Call for training projects for 2023 and leave for educational projects (CPP)

Focused on raising awareness and training students in the challenges of ecological transition, transforming teaching practices and experimentation, supporting interdisciplinarity in curricula, and supporting artistic and cultural activities in training programs
Open to UFRs, Schools, Institutes, and ENSCM, as well as I-SITE partners.

1. OBJECTIVE

Continuing its efforts to promote educational initiatives and innovations, the University of Montpellier and its partners are launching a call for projects for PEI training 2023, which will focus on two main areas:

• The first focus area, in line with UM's values and signature around the major societal challenges of "Feeding, Caring, Protecting" and in connection with the concluding elements of the Jouzel report, will concern actions around raising awareness and training students on the challenges of ecological transition.
• The second focus will be on enriching curricula and teaching practices and will be divided into three parts:
  1. support for the transformation of teaching practices and pedagogical experimentation
  2. support for interdisciplinarity in curricula
  3. support for artistic and cultural activities in training programs

2. ELIGIBLE EXPENSES

• Additional hours for teachers, teacher-researchers, and Professors
• Fixed-term contracts (CDD) necessary for the implementation of the project (contractual BIATS, temporary teaching staff outside of ATER and ATE)
• Operating costs directly related to project support
• Small equipment costing around €1,500 and complying with public procurement rules (examples: computers, public works equipment, etc.)
• Missions
• External and specialized professional consulting services, outsourcing, service provision
• Educational training for actresses and actors
• Costs of communication, promotion, and dissemination of educational innovation
• Sharing and disseminating educational experiences

3. TARGET AUDIENCES

• The teaching teams of the UFRs, schools, and institutes of the I-SITE consortium
• Project leaders planning initiatives involving digital education or educational transformation should first contact their DSIN or SCSIP, respectively.

Projects are submitted exclusively by the directors of university departments, schools, or institutes, who rank the projects originating from their department or institution in order of priority. Applications must be submitted in PDF format using the attached template.

4. SELECTION PROCEDURES

Resources will be allocated taking into account five main factors:

• The educational impact and, in particular, the relevance of the project in light of the challenges of the training program concerned
• The feasibility of implementing the project
• The project's impact in terms of the University's visibility and influence
• The proposal's potential for replication in other training programs, components, etc.
• The respective sizes of the 19 entities concerned (UFR, school, institutes; ENSCM; Institut Agro Montpellier; CIHEAM-IAMM)

Project duration: the project may begin as soon as notification is given in 2023 and must be completed by the end of the 2024 calendar year.

Where possible, projects will be assessed by external experts.

The evaluation committee will be chaired by the VPFVU and composed of the VP responsible for digital training, the director of the SCSIP and experts from the SCSIP, experts from the DSIN-SUN, a representative from the Institut Agro Montpellier, and a representative from the ENSCM.

For focus area 1, the committee will be joined by the VP responsible for environmental issues.
For focus area 2, the committee will be joined by the head of the Art & Culture department.

5. CALENDAR

• Call for proposals published: December 14, 2022
• Submission of applications: no later than March 9, 2023, before 12 noon.
• Results and allocation of funds: end of April 2023

6. FINANCIAL RESOURCES

The budget allocated to the three actions of this call for projects is €630,000. Selected projects may be funded during the calendar years 2023 and 2024.

N.B.: Three calls for projects (PEI, CNUMF, PROPEDA) are launched according to the same schedule. A project may only be submitted to one of these calls.

In support of calls for projects, requests for educational leave (CPP) may be submitted by teachers and Professors.

We would like to draw your attention to the need to promote gender equality in the context of I-SITE calls for projects.

• AAP-PEI filing
• View the file in PDF format

This year's focus is on supporting new students to succeed
Open to UM departments, schools, and institutes

1. OBJECTIVE

Many factors contribute to student success, and several support mechanisms have been put in place within the University (refresher courses, tutoring, revision week, etc.). In order to consolidate existing mechanisms* and try out new ones, the University is launching a call for PROPEDA projects aimed at supporting first-year students. The projects will aim to help students adapt to academic requirements and methodologies, including disciplinary ones, and to strengthen their motivation and learning techniques.

*excluding tutoring, which has a specific budget

2. ELIGIBLE EXPENSES

• Additional hours for teachers, teacher-researchers, and Professors
• Operating costs directly related to project support
• Missions
• External and specialized professional consulting services, outsourcing, service provision
• Educational training for actresses and actors
• Costs of communication, promotion, and dissemination of educational innovation
• Sharing and disseminating educational experiences

3. TARGET AUDIENCES

• The teaching teams of the UM's departments, schools, and institutes
• Project leaders planning initiatives involving digital education or educational transformation should first contact their DSIN or SCSIP, respectively.

Projects are submitted exclusively by the directors of departments, schools, or institutes, who rank the projects originating from their respective units in order of priority. Applications must be submitted in PDF format using the attached template.

4. SELECTION PROCEDURES

Resources will be allocated taking into account four main factors:

• The quality of the proposal in terms of experimentation or consolidation of proven approaches and the challenges of student success in the relevant field of study.
• The feasibility of implementing the project
• The proposal's potential for replication in other training programs, components, etc.
• The respective sizes of the UFRs, schools, institutes, and component institutions

Project duration: the project may begin as soon as notification is given in 2023 and must be completed by the end of the 2024 calendar year.

Where possible, projects will be assessed by external experts.

The evaluation committee will be chaired by the VPFVU and composed of the VP responsible for digital training, the director of the SCSIP and experts from the SCSIP, experts from the DSIN-SUN, and off-site experts.

5. CALENDAR

• Call for proposals published: December 14, 2022
• Submission of applications: no later than March 9, 2023, before 12 noon.
• Results and allocation of funds: end of April 2023

6. FINANCIAL RESOURCES

The budget allocated to this call for projects is €150,000. Selected projects may be funded during the calendar years 2023 and 2024.

N.B.: Three calls for projects (PEI, CNUMF, PROPEDA) are launched according to the same schedule. A project may only be submitted to one of these calls.

In support of calls for projects, requests for educational leave (CPP) may be submitted by teachers and Professors.

We would like to draw your attention to the need to promote gender equality in PROPEDA calls for projects.

• AAP-PROPEDA filing
• View the file in PDF format

The call for projects "Digital Technology for Training" is open from December 14, 2022, to March 9, 2023, before 12 p.m. It focuses on four types of projects:

1. Production of new advanced digital educational resources 
2. Digital technology at the service of evaluations (peer assessment, skills assessment, etc.) 
3. Bimodal hybridization of teaching 
4. MOOC 

AAP-CNUMF filing

The campaign for awarding leave for educational projects (CPP) follows the same schedule as calls for projects. However, it remains independent of calls for proposals and success in a call for proposals. In other words, it is possible to submit a CPP project without any link to a response to a call for proposals. Success in an AAP does not automatically lead to the allocation of a CPP, as the allocation procedures follow separate channels.

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