Calls for Projects
- Ongoing Calls
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> CEI Ideas 2026
This call from the RISE Academy aims to support high-risk exploratory research projects with strong potential for scientific, technological, and possibly economic impact, in the fields of digital sciences and technologies, their uses, and their societal acceptability.
Funding : 15K€ - 70K€ per project
Call timetable
Launch of the call: 8th September 2025
Phase 1 - CEI submission deadline: 24th October 2025
Phase 2 - Project discussions: Ongoing from phase 1 submission
Phase 3 - Final project submission deadline: 5th December 2025
Results announcement: 30th January 2026
Start of funding: 2nd February 2026
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> DocWalker 2026The DocWalker program from the RISE Academy is intended to allow Université Côte d’Azur doctoral candidates, whose thesis topic falls within the scientific scope of EUR DS4H and the RISE Academy, to carry out 1 to 3 month research stays in academic laboratories abroad.
Call timetable
Funding: Transport, accommodation and/or meals
Launch of the call: 8th September 2025
Deadline for submission: 14th November 2025
Results announcement: 8th December 2025
Start of funding: 12th January 2026
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For any question please contact:
nathalie.currid@univ-cotedazur.fr / +33(4) 92 38 79 39
academie-rise@univ-cotedazur.fr - Permanent Calls
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> Participation in a Thematic School
The thematic school program provides financial support for doctoral students to participate in spring, summer, autumn or winter schools, giving them the opportunity to broaden their knowledge in their research field and strengthen their links with the academic community.
Testimonials> Visiting Researchers
The Academy of Excellence "Networks, Information, and Digital Society" runs a Visiting Professors Program to allow academics, researchers and practitioners to spend a period of time conducting research within one of the Academy's labs.
Application process
> Scientific Events Organisation support
The Academy of Excellence "Networks, Information, and Digital Society" help you organize events related to its research topics.
Application process> Forum Numerica Seminars Call for Speakers
Forum Numerica is the seminar series of the Academy of Excellence "Networks, Information and Digital society", dedicated to the digital sciences and their impact on the society and humans. Each researcher from one of the laboratories of the Academy of Excellence "Networks, Information, and Digital Society" can suggest a speaker. For any question please contact:
nathalie.currid@univ-cotedazur.fr / +33(4) 92 38 79 39
academie-rise@univ-cotedazur.fr
- Former Calls
- > 2025-2028 PhD fundings
> Internships Grants - Bac +3/Bac+4/ Bac+5
> Ideas 2025 Call for Expression of Interest - Find out more
> DocWalker 2025 international mobility program for PhD students - Find out more
> 2024-2027 PhD Fundings
> Ideas 2024 - Call for expression of interest - Find out more
> 2024 RISE Academy - DocWalker (PhD candidates international mobility)
> 2023 RISE Academy - Summer and Winter Schools Expenses Coverage - Laureates
> 2023 RISE Academy - Research - The Laureates
> 2023 RISE Academy - DocWalker (PhD candidates international mobility) - Laureates
> 2023-2026 PhD Fundings
> Thematic school RISE Academy 2022
> DocWalker RISE Academy 2022 (PhD Students International Mobility)
> Postdoc RISE Academy 2022
> Research RISE Academy 2022
> 2022-2025 PhD Fundings
> 2021 Academy NIDS - Postdoc position
> 2021-2024 PhD Fundings
> 2020-2023 PhD Fundings
> Transdisciplinary Research 2020 - PhD/Post-doc / Laureates
> DocWalker 2019/2020: PhD International Mobility Program
> 2019-2022 PhD Fundings
> Academy RISE call 2018 : 8 projects selected
> Academy RISE call 2017 : 20 projects submitted, 10 selected for funding
> Academy RISE call 2016 : 25 projects submitted, 10 selected for funding
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