The Agriculture, Environment, and Biodiversity (AEB) Division

Call for Proposals for the Organization of Foundational Scientific Workshops

Submission deadline: October 23, 2025

Audience: all units within the AEB division

CONTEXT
As part of the restructuring of the AEB Research Cluster, we intend to use a portion of the Cluster’s operating budget to fund workshop projects aimed, at the AEB Cluster level, at (i) cross-disciplinary scientific events on a topic of interest or future research, or (ii) workshops aimed at the future development of areas of potential interest to the Cluster.
This call is coordinated by the AEB Research Cluster’s management, and each proposal must involve at least two units primarily affiliated with the AEB Cluster. Financial support will be dedicated to the organization of scientific workshops taking place in 2026.
There will be only one call for proposals for events taking place between February 15, 2026, and December 31, 2026.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES
Project leaders must complete the application form and submit it to the director of their research institution for signature.
The director of the research institution will review the applications, if necessary, and then email them to pole-aeb-dir@umontpellier.fr by October 23, 2025. Each application must be a single PDF file titled “Laboratory Acronym_Project Leader’s Name.”

The AEB Executive Board will evaluate the applications and rank them. The results will be communicated to the principal investigators and laboratory directors. Funding will be made available and must be used by the financial year-end in December 2026. No carryover of funds will be permitted.

AEB Inter-Center Master's 2 Scholarships

Submission deadline: October 17, 2025

Audience: all units within the AEB division

BACKGROUND
The Agronomy-Environment-Biodiversity Research Cluster is launching a call for proposals for “Inter-cluster Master’s 2 Scholarships” aimed at research teams wishing to host a Master’s 2 student for six-month internships beginning in January 2026. Applications do not require a student to have already been identified.

ELIGIBILITY
Submitted projects must be interdisciplinary and must involve two research units: one affiliated with the AEB research cluster (list on page 2), and one affiliated with either the Chemistry cluster, the MIPS cluster, or the Social Sciences cluster. The application does not require the identification of a specific student.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES
Project leaders must complete the application form and submit it to their research unit director for signature.
Applications must be emailed to pole-aeb-dir@umontpellier.fr by October 17, 2025. Each application must be a single file named “Laboratory Acronym_Principal Investigator 1_Principal Investigator 2.”
The AEB cluster’s executive board will evaluate the applications and rank them. The results will be communicated to the principal investigators and laboratory directors.

The funding provided must be used before the December 2026 financial year-end.
No carryover of funds will be permitted.

Call for Proposals: Scientific Events

Submission deadline: October 3, 2025, at 12:00 p.m .

Audience: AEB division unit under the supervision of UM

BACKGROUND
This call for proposals follows the University of Montpellier’s (UM) previous call for proposals titled “Special Grant for the Organization of Scientific Events,” which was previously managed by the DRED. It has been coordinated by the Research Clusters since 2024. Subject to the Board of Directors’ approval of the 2025 budget, the AEB Research Cluster will provide financial support for the organization of scientific events taking place in 2026.
Two calls for applications are scheduled: one in the fall of year N-1 (this call) for events taking place between January 1, 2026, and January 31, 2027, and one in the spring of year N for events taking place between July 1, 2026, and January 31, 2027, noting that applications cannot be retroactive.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES

Applicants will complete the application form and submit it to the director of their research institution for signature.

The director of the research facility will sort the applications and then email them to pole-aebdir@umontpellier.fr by 12:00 p.m. on October 3, 2025. Each application must be a single PDF file titled “Laboratory Acronym_Principal Investigator’s Name.”

The AEB Cluster’s ad hoc committee evaluates the applications and ranks them. This ranking is then reviewed by the Research Committee. The results will be communicated to the principal investigators and laboratory directors. Funding will be made available following the Research Committee’s review in early [month]. It must be used before the December 2026 fiscal year-end. No carryover of funds will be permitted.