Emergences PRFI (LMICs) 2025 call for proposals
6 October 2025 – 15 December 2025
Last updated on 19 November 2025
Main points
For the fourth consecutive year, ANRS MIE is launching its call for projects ‘Emergences PRFI’, aimed at supporting collaborative research projects between French teams and research teams based in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
This call targets projects focusing on emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, including:
- viral hemorrhagic fevers,
- respiratory viral infections,
- and arboviral diseases.
It encourages scientific collaborations aimed at generating new knowledge and having an impact on health and infectious disease issues of interest to LMICs, with projects that may cover areas of fundamental, translational, clinical, public health, and social sciences research.
Who can apply?
This call is open to scientific collaborations that must include both a research team based in France and a research team from a low- or middle-income country, acting as co-leaders of a research project. Other French or foreign research teams may also be involved in the project as partners.
Eligible for this call are full research projects, with or without funding for a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher.
The maximum duration of the projects is 36 months.
Individual and nominative research grants not linked to a specific project (for PhD students or postdoctoral researchers) are not eligible for the 2025 ‘Emergences PRFI’ call for proposals. These will be covered by the ‘Fellowship’ call for applications under the ANRS MIE Start program, which will open during the first quarter of 2026.
How to submit a project?
The submission guidelines and selection criteria for projects under this call are detailed in the call’s official terms and conditions. Submissions must be made via the Apogée platform.
- Call opening date: October 6, 2025
- Deadline for submission: December 15, 2025, at 11:59 PM (Paris time)
- Notification of results: June 2026
You will find below available for download:
- The full terms and conditions of the call for proposals
- The Word template to be used for submitting your scientific project proposal. This document must be submitted on the Apogée platform via the AAP FLASH form.
Doctoral or postdoctoral research fellowships linked to a project are eligible under this call. They are no longer subject to a separate application but must be non-nominative and fully integrated into the submitted project. The corresponding funding must be included in the overall personnel needs, in the budget section of the application form (tab “Personnel” → sub-section “Personnel demandé dans le cadre du projet (technicien, chef de projet, …)”).
Submit a projectConsult the guidelines and related document for this call
Frequently Asked Questions
Should the application file be written in English or French?
French is the recommended language, but both French and English are accepted.
How do I submit a research project to the ‘Emergences PRFI’ Call for Proposals?
All applications must be submitted online via the Apogée platform:
- Log in to Apogée
- If you do not yet have an account, create one by clicking on the link “Je n’ai pas encore d’espace personnel et je souhaite le créer”
- Once logged in, use the AAP FLASH form corresponding to your application, available on the left-hand menu
- Complete the administrative, scientific, and budget sections of your application.
- The scientific section requires uploading a template titled “Scientific proposal of the project” which must be uploaded under the “Scientific section” tab. This template can be downloaded on this page or directly from your application form on Apogée.
Can a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher be funded under this call?
It is possible to fund doctoral or postdoctoral research fellowships as part of your research project. The part of the project to be developed by the fellowship holder must be described in your scientific proposal, in the dedicated section: ‘.
Please note that, under this administrative format, fellowship requests must be non-nominative and included within the overall personnel funding needs in the budget section of the application form (tab “Personnel” → sub-section “Personnel demandé dans le cadre du projet (technicien, chef de projet, …)”).
Is this call open to individual, non-project-based research grants?
No, the 2025 ‘Emergences PRFI’ call for proposals does not accept applications for individual research grants that are not associated with a research project. Applications for research grants will be the subject of a separate call, to be launched under the Start Program.