The second call for project for the Sophie Germain programme of the French Embassy in the United Kingdom
On the 29th of February 2024, the Franco-British Joint Committee for Science and Technology was held in London. The French and British governments agreed to provide funding for joint research projects on the energy transition and hydrogen, space, AI, and research security.
On the 29th of February 2024, the Franco-British Joint Committee for Science and Technology was held in London. Following this high-level dialogue, a budget was made available, respectively by the French and British governments, to finance joint research projects on the following four themes, defined as priorities by both countries:
- The energy transition and hydrogen;
- Space and Earth observation;
- Artificial intelligence, including ethics;
- Research security.
The objective of this funding is to foster excellent scientific and technological collaboration between both countries. Therefore, this call is for Franco-British projects in one of the four priority topics. Applications should be submitted by the French teams. Since the funds in this Sophie Germain call are provided by the French government, only French researchers will receive them. British researchers will have to apply to the British call, which will be launched separately from this one.
The funding available for each project can go up to €50,000. Funding will be provided in a single transfer based on the budget proposal and in the few weeks following the end of the selection phase. The funding may be used in the year following allocation and after this period has lapsed.
Applications should be submitted to the address info@ambascience.co.uk by July 17, 2025. The announcement of the successful projects is planned the end of September.
The first call received 29 application, of which 13 were awarded funding.