2023 Mourou-Strickland Mobility Program

Eligibility

The 2023 call for project is open to all fields of research and encourages interdisciplinarity. Candidates must:

• Have a permanent or tenure-track position.
• Be attached to a laboratory or department of a Canadian or French university or research center.
• Have never received a grant under the Mourou/Strickland mobility program or the "new collaborations" program of the France Canada Research Fund.
• Plan a stay of between 5 and 28 days. Travel must take place between March 27 and December 31st, 2023.

Eligible Costs:

• 1 round-trip economy-class flight Canada- France or France-Canada
• A contribution towards subsistence costs (5 daily allowances)

Summary

Created by the Embassy of France in Canada in 2018, the Mourou/Strickland program is a two-way mobility program; its main goal is to contribute to the creation of sustainable collaborations between Canadian and French researchers. It is intended for researchers who wish to spend 5 to 28 days with their counterpart(s), either in France or Canada, as part of a joint research project.

This program is open to all research areas. It involves all provinces of Canada outside Quebec, since Quebec already has specific programs with France.

Research stays may include, but are not limited to: meetings/research on joint project, meetings for a first contact for future collaboration, work on co-publications, participation in French-Canadian (not international) conferences or seminars, etc. Priority will be given to long stay and to researchers who have obtained a tenure-track or permanent position for less than 10 years, which corresponds approximately and not exclusively to the 35-45 age group

The laureates will be asked to provide the French embassy with the report within one month of their mission. 

Application Process:

Please read the 2023 Guidelines carefully before completing your application. 

Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Upon receiving institutional approval through RMS, please send your application in 1 single PDF file: Application Form, letter of invitation from the host institution, short CV to: assistant.science@ambafrance-ca.org.

Application deadlines

RSO detailed review deadline

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

2023 Mourou-Strickland Mobility Program Guidelines

2023 Mourou-Strickland Mobility Program Application

The length of the form should not exceed 4 pages. Forms longer than 4 pages will not be considered. There are no criteria for the font (please make sure it remains legible). It is not necessary to attach publications to the application. Only one application per research partnership is allowed (researchers must agree to submit only one application, either for a member of the French team to travel to Canada or for a Canadian collaborator to travel to France). For more information or questions about the program, email assistant.science@ambafrance-ca.org.