🚀 This call for proposals will fund between 5 and 10 prematurity projects.
🎯 The objective of this call is to support and facilitate the development of emerging projects at TRL 2 to TRL 3 that demonstrate strong potential for innovation—whether technological or in terms of application—while also optimizing the continuum of funding and support between research and its commercialization.
This call for proposals may also fund projects or initiatives that fall outside the traditional scope of commercialization or the TRL scale.
Following this call, another call for proposals managed by the ANR will fund maturation projects at higher TRL levels (above 3) to ensure the continuity of projects funded under this call or the PEPR PROPSY program.
Call opens on June 19th 2026.
Submission materials must be submitted electronically no later than:
✔️ 20th of July 2026 at 11:59pm (Paris time) for 4th year PhD fellowships.
✔️ 15th of September 2026 at 11:59 (Paris time) for type 1 and 2 projects.
❓For any inquiries, send an email to Eugénie Favelier, Grants administrator PEPR PROPSY: aap@pepr-propsy.fr.
❗It is necessary to read the full text of the call for proposals carefully.
This call for early-stage projects aims to fund or co-fund innovative projects with the potential for differentiation and commercialization, as well as economic and societal impact, while aligning with the priority areas of the PEPR PROPSY.
❗The existence of co-funding must be indicated in the project proposal and will be viewed favorably during evaluation.
Projects may fall under one or more of the following project categories:
Type 1️⃣ : development of innovative solutions for precision psychiatry
🎯 The objective is to fund or co-fund early-stage projects in the field of precision psychiatry aimed at developing:
✔️ diagnostic strategies (prognostic stratification or prediction) or the development of an endpoint for clinical trials,
✔️ and/or therapeutic strategies or products (medical devices, drugs) intended for homogeneous patient subgroups,
✔️ and/or targeted at etiological mechanisms,
✔️ targeted digital solutions or digital therapies • Innovative solutions to improve the care pathway and organization of care.
Projects may propose real-world trials. Co-creation of the project with users and healthcare professionals is encouraged. In particular, an analysis of acceptability by the various stakeholders and of usage patterns is encouraged in order to mitigate the risks associated with innovation prior to market transfer.
The proposed budget is a maximum of 160 000€ per project (including administrative costs). Between 1 and 3 projects addressing this theme may be funded. The maximum project duration is 18 months.
Type 2️⃣ : educational innovations in precision psychiatry
🎯 The objective is to fund or co-fund innovative educational initiatives in the field of precision psychiatry.
These projects should aim to support the development and testing of new educational approaches designed to better train healthcare professionals—particularly those in primary care—as well as researchers, public policymakers, and students on the challenges and issues of precision psychiatry, the 6 application of emerging knowledge, and the development of mental health literacy.
Proposals may focus on the design of innovative educational tools that promote interdisciplinarity, experiential learning, and the integration of recent scientific advances.
The budget allocated for this project type is a maximum of 60 000€ per project (including administrative costs). Between 1 and 3 projects addressing this theme may be funded. The maximum project duration is 18 months.
Type 3️⃣ : fourth-year PhD fellowship
As part of this call for proposals, funding or co-funding is available for the fourth year of doctoral studies with strong innovative potential in precision psychiatry. The aim is to support PhD students whose work demonstrates significant scientific and translational potential and requires an extension to be fully realized. Applications must demonstrate the relevance of this additional year in light of the project’s progress, results already obtained, and prospects for completion, commercialization, or technology transfer (publications, innovations, clinical applications).
The budget allocated is a maximum of 50 000€ per project (including administrative costs). Between 1 and 4 projects addressing this theme may be funded. The maximum duration of projects is 12 months.
❗Applications for fourth-year PhD fellowhsips must be submitted no later than July 20, 2026. The call will remain open for the other project types, but any application received after July 20, 2026 for a fourth-year PhD fellowship will not be eligible.
✔️ This call for proposals is open to all doctoral and postdoctoral students supervised by a tenured faculty member, as well as researchers, faculty members, clinicians, and research teams based in France.
✔️ Only French academic partners will be eligible for funding under this call for proposals.
✔️ Submitted projects must be based on results, achievements, or pre-existing elements that are sufficiently documented to justify an early stage of development. Depending on the project type, these may include experimental results, preliminary data, a technology, know-how, a methodology, a prototype, educational content, a documented user need, or thesis work that is already well underway. The call is not intended to fund exploratory projects without a prior foundation, but rather to support the consolidation, risk mitigation, 7 experimentation, or commercialization of results or initiatives that are already underway.
✔️ The call aims to foster the development of research project outcomes intended for transfer to businesses, the socio-economic sector, and/or society. Industrial partners—whether startups or large corporations, both French and international—may contribute using their own resources. It is understood that the results have not yet been transferred to any potential industrial partner (no pre-existing license).
✔️ Projects must be innovative, demonstrating potential for differentiation and commercialization, as well as an impact in terms of economic and societal development.
✔️ The results of the research must demonstrate that the research has been successfully completed, that the technology, know-how, or methodology is clearly described, and that the proposed project is aimed at technology transfer or commercialization.
✔️ Any funding already obtained in connection with the topics covered by the project submitted under this call must be explicitly declared and described in order to demonstrate the complementarity of the funding and to avoid any double funding.
Projects will be evaluated based on their innovation potential, initial results achieved (TRL 2), alignment with the scientific priorities of the PEPR PROPSY program, and the relevance of the proposed development plan (leading to TRL 3). Particular emphasis will be placed on the potential for transfer to the socioeconomic and medical sectors and/or society, as well as the overall impact of the innovation in precision psychiatry.
❗The existence of co-funding, whether from industry or other sources, must be indicated in the project proposal and will be viewed favorably.
The early-stage projects will run for a duration of:
✔️ A maximum of 18 months for projects falling under types 1 and 2
✔️ A maximum of 12 months for type 3 projects (4th year of PhD fellowship)
Each project will receive a budget ranging from 30 000€ to 160 000€, including a maximum of 18% for administrative costs:
✔️ A maximum of 160 000€ for projects under type 1
✔️ A maximum of 60 000€ for projects under type 2
✔️ A maximum of 50 000€ for projects in the 4th year of PhD fellowship
Funds may be used to cover personnel, operating, and equipment costs.
⚠️ It is necessary to carefully read the full text of the call for proposals and the instructions available on the application submission website.
Proposals must be written and submitted in English.
No additional documents will be accepted after the closure of the call for applications.
The submission package must be submitted on the website.
Templates for financial and other documents are available below, as well as on the application website:
✔️ The financial appendix must be submitted in an Excel format.
✔️ The CV template for the educational innovations (Type 2) and the CV template for the fourth-year PhD fellowhsips and Type 1 projects.
❗Any application that does not comply with the submission guidelines will be considered ineligible and will not be evaluated.