Our
partners

International
partner
programmes

In order to assist PAUSE programme beneficiaries when they arrive in France and to facilitate their integration, we have formed partnerships with non-profit associations specializing in providing support for researchers and artists in situation of migration.

The Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA)

CARA was founded in 1933 by British scientists and intellectuals in response to Hitler’s decision to expel hundreds of researchers from German universities due to their ethnicity or political convictions. Today, CARA helps at-risk academics forced into exile, and those who decide to stay in their country of origin despite the risks involved. CARA also supports higher education institutions whose activities are at risk or compromised.

The Institute of International Education - Scholar Rescue Fund ® (IIE-SRF)

Since 1922, the IIE Scholar Rescue Fund has been supporting the hosting of professors, researchers and intellectuals whose lives and careers are threatened in their countries of origin. One-year scholarships, which can be renewed, enable them to be hosted and to pursue their research in higher education and research institutions internationally.

Philipp Schwartz initiative of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Launched in 2016, the Philipp Schwartz Initiative was created by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This fund enables German universities and research institutions to host at-risk foreign researchers for a period of 24 months by offering research scholarships. Co-funding is also available so that institutions can extend this hosting after the first two years.

Scholars at Risk (SAR)

Scholars at Risk is an international network of institutions and individuals founded in 1999. Its objective is to protect scholars and uphold academic freedoms. This organization facilitates hosting for scholars at risk by universities and higher education and research institution partners worldwide. Scholars at Risk has national sections in many countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Norway, Canada, etc.).

Artist Protection Fund – Institute of International Education

Established in 2015, the Artist Protection Fund supports artists at risk through artistic residencies at the programme's partner institutions. Artists from all countries and artistic disciplines are eligible. Applications are considered on the basis of artistic merit, the quality and potential of the applicants' work, and the severity of the threats they face.

Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)

Artists at Risk Connection is a project of Pen America which aims at protecting artistic freedom of expression and ensuring that artists and cultural professionals around the world can live and work without fear. Since its inception in 2017, ARC has helped more than 500 artists and cultural professionals from over 63 countries by connecting them to a wide range of services, including emergency funds, legal assistance, temporary relocation programmes and scholarships.

Science in Exile

The Science in Exile initiative brings together at-risk, displaced and refugee scientists along with like-minded organizations. They work together to strengthen the systems that support, protect and integrate such scientists. Science in Exile is an initiative led by UNESCO's World Academy of Sciences, the InterAcademy Partnership, and the International Council for Science that is designed to help the scientific and political communities enable these scientists to continue their research and training.

Campus France

Campus France is a public institution responsible for promoting French higher education abroad and welcoming foreign students and researchers to France. It encourages international mobility, manages scholarship programs and runs the alumni network. Campus France has a strong national and international presence and thus has more than 275 spaces located in 134 countries within the French diplomatic network.

UNIMED

Created in 1991, Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) is a network of higher education and research institutions. Today, it brings together more than 160 institutions in 28 different countries. UNIMED's mission is to promote international academic cooperation. The network carries out projects in different fields, ranging from governance issues at the university level to the integration of refugees, as well as intercultural dialogue promoting mobility in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service

Founded in 1925, the DAAD is one of the world's leading funding organisations for international student and research exchange. It supports students and researchers from all over the world and promotes the internationalisation of German higher education through scholarships and scientific cooperation.

Our non-profit
sector partners

In order to assist PAUSE programme beneficiaries when they arrive in France and to facilitate their integration, we have formed partnerships with non-profit associations specializing in providing support for researchers and artists in situation of migration.

EURAXESS France

Coordinated by the French Conference of University Presidents (CPU) since 2009, this French network became a non-profit association in January 2013.

The non-profit association EURAXESS France has 39 members, comprising institutions hosting EURAXESS centers (COMUE, universities, non-profit associations, foundations) and partner non-profit associations represented by its bodies.

With 42 centres nationwide offering full geographical coverage, the EURAXESS France network has approximately one hundred people working daily on behalf of doctoral researchers and foreign researchers.

Association Bernard Gregory (ABG)

Founded in 1980, the L’Association Bernard Gregory works to support the professional development of doctorate holders, the innovative capabilities of businesses, and to promote skills acquired through research activity.

Through a wide array of initiatives, the ABG:

  • Promotes closer ties between the economic world and academia;
  • Facilitates professional mobility for doctorate holders;
  • Helps businesses with recruitment;
  • Supports higher education institutions.

The ABG is supported by the French Ministry for Higher Education and Research, CNRS, and public and private stakeholders. The ABG develops and facilitates training courses focusing on the transition of PAUSE programme participants into employment. These sessions are organized twice a year.

Association pour l'Emploi des cadres (APEC)

The Association pour l'Emploi des Cadres (APEC) supports executives and young graduates at key stages in their career paths, and helps companies find the executive skills they need. Apec works to promote professional integration by offering advice, training and jobs throughout France, through its 12 regional delegations and its offices in the French Overseas Territories.

APEC designs and runs workshops and training courses for PAUSE laureates, helping them to reintegrate into the workforce.

For more information, see our page on support with career development.

MobiCulture

Mobiculture is a resource centre specialised in helping artists and culture professionals from all disciplines and their respective organisations with the legal, administrative and practical aspects of coming to France. MobiCulture provides practical information and a helpdesk online and runs information sessions, workshops and training courses. MobiCulture enjoys the support of the French ministry of Culture and the Centre national de la musique.