International Research Projects (IRPs)

Objectives

International Research Projects (IRPs) or Projets de Recherche Internationaux (PRI) are thematically and geographically open tools. They support existing and emerging promising partnerships by providing the means to establish long-term collaboration between teams from at least two countries, enabling them to carry out scientific projects of the highest calibre with significant potential for impact. The creation of an IRP must demonstrate complementarity between the teams and reciprocal added value for the partners involved. The ultimate goal is to consolidate a partnership established between an Inserm team and a foreign team (or, depending on scientific relevance, several foreign teams).

• There is no geographic restriction, but special attention will be paid to projects with low-income or middle-income countries (LMICs).
• The duration of these joint research projects between an Inserm team and one or more foreign research teams is 5 years.
• The selected IRPs will be granted funding of up to:
  • €60,000 for IRPs in Europe;
  • €75,000 for IRPs outside of Europe.

How to apply

The application file contains

• the scientific project (5 pages max)
• a list of relevant scientific outputs of the laboratories
• a recommendation of the Head of the laboratory (“DU”)
• the CV of each coordinator French and foreign (no set format)
• a support letter signed by the foreign coordinator, indicating, the case being, funding which could be attributed to the project (no set format)

Files to download

Schedule

• Opening: Friday 10th July 2026
• Closing: Wednesday 30^th September 2026 5:00 pm
• The candidates will be informed of the results at the beginning of 2027. The projects will start in 2027