The 2027 call for the Associate Teams Program is now open!
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Changed on 23/07/2026
A key component of Inria’s international policy, the "Associate Teams" program supports bilateral scientific collaborations to promote and strengthen its strategic international partnerships. Discover the opportunities for collaboration and funding of Franco-Chilean scientific projects!
The Associate Team Program
An Associate Team is a joint research project established between an Inria team and a research team abroad for a period of three years. Both partners jointly define a scientific objective, a research plan, and a bilateral exchange program.
Under the Franco-Chilean Binational Center on Artificial Intelligence, an initiative operated by Inria Chile, Franco-Chilean Associate Teams will be selected in line with the Center’s priority areas:
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Foundational and Agentic AI
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Safe AI
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AI Orchestration, Frugal and Edge
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AI-Accelerated Science
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AI AdoptionThe Associate Teams Program
The budget allocated to an Associate Team covers:
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Exchanges of researchers, engineers, postdoctoral fellows, doctoral students, and interns:
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Between France and the partner country
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Between the partner country and France
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The organization of joint workshops.
Download the 2027 Call for Projects
2027 Call for Proposals Timeline
Inria Chile Schedule
July 2026
Launch of the Call for Proposals
October 1, 2026
Deadline to submit your expression of interest to the Director of Inria Chile via email: dri_ea@inria.cl
October 15, 2026
Deadline for the Inria Team to submit the application
October–December 2026
Evaluation of Proposals
January–February 2027
Decision by senior management, notification of results and the budget decision
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