HEC Invites Proposals for Collaborative Research with French Experts Under PERIDOT
— July 7, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AIA) The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has invited applications from faculty members of Pakistan’s public and private universities for funding under the Pak-France PERIDOT Research Programme (Phase XI).
The HEC stated that the PERIDOT programme is a Franco-Pakistani Hubert Curien Partnership (PHC) initiative aimed at facilitating collaborative research between Pakistani and French researchers.
The programme is being implemented in Pakistan by the HEC, and in France by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI) and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR).
The programme aims to develop new scientific and technological cooperation between French and Pakistani higher education institutions (HEIs) research laboratories by supporting the mobility of researchers from both sides.
Faculty members from Pakistani public and private universities are invited to submit joint research proposals for mobility grants in three focus areas: Sustainable Energy, Environment, and Climate Change; Agriculture, Food Security and Health; and Entrepreneurship, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
Applications can be submitted to the HEC via the online portal until October 1. A joint application, in collaboration with a French faculty member, submitted to Campus France is a mandatory pre-requisite for this grant.
For more information, visit http://www.hec.gov.pk/site/PERIDOT.