The Stanford-CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) was signed in 2005 by the School of Humanities and Science and the French National Center for Scientific Research in order to support scientific and scholarly exchanges and collaboration between Standford University and CNRS funded research centers in France. Applications are accepted in all fields of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The agreement considers projects jointly submitted by a tenured or tenure-track professor at Stanford University and a professor or researcher with a permanent affiliation with a CNRS funded research center.

The agreement is established to encourage and support original research and new collaborations. It targets collaborative research projects of one to two years. All projects will be funded to a maximum limit of US $10,000 per year. All projects must be initiated within one year of the date of approval, and completed within one year of the date of initiation.

All proposals must be submitted electronically via our web-site in WORD format. Projects shall all be submitted in English. French applicants can also send a French version of the project.

The complete application must include the following documentation in the order listed below:

1. Project Summary Form and Application Form

2. A description of the project, including a timetable for completion, not to exceed FIVE pages. This description should indicate how the project contributes to scientific knowledge and research methods within the applicants’ field; the nature of the collaboration proposed,

3. A detailed budget—indicating a breakdown of the budget request by category (airfares, stipend, etc.) and an account of other sources of funding (potential and actual)—not to exceed ONE page..

4. A curriculum vitae of each project coordinator not to exceed TWO pages each (including list of publications for the last four years).

Application deadline: 5 June 2006

Awards will be announced around the end June :

Please send applications to: Carlos de Oliveira Département Homme et Société Relations Internationales Mail : [email protected] Tel : 01 44 96 53 02