The 2022 Generic Call for Projects involves five funding instruments, each with its own specific submission and evaluation procedures. They allow for the funding of individual research projects led by young researchers (YRJ), ambitious and innovative research projects led by a team or a laboratory as part of the reintroduction of the “Single Team Research Project” (STRP) instrument, or collaborative research projects between public entities in a national (CBP) or bilateral international (CBIP) context and between public and private entities with a potential opening to the business world (CBRP).

Research themes

The AAPG 2022 is divided into 56 areas of research, each with its own scientific evaluation panel (CES). When submitting a project, researchers select the scientific theme, and consequently the scientific evaluation panel, that most closely relates to the scientific purpose of their research. This choice cannot be changed mid-way through the selection process.

  • There are 37 research themes across seven main scientific fields: environmental sciences, energy and materials sciences, digital sciences, life sciences, social sciences and humanities, mathematics and its interactions, and physics of matter, high-energy, Earth and universe sciences.
  • There are 19 research themes covering cross-disciplinary challenges and integrating issues from various scientific fields.

Provisional schedule for AAPG 2022

Stage 1  

  • July 2021: Publication of Work Programme 2022 and AAPG 2022 
  • September 2021: Publication of the AAPG 2022 Guide
  • September 30, 2021: Opening of website for stage 1 submissions (JCJC, PRME, PRC, PRCE) and registrations (PRCI)
  • October 28, 2021: Closure of stage 1 submission
  • February 2022: Publication of stage 1 results
  • End of February 2022: Opening of stage 2 submission website

 Stage 2

  • End of February 2022: Opening of stage 2 submission website (JCJC, PRME, PRC, PRCE and PRCI)
  • End of March 2022: Closure of stage 2 submission website
  • End of May 2022: Rebuttal stage
  • July 2022: Publication of first results (JCJC, PRME, PRC and PRCE)
  • July/September 2022: Grant agreement phase Stage 1

Registration of “International Collaborative Research Projects” (PRCI) proposals for which ANR acts as the Lead Agency, or for which there is no Lead Agency, must be registered in phase 1 of AAPG 2022. All PRCI proposals registered with ANR in phase 1 qualify for phase 2 provided that the project in question is eligible. The aim of this measure is to ensure that the PRCI submission and selection process is managed efficiently within the AAPG 2022 process.

Who can submit a proposal?

AAPG 2022 is open to all grant-holding researchers belonging to an organisation, establishment or public or private research laboratory eligible for ANR funding. Applicants can be involved in a maximum of three proposals submitted to ANR under AAPG 2022 and the bilateral call Fr-All SHS 2022: no more than one as coordinator and two as principal investigator for a project partner, or up to three as principal investigator for a project partner. A coordinator of a PRC, PRCE, PRCI, PRME or JCJC proposal selected for funding under AAPG 2021 cannot submit a PRC, PRCE, PRCI, PRME or JCJC proposal as coordinator for AAPG 2022. However, the researcher may act as a partner’s principal investigator. In addition, a JCJC project coordinator cannot act as the coordinator for another PRC, PRCE, PRCI, PRME or JCJC project while the initial JCJC project is ongoing.

Evaluation criteria

Panel members and external experts use the same set of criteria to evaluate pre-proposals and full proposals submitted for the AAPG.

  • In phase 1, the evaluation process is guided by two key criteria: the quality and scientific aims of the proposal (determining criterion), and how it is organised and implemented, including several sub-criteria.
  • In phase 2, the evaluation process is guided by three key criteria: the quality and scientific aims of the proposal, how it is organised and implemented, and what the impact and benefits of the project will be. Again, there are several sub-criteria, which differ according to the chosen funding instrument

The Research Unit will assist you in submitting your research projects. Do not hesitate to contact them at . For stage 1 of the ANR applications, the Research Unit will be able to assist you until 22 October inclusive.