By providing to companies with the possibility to get involved in the educational, technical and scientific objectives pursued by the higher educational and research institutions located in the BFC region, I-SITE BFC unveils in France a new paradigm in the fi eld of partnership with industries.
I-SITE BFC Industries
Project duration: 3-5 years
Full cost per project: ~ 1 M€
Rate of I-SITE fi nancial aid: from 30 to 50 %
Benefits for the partners:
• Scientific and technological objectives defined by the companies
• Lightened application file and individualised support in drafting
• Quick decision-making procedure compared to national or european funding schemes
• Possibility of involving several companies
• Project manager appointed by the industrial partners
Conditions:
• Involvement of at least one partner from I-SITE BFC and one from industry
• Definition of the project outcomes which will be exploited in BFC
• Selection by an international committee of experts of I-SITE BFC
• « Go/no go » decision performed 18 months after the beginning of the project
Selection criteria:
• Technical goals
• Adequacy of the resources allocated to the project
• Relevance of the partnership with the I-SITE BFC
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I-SITE BFC Fellowships
Project duration: 3-4 years
Full cost per project: ~ 200 à 500 k€
This instrument inspired by the North America and Asia models, allows companies to guide fundamental research without involving their own resources. Thanks to a «I-SITE BFC Fellowship», companies can initiate research works matching their long-term challenges by supporting an international and talented researcher selected by an international jury.
Selection criteria:
• Quality of the scientifi c CV at the international level
• Scientifi c and technical ambitions
• Exploitation perspectives
Benefits for the partners:
• Scientific and technical objectives defi ned by the companies
• Negotiation of the I-SITE BFC share of fi nancing
• Possibility of involving several companies
• Insider information on the research outcomes
• Priority given to the intellectual property of the exploitable results
Implementation:
• Selection by an international committee of experts of I-SITE BFC
• Coaching and monitoring by the I-SITE BFC governance and the industries
• « Go/no go » decision performed 18 months after the beginning of the project
I-SITE BFC Professional Masters & engineering degrees
Benefits for the partners:
Active participation of one or more companies in the defi nition of Masters or Engineering degrees programmes, in terms of contents, expected skills, internships conditions (duration, work-study training, etc.).
Conditions:
Support to the creation of a training programme in the range of 100 k€ / year during 4 years.