Sponsor
France-Canada Research Fund (FCRF)
For More Information
For additional information, please visit the program website for:
- Program guidelines
- Application forms
- Evaluation criteria
- FAQ's
Description
Since 2000, the France-Canada Research Fund (FCRF) has provided financial support to the New Research Collaboration Program, which promotes partnerships between researchers in France and Canada.
The 2025 call for proposals is open to any research field and incentivizes interdisciplinarity. The FCRF aims to accomplish the following objectives:
- Support the development of new expert partnerships between France and Canada
- Promote the advancement of research and innovation
- Prepare and structure scientific cooperation between the two countries
- Promote researchers’ mobility, particularly for early-stage researchers
- Provide research training for researchers at the master’s and doctorate levels
Eligibility
- The FCRF is open to all fields of research.
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Applications must be for joint projects between a French institution (all universities, grandes écoles, research institutes and organizations are eligible) and one of the 23 Canadian universities that are members of the FCRF.
- Applications must come from principal investigators (PIs), both from research institutions located in France and Canada.
- Both PIs must hold a tenure or a tenure track position.
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The FCRF endorses new research collaboration between PIs who have never obtained a joint funding prior this application. In consequence, applicants must apply for a joint call for the first time.
- Researchers who apply must never have worked together before (please refer to the FAQ and the FCRF guide for more information).
- Exceptions may be granted for researchers who previously collaborated during their PHD or during a post-doctoral contract.
- It is essential that researchers include students and young researchers in their work teams.
Maximum Project Value
Up to 15 projects will be funded in 2025. Funding amount may vary from $8,000 to $15000 CAD.
Indirect Costs
0%
Project Duration
Two years
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | Applicant to submit a copy of the application along with a complete OR5 form to: research.services@uoguelph.ca. Application form must be sent in a single PDF document. The electronic file’s name must include the surnames of the French and Canadian PIs (ex: nameFR_nameCA.pdf). Teams unsuccessful in previous editions and wishing to submit an application for the same project proposal must indicate this on the form and inform us when sending in their application (within the limit of a 2nd application). | |
External Deadline | Deadline for submission of (up to five) applications to FCRF. Please note: A maximum of five pre-selected proposals can be submitted per Canadian University to the Embassy of France in Canada (if more than 5 submissions from the University of Guelph are received, applications will be adjudicated). |
How to Apply
Member universities may submit up to five applications. Pre-selected applications are evaluated in a second phase by committees of French and Canadian experts. The FCRF Executive Committee then decides on the final allocation of grants at its annual meeting.
Please refer to the attached guidelines for additional application details.
Attachment(s)
| Attachment | Size |
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 Guidelines-FCRF-2025_EN.pdf | 319.2 KB |
 Application-form_FCRF-2025_EN.doc | 153 KB |