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The call is aimed at faculty and researchers from PSL’s component schools and associate members. See list at the top right.

The GSF is open to all topics and disciplines, and to all international partners.
Projects involving several PSL component-institutions and PhD students will be particularly appreciated.

Main objectives of the call:

• support and consolidate projects in their start-up phase, in order to attract larger amounts of financing.
• encourage the emergence of scientific and artistic collaborations with an international pedagogical dimension that can have a structuring effect over the long term.

Additional funding opportunities through our privileged partnerships

PSL communicates the GSF call to its privileged partners and shares the projects that concern them in order to maximize funding opportunities.  This is notably the case with the RICE University, the University of Chicago and the University of Montreal, where this mechanism is part of the contractual provisions of bilateral framework agreements. In addition, other mechanisms have been set up with long-standing partners such as Cambridge University, University College London, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin New-York University, University of Austin,  Australian National University, NTU Singapore, NUS - National University of Singapore to enable projects involving them to benefit from co-financing under ad-hoc arrangements.

Funding

• Total budget for the call for proposals: €300,000
• Maximum funding per project €12,000
• The activities covered by the funding will take place between October 1st, 2025 and September 30, 2026

Types of eligible activities

• Organization of conferences, research seminars, workshops, artistic events, seasonal schools (organization and travel costs)
• Exploratory or consolidation missions with an international partner or future partner
• Hosting of research fellows by a PSL component institution under the conditions set out by the French Research Programming Law (LPR). The research fellow’s CV must be attached to the application, alongside the CV of the project leader on PSL side
• Research trips for PhD or postdoctoral students (*if the trip cannot be covered by specific ERASMUS+ funding)
• Transfer of knowledge or expertise aiming to strengthen scientific skills
• Hosting of an intern at a laboratory (internship wages)

Main evaluation criteria

The evaluation process will mainly consider:

• the scientific quality of the project or its alignment with the targeted objectives;

• the project's ambition and expected short-term results: what is the project's potential in terms of kick-starting a mission? e.g. application for other European and international funding, structuring or innovative effect of the planned collaboration. This point should be emphasized in the “impact” section of the application.

• the involvement of several PSL component institutions in the project whenever appropriate,

• the interest of the collaboration for PSL. The project should target a partner whose complementary nature and contribution in scientific and technical terms or in terms of access to the field are clearly highlighted in the application.

   

Other important points:

The selection panel will pay particular attention to the following criteria:

• involvement of young researchers (PhD/postdoctoral)
• the particular situation of the researchers who will be invited to spend a period of time in your establishments, as well as the reception conditions/activities offered during their stay
• multidisciplinary
• co-funding: for example, it is co-funded by one or more PSL institutions; it has mirror funding from the international partner; it is/will be the subject of external funding.
• The Jury will pay particular attention to the carbon footprint of the proposed projects.

How to apply?

Click on the “Application Portal” button at the top right of the page and follow the instructions on the application platform. The following steps are required:

1. The project applicant creates an account using a PSL institutional email address.
2. Once the account has been created, the applicant fills in the application form on the online platform. The application is then linked to the account, and the applicant can save the draft and return to it at a later date. To do this, simply log back on to the platform with your login and click on “I make or take over a request
3. At the end of the application form, the following documents must be added:
   - a short CV of the project leader and if applicable, a short CV of any guest researcher (single PDF),
   - written proof of the foreign partner(s)' involvement in the project (letter, email). If there are several letters of commitment, they must be compiled into a single PDF file.
4. The applicant submits the application before the deadline of 01/06/2025.

Selection procedure:

The project will first be consulted by the GSF referents designated by each establishment, before being forwarded to the jury.

If you have any questions about the call for applications, please contact :
relations.internationales@psl.eu or your institution international relations office.
You can find a list of contacts for each component institution in the “Need help?” section of the application platform.

All submitted proposals will be examined by a jury comprising the Vice-Presidents of Research, Education and International Relations and their teams.

Administrative procedure

• A funding decision will be drawn up between PSL and the project leader's component institution, associate member or partner institution. In the event of expenses being incurred directly by a second institution, a specific financing decision may be drawn up to ensure the implementation of the project runs smoothly.

• A short report (including financial statements) must be submitted to PSL's International Relations Department within two months of the end of the project.

Timeline

• Call launch : April 23, 2025
• Closing date : June 1st, 2025 at 23h59 (Paris time)
• Results by : end of June/early July 2025
• Eligibility of expenditure : from October 1st, 2025 to September 30, 2026