Inria's Associate Teams
An Associate Team is a joint research project created between an Inria project-team and a research team from abroad for a period of 3 years. The two partners jointly define a scientific objective with a clear added value for each of them, a research plan and a program for bilateral exchanges.
The regional or thematic priorities of the call reflect the institute's international strategy to anchor its presence in the world and develop strong partnerships with several countries.
The Associate Team budget is dedicated to support:
- exchanges between France and the partner country for researchers, engineers, postdoctoral fellows, PhD students and interns:
- between France and the country partner;
- between the country partner and France;
- the organization of joint workshops/workshops.
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Objectives of program 2025
For the 2025 call, an Associate Team proposal must correspond to one of the program objectives set out below:
A. National Priorities: all Inria centers are eligible.
B. Local Priorities: only project teams attached to the Inria center concerned are eligible.
A. National Priorities
- Europe (geographical):
- Partnerships
- Germany: Inria-DFKI, Inria-CISPA, Inria-ECDF
- Netherlands: Inria-CWI
- Norway: Inria-Simula
- United Kingdom: Inria-London
- Switzerland: Inria-EPFL
- Partnerships
- North America:
- Target country
- Canada
- Network
- United States: Inria@SiliconValley
- Target country
- Latin America:
- Partnerships
- Inria Brasil
- Inria Chile
- Partnerships
- Asia and Oceania:
- Target countries
- Japan
- South Korea
- India
- Exploratory zones
- Singapore
- Australia
- Taiwan
- Target countries
- Africa and Middle East:
- Target countries
- Afrique: all country
- Target countries
- Exploratory zone
- Israel
- Multizone:
- JLESC Consortium
- North America / Asia / Europe
- JLESC Consortium
- Co-funding
Collaboration with one of Inria's partners who have committed to supporting Associated Teams, either through a joint call for proposals or by providing additional funding:
- India: DST-CEFIPRA (details to be specified)
- Brazil: FAP of São Paulo (to be confirmed)
B. Local Priorities
The Local Priorities, a new feature of the Associated Teams 2025 campaign, complement the national priorities for each Inria Center and are designed to support each Center's site policy.
Each Inria Centre has been asked to propose a maximum of 2 local priorities this year, in close connection with the international priorities and strategies of its university partners as part of its site policy. A priority can be an establishment or an alliance of establishments. These priorities are sometimes aligned with national priorities, or may be distinct.
The local priorities indicated for a given Inria Center are eligible only for project teams attached to that Center.
For more details, see the text of the 2025 call.
Inria Planning
Opening of the 2025 Call
Information Webinar on the Programme for Inria project teams
Information Webinar on the Programme for Inria project teams
Submission deadline for the general call and Inria-side submissions for the specific calls
Evaluation of the projects
Decision by the general management and notification of results and budgetary decision
Specifics calls and additionnal funding
Planning timetable and procedures to be indicated by the partner
Planning timetable and procedures to be indicated by the partner