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

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

For host institutions only!

You are a scientist or an artist at risk due to the security situation or persecution you are experiencing in your country.


The PAUSE programme can allow you to continue your work by co-funding your stay in at a higher education and/or research establishment or a cultural institution in France.

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Rallying to defend science and Academic Freedom: Let's act together on March 7th!

On March 7th, scientists worldwide are calling for mobilization in response to the increasingly alarming situation in the United States. It should mark the beginning of a broader, sustained, and global mobilization. It is our duty to ensure that the freedom to create, think, innovate, and transmit knowledge is guaranteed everywhere, for everyone.

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Launch of the matchmaking phase of the SAFE project

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused a major geopolitical and human upheaval. For the PAUSE programme, the war in Ukraine marked a change in scale: in 2022 alone, it supported as many people as in the previous 4 years combined.

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PAUSE in the medias in 2025

Discover the media coverage on the PAUSE programme for 2024.

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