Université Paris Cité University of Toronto Call for Joint Research Proposals 2025

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About Université Paris Cité University of Toronto Call for Joint Research Proposals

The aim of the fund is to provide initial support for the development of research links and catalyze further collaboration. Proposals will be assessed and recommended for selection by a committee composed of members of both institutions. Projects will be funded for a period of up to 18 months from September 2025 to February 2027.

Projects

• To be eligible, a proposal must include a PI from UPCité and U of T, and at least one other researcher on each team from UPCité and U of T respectively. They encourage early career researchers (ECRs) to apply.
• Up to five (5) joint projects will be selected with budgets of up to 10,000 € from UPCité and CAD$15,000 from the U of T. The total funding envelope comprises 50,000 € from UPCité and CAD$75,000 from the U of T.
• The fund is open for proposals across all research areas.
• Projects will be funded for a period of up to 18 months from September 2025 to February 2027.
• Proposals with the potential for sustainability beyond the initial funding period are encouraged.
• Priority will be given to the projects aimed at preparing a Horizon Europe application.

Costs and proposal
1. Proposals may include workshops (face-to-faceandvirtual),symposia,staffexchanges,PhD mobility, research seminars/presentations and formation or development of a collaborative network.
2. Eligible costs include travel and subsistence, consumables and the cost of research assistants, research associates and technicians who are directly related to the project. Existing staff time including the Co-PIs time cannot be costed in the project. The fund does not support equipment, conference attendance, PhD stipends, or tuition fees.

• School: University of Toronto

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Funding

Up to five (5) successful proposals will receive up to the following funding:

• UPCité will provide each approved project up to €10,000 to support their applicants.
• U of T will provide each approved project up to CAD$15,000 to support U of T applicants.

Université Paris Cité University of Toronto Call for Joint Research Proposals Requirements

• UPCité: Academic staff members from all disciplines and at all levels are eligible to apply (excluding emeritus and honorary staff). The lead applicant must be a permanent member of staff. Furthermore, the members of the Joint Research Units of UPCité are eligible to apply to this call.
• UofT: U of T faculty members who meet the University's definition of a Principal Investigator (PI) are eligible to apply. Pls must hold an appointment for the full duration of the grant's funding period plus one year. Successful status-only Pls must hold grant funds at an account within the University.

Eligible Costs

• Travel costs including flights, hotels and subsistence
• Research costs, including consumables and research assistants
• Costs associated with organizing workshops and meetings

Ineligible Costs

• Replacement research/teaching costs 
• Directly incurred staff e.g. teaching assistants
• Directly allocated costs including applicants’ time
• Indirect costs/estates costs
• Equipment
• Scholarships
• Conference attendance
• Tuition fees
• PhD stipends
• Honoraria
  

Application Date and Process

Submission Proposals

This is a joint call, and a single online application per project should be submitted on behalf of the team at UPCité and U of T through Move on application portal by 2 June 2025. All applicants will receive confirmation for your submission after the end of the deadline for submission.
The full proposal must comprise of the following elements and should not be longer than three (3) pages (not including the CVs and Letter of Support):
1. A project description that includes the following items (in alignment with the selection criteria listed below):
a. The title of the project
b. Project summary that describes the project (200 words max).

c. Research plan with the elements below:

• Description of the planned activities (for example, seminars, short courses, visits to other institutions that carry out research/teaching activities in cognate areas, etc.) including rationale and timeline.
• Methodology: A short description of how the project will be carried out should be given in order to help the reviewer assess its feasibility. The repartition of work and interplay between the 2 teams should be explained.
• Project impact: Description of the expected academic gains for the project as a result of the proposed cooperation and mobility, and the identification of corresponding performance indicators e.g. a publication, blog, meeting report, grant proposal for an external funding competition etc.
• Impact of collaboration: Anticipated benefits of the collaboration to the faculty member’s other active research and/or teaching projects and on strengthening the overall partnership between U of T and UPCité, including alignment, if any, with Horizon Europe upcoming funding opportunities
• Graduate student involvement: Any opportunities for graduate student(s) engagement and anticipated benefits to the project and the student(s) themselves as applicable.
• Equity, diversity and inclusion: An assessment on how EDI issues are considered in the proposal (e.g. how it will benefit to under Trainee and Early Career Research Involvement) will be considered positively considered in the evaluation.
•  Capacity for future collaboration: A description of the potential future collaborations and outcomes that will be possible as a result of having undertaken the current collaboration. For example: joint publications, joint supervision of PhD students, joint teaching, joint patent applications, joint reports to governments, joint funding applications

2. Timeline of the project

3. Budget: A breakdown of the cost of the activity e.g. flights, travel, hotels etc.

4. Abbreviated two-page CV of each PI

5. UPCité Pls only: A letter of support from your Line Manager or Head of Department to apply for the grant.

 

Application Deadline

02 June, 2025

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