PAUSE supports scientists and artists in exile by funding French higher education, research, and cultural institutions that host them, and by advocating for academic and artistic freedom. Its grantmaking is highly mission-driven and centered on protecting at-risk talent, helping them continue their work, and easing their integration into host institutions in France. Through SAFE, PAUSE also participates in a broader European fellowship effort for at-risk researchers, extending its protection and mobility model beyond France.
Competitive, call-based co-funding to host institutions in France, with multiple application windows per year; grant sizes vary and are tied to hosting projects. Through SAFE, it also participates in a consortium fellowship model offering two-year fellowships for selected at-risk researchers at EU host institutions.
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Monitor the programme’s call windows closely and apply as a host institution rather than as an individual applicant for the PAUSE co-funding stream. Proposals should clearly show how the host will support safety, integration, and career continuity for the exiled scientist or artist; for SAFE, eligibility depends on an EU host institution and the selected researcher must be from outside the EU.
Current and upcoming funding from Fonds du Programme National d'Accueil en Urgence des Scientifiques et des Artistes en Exil that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Available to host institutions supporting PAUSE beneficiaries. Funding is allocated according to needs identified in the training needs assessment completed by the host institution.
Deadline: No specific deadline stated; support is tied to the beneficiary's hosting period.
Who can apply: Host institutions must be higher education and research institutions under the French Ministry for Higher Education and Research, EESPIG-designated private higher education institutions, or institutions/structures under the French Ministry of Culture. Hosted applicants must be from outside the EU, prove relevant academic or artistic status, be in an urgent situation due to persecution or security threats, and be forced into exile or have been in France for less than three years. Applicants must not be older than retirement age. The host institution must submit the application and partially finance the reception.
Deadline: Session 1 deadline: February 5, 2026. Next call for applications for institutions: end of August 2026; deadline September 24, 2026.
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