The aim of this call for proposals is to promote the construction of lasting scientific relationships between Ile-de-France laboratories and international laboratories, in order to advance research in the field of advanced eco-responsible materials.

Eligible projects are carried out between team members of labs working on MaTerRE axes. Any Paris Region lab is eligible, without prior affiliation to the DIM. The submission of a project will be considered as an application for affiliation to the DIM.
Proposals for international missions and visits can be submitted for either incoming or outgoing stays.
Can be supported :
•    Missions
•    Invited professors / Chairs (teaching activities, conference, lab visit).
Travelling persons are either a member of DIM MaTerRE’s lab or a guest, and may be either Professors, researchers, PhDs or post-doctoral fellows.
There are no restriction on duration or distance. However, the carbon impact of the mission will be put into perspective with the scientific interest. For a long-distance mission over a short period of time, argument on the scientific relevance and the absence of an alternative is expected.
Eligible costs cover business trips expenses included in the travel towards the international host institution, as well as local subsistence costs. Registration fees at a congress are not eligible.

The evaluation criteria are the following:
●    Novelty and quality of the collaboration, in terms of complementarity and expected synergy.
●    Scientific interest and global relevancy of the mission for the laboratory
●    Link between the Project and MaTerRE’s themes
●    Benefits for MaTerRE’s network and Paris Region (invited Prof., open conf, etc.)
●    Relevancy in the beneficiary’s work or career (student’s thesis, researcher current projects, etc.)
●    Relevance and quality of the co-funding plan.