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Call for proposals – Academia Partnerships Africa - France – 3rd edition (PeA3) – 2024

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Closed call

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South Africa, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Togo

Launched in 2020, this program aims to support projects run jointly by African and French higher education institutions. Each partnership project focuses on one or two training fields that target a specific sector of activity, with the goal of creating or boosting quality training on the
Bachelor’s (Bac+3), Master’s or Engineering (Bac+5), and/or PhD level (Bac+8).

The PeA is a program of academic partnerships between Africa and France, financed by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) via Agence Française de Développement (AFD). Its implementation is being supported by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR), the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Campus France. 

The current call for proposals represents the third edition of the Academia Partnerships- Africa-France programme (PeA

Submission of application: ANR webpage for the call for proposals

Who is this call for: Higher education and research

Eligible countries: South Africa, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Togo.

Number of supported projects: 5 à 6

Amount of funding: From 1.5 to 3 M€ per project

Project duration: 54 months

The Academia Partnerships Africa-France programme supports projects that:

  • are led by French and African higher education and research institutions engaged in a strategic partnership to boost and implement sustainable higher education training programmes delivered in Africa;
  • target a priority field for the socioeconomic development of the country or region, and where the training capacity is insufficient with respect to employment capacity;
  • help build the African institution’s capacities and skills in managing this training programme;

The call for proposals specifies the eligibility requirements.

Find out more about the call for proposals

Find out more Academia Partnerships Africa - France Program (PeA)

Make your submission directly on the ANR website:

Submit your application