For professors or researchers with a mid- to long-term position at an American university or research institution
Up to 9 grants awarded for two-year collaborative projects
The Transatlantic Research Partnership (formerly known as The Thomas Jefferson Fund) is a program sponsored by the French Embassy in the United States and the FACE Foundation to support cooperation among the most promising young French and American researchers, and foster forward-looking collaborative research that addresses the most pressing global challenges.
Up to nine grants will provide $20,000 over two years to each selected projects.
Applications are accepted in the three following fields: Humanities and Social Sciences; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; and Science for Society (interdisciplinary STEM-SSH projects).
The Transatlantic Research Partnership aims at encouraging and supporting innovative research of the highest quality and new collaborations, and especially seeks to support projects involving young researchers (post-docs, PhDs). Projects involving important transatlantic mobility, collaborative research activities, the organization of workshops or conferences, the publication of joint articles will receive the highest priority.
Projects must be submitted jointly by scientists in the United States and France.
The application process is administered by the Higher Education Department of the French Embassy in the U.S. and the FACE Foundation.
The 2023 Call for Applications is now closed.
Click here to find out more about the Transatlantic Research Partnership.
Questions about the Transatlantic Research Partnership may be addressed to trp@face-foundation.tempurl.host.
Further details about the program and application procedure can be found here
