligible for funding only through invoicing for services rendered (with the funds continuing to be managed by the lead institution’s research unit). ↩︎
  8. The ExposUM Institute reserves the right to adjust this distribution based on the relative quality of the projects within each category. ↩︎
  9. Research Unit, Joint Research Unit, International Joint Research Unit. ↩︎
  10. Research Support Unit, Experimental Unit, Internal Service Unit, Service Unit. ↩︎
  11. U DS Information, Structures, and Systems [I2S], DS Chemical and Biological Sciences for Health [CBS2], DS Economics and Management [EDEG], DS Balard Chemical Sciences [SCB], DS Law and Political Science [DSP], DS Human Movement Sciences [SMH], DS GAIA (Biodiversity, Agriculture, Food, Environment, Earth, Water). ↩︎