Call for projects 2026 for the PEPR MIE

Launch of the 4th call for projects for the PEPR MIE

As part of the “Emerging Infectious Diseases and Nuclear, Radiological, Biological and Chemical Threats” ” (SA MIE MN), supported by the France 2030 plan, the ANRS MIE leads the “Emerging Infectious Diseases” Priority Research Programme and Equipment (PEPR MIE), which supports research into emerging infectious diseases.

The PEPR MIE’s 2026 call for projects follows on from previous calls by giving priority to supporting projects with strong translational potential and concrete prospects for operational application in the face of emerging infectious threats. This focus applies to the development of both medical and non-medical countermeasures.

The 2026 call has a provisional budget of €10.4 million. It targets large-scale research projects lasting 2 to 3 years with a minimum funding request of €1 million. Multidisciplinarity and inter-institutional collaborations will be strongly encouraged to foster the emergence of ambitious and transformative projects

Please note: The scientific priorities have been clarified. Please read the guidelines carefully (available below).

Scope

As with previous calls, the 2026 call for projects targets the three categories of emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases posing a high risk of a public health crisis in France:

• Arboviruses;
• Viral haemorrhagic fevers;
• And respiratory viral infections.

Cross-disciplinary approaches are also strongly encouraged.

In practice

All information relating to this call for proposals is set out in the text of the call and the financial regulations below.

Funding applications must be submitted via the Apogée platform in the ‘AAP Flash’ category.

Applications for research grants no longer require a separate submission but must be included in the project application as an annex, using the dedicated template that will be provided on the Apogée platform.

Timeline:

• Opening: 8 June 2026
• Closing: 8 September 2026 at 23:59 (Paris time)