Status:Closed
Opening date: 12 September 2025
Closing date: 20 October 2025
In 2026, the institute will fund 12-month "Seed" projects worth between €5,000 and €10,000, which will encourage the emergence of new research and help to structure networks of partners to respond to high-level national or Internationally competitive calls for proposals.
Projects must be collaborative, involving the partnership of at least two laboratories belonging to the institute. Other French or foreign teams may also be involved. Only permanent, active staff from member laboratories are eligible to submit projects.
Priority themes
This year, particular attention will be paid to projects whose ambition is to structure an Internationally-oriented consortium with one or more partners abroad. All other proposals remain eligible and welcome.
Evaluation criteria
- Quality, ambition and relevance of the project to the Institute's scientific priorities;
- Interdisciplinary nature of the team;
- Development of Internationally recognized partnerships, in particular within the CIVIS consortium and with institutions in Mediterranean countries;
- Planned links with AMU's training programs;
- Medium-term vision of the project's future, and in particular of the targeted AAP(s);
- Co-financing (laboratory's own Resources, external funding).
Eligible expenses
- Only the following operating expenses are eligible: mission expenses for team members and guests, services, internship bonuses, consumables and small equipment (< €800 excl. VAT, except audiovisual equipment for which the threshold is set at €400 excl. VAT);
- Ineligible are translation and publishing costs, expenses related to the organization of scientific or public events, computer hardware, and all investment and payroll expenses.
Calendar
- Application deadline : 20/10/2025
- Announcement of results : December 2025
- Project development : January to December 2026
Application
Application form to be sent to arkaia-contact[at]univ-amu.fr
Testimonials
Thanks to the "Amorce" scheme, the institute has supported the structuring of a program focused on the Tipasa site. Our work, focusing on the geosciences, is now financed by the Fonds de solidarité pour les projets innovants, in partnership with the French Embassy, the Algerian Centre national de recherche en archéologie and the Centre universitaire de Tipaza.