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PAUSE programme supports scientists and artists in exile by facilitating their hosting in higher education and research institutions or cultural institutions.

PAUSE programme also conducts advocacy activities for the defense of academic and artistic freedom and the respect of human rights.

Next call for applications for the institutions

Opening of the call for applications : December 16, 2024

Deadline for applications : January 30, 2025

News

The PAUSE programme celebrates its 8th anniversary

Since 2017, 680 scientists and artists forced into exile have been supported by PAUSE.

Rethinking the Hosting of Academic and Artistic Refugees: Lessons from the Second Franco-Brazilian Seminar

A look back at the second edition of the Franco-Brazilian seminar on welcoming academic and artistic refugees, with a special focus on the session held at the Collège de France.

Launch of the matchmaking phase of the SAFE project

The PAUSE programme is pleased to announce the opening of the « matchmaking » phase of the SAFE project « Supporting At-risk researchers with Fellowships in Europe », launched on September 2024.

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