The France Star 2026 Program is a prestigious Franco-Korean analysis trade initiative beneath the Hubert Curien Partnership (PHC). It is collectively coordinated and funded by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR) in France, whereas in South Korea, it’s applied by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) on behalf of the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT).
This program goals to improve scientific and technological collaboration between French and Korean analysis establishments, fostering new partnerships and supporting the mobility of younger researchers and doctoral college students.
Funding and Financial Support
The France Star 2026 Program offers annual funding for 2 (02) consecutive years, with a complete grant between €16,000 and €19,000 per undertaking, distributed as follows:
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- €8,000 to €9,500 per 12 months
- Funding covers mobility bills (journey and subsistence allowances) for researchers
- Doctoral college students receiving France Excellence SCHOLARSHIPS are usually not eligible for added assist beneath this program.
Funding doesn’t cowl:
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- Salaries for researchers
- Laboratory gear and analysis operational prices
- Any further undertaking funding, which should be sourced independently.
Types of Projects Supported
The France Star 2026 Program encourages analysis initiatives that promote scientific and technological exchanges of excellence. Eligible analysis fields embody:
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- All scientific and technological disciplines
- Societal challenges and human & social sciences by means of a scientific and technological lens
- Future European initiatives, notably beneath Horizon Europe.
Projects that contribute to lengthy-time period collaborations and have potential purposes in European analysis networks might be given precedence.
Eligibility Criteria
Team Eligibility:
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- Researchers should be affiliated with French increased training establishments or analysis organizations.
- Companies might take part within the undertaking if partnered with an educational establishment.
- Researchers who’ve beforehand acquired funding beneath this program should wait two years earlier than reapplying.
- New collaborations might be prioritized.
- The energetic participation of younger doctoral or postdoctoral researchers is necessary.
- Applications should be submitted collectively by researchers in each France and South Korea.
Project Evaluation Criteria: Projects are evaluated individually by each international locations earlier than a closing choice is made. Evaluation standards embody:
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- Scientific excellence of the undertaking
- Involvement of younger researchers (doctoral/postdoctoral college students)
- Collaborative advantages between French and Korean establishments
- Potential for lengthy-time period analysis structuring and European funding alternatives.
Apply: https://www.campusfrance.org/fr/star.
Application Timeline
- Application Submission Deadline: March 28, 2025 (earlier than midnight French time)
- Results Announcement: July 2025 (by way of Campus France extranet)
- Notification of Funding Envelopes: January/February 2026
- Project Start Date: February 2026 (for French researchers) / October 2025 (for Korean researchers).
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