Call for training projects 2025 and leave for educational projects (CPP)

Focused on raising awareness and training students in artificial intelligence, transforming teaching practices and pedagogical experimentation, acquiring teaching equipment and fitting out places that can be used for training, art and culture in training courses.

Open to UFRs, Schools, Institutes, ENSCM and I-SITE partners

1. OBJECTIVE

Continuing on its path of promoting pedagogical initiatives and innovations, the University of Montpellier and its partners are launching a call for PEI Formation 2025 projects, which will focus on 3 areas:

• Transforming teaching practices and experimenting with teaching methods, particularly for inter-UEI projects, including in the arts and culture.
• Artificial intelligence awareness and training initiatives for students
• The renewal and acquisition of teaching equipment and the development of training facilities in line with new teaching methods.

2. ELIGIBLE EXPENSES

• Complementary hours for tenured professors and research Professors
• Fixed-term contracts (CDD) required to implement the project (contract BIATS, temporary teaching staff excluding ATER and ATE)
• Operating costs directly related to project support
• Equipment worth more than 500 euros excluding VAT, in compliance with public procurement rules (e.g. computer, TP equipment, etc.) in connection with new teaching methods.
• Missions
• External and specialized professional consultations, subcontracting, services
• Pedagogical training for actors
• Costs of communicating, promoting and disseminating pedagogical innovation
• Initiatives to share and disseminate teaching experience

3. TARGET AUDIENCE

• UM's UFRs, Schools and Institutes as part of the strategy set out in their contract of objectives and resources, and ISITE consortium partners as part of their overall training strategy.
• The teaching teams of the UFRs, schools and institutes of the I-SITE consortium

Project leaders planning actions involving digital pedagogy or pedagogical transformation must contact their DSIN or SCSIP beforehand.

Pedagogical team projects are submitted exclusively by UFR, school or institute directors, who rank them 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:

• Pedagogical impact, and in particular the relevance of the project to the challenges of the training course(s) concerned
• Feasibility of project implementation
• The project's impact on the University's visibility and influence
• The ability to transfer the proposal to other courses, components, etc.
• The respective sizes of the 19 entities involved (UFR, schools, institutes; ENSCM; Institut Agro Montpellier; CIHEAM-IAMM)

Project duration: the project may start upon notification in 2025 and must be completed by the end of calendar year 2027.

Wherever possible, projects will be assessed by external experts.

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

5. SCHEDULE

• Publication of call for projects: December 12, 2024
• Application deadline: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 before 12 p.m.
• Results: May 2025
• Allocation of funds: early July 2025

6. FINANCIAL RESOURCES

A total of €620,000 has been allocated to the three axes of this call for projects.

N.B.: 3 calls for projects (PEI, PédagoNum, PROPEDA) are launched according to the same schedule. A project can only be submitted to one of these calls.

In support of calls for projects, teachers and Professors can apply for CPP (Pedagogical Project Leave).

We would like to draw your attention to the need to encourage parity between men and women in calls for projects.

Deposit procedure

• AAP-PEI 2025 application form
• AAP PEI 2025 application platform
• FAQ application platform AAP PEI 2025
  

Focused on helping students succeed, especially in their first years of study at the UM.

Open to UM UFRs, Schools and Institutes

1. OBJECTIVE

Numerous factors contribute to student success, and the University has set up a number of programs to support them (refresher courses, tutoring, revision weeks, etc.). In order to consolidate existing schemes* and experiment with new ones, the University is launching a call for PROPEDA projects, aimed in particular at supporting first-time entrants. In particular, projects will aim to help students adapt to university requirements and methodologies, including disciplinary ones, boost their motivation and learning techniques, etc.

*excluding tutoring, which has its own budget

2. ELIGIBLE EXPENSES

• Complementary hours for tenured professors and research Professors
• Operating costs directly related to project support
• Missions
• External and specialized professional consultations, subcontracting, services
• Pedagogical training for actors
• Costs of communicating, promoting and disseminating pedagogical innovation
• Initiatives to share and disseminate teaching experience

3. TARGET AUDIENCE

• UM's UFRs, schools and institutes within the framework of the strategy developed in their contract of objectives, means and performance
• The teaching teams of UM's UFRs, schools and institutes

Project leaders planning actions involving digital pedagogy or pedagogical transformation must contact their DSIN or SCSIP beforehand.

Pedagogical team projects are submitted exclusively by UFR, school or institute directors, who rank them 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 tried-and-tested approaches, and the stakes involved in terms of student success in the course concerned.
• Feasibility of project implementation
• The ability to transfer the proposal to other courses, components, etc.
• Respective sizes of UFRs, schools, institutes and component establishments

Project duration: the project can start as soon as it is notified in 2025, and must be completed by the end of the 2026 calendar year.

The evaluation committee will be chaired by the VPFVU and will be made up of the VP delegated to digital training, the SCSIP director and SCSIP experts, DSIN experts or any invited person recognized for their expertise in the field of training.

5. SCHEDULE

• Publication of call for projects: December 12, 2024
• Application deadline: March 4, 2025 before 12 p.m.
• Results: May 2025
• Allocation of funds: early July 2025

6. FINANCIAL RESOURCES

The budget allocated to this call for projects is €150,000. Successful projects will be eligible for funding in calendar years 2025 and 2026.

N.B.: 3 calls for projects (PEI, PédagoNum, PROPEDA) are launched according to the same schedule. A project can only be submitted to one of these calls.

In support of calls for projects, teachers and Professors can apply for CPP leave.

We would like to draw your attention to the need to encourage parity between men and women in PROPEDA calls for projects.

Deposit procedure

• Application form AAP PROPEDA 2025
• AAP PROPEDA 2025 application platform
• FAQ application platform AAP PROPEDA 2025
  

The PédagoN'UM "Pédagogie Numérique à l'UM" call for projects (formerly AAP CNUMF) is open from December 12, 2024 to March 4, 2025 before noon. It is structured around 6 types of project:

1. Experimenting with generative AI for training
2. Production of new advanced digital teaching resources 
3. Digital assessment (peer assessment, skills assessment, etc.) 
4. Bimodal teaching hybridization 
5. MOOC 
6. Other pedagogical transformation projects using digital technology

To find out more and apply, go to the page dedicated to the PédagoN'UM call for projects.

Within the framework of the Contract of Objectives, Means and Performance (COMP), actions have been validated, notably concerning training in ecological transition and sustainable development (TEDS). A call for projects, addressed and supported directly by the UEI Directors, will be launched shortly.

Total budget: €300,000

The IDIL graduate program is launching a call for projects to support the development of 3 trajectories within the University of Montpellier's Masters programs: internationalization, student immersion in research laboratories and the creation of teaching units leading to interdisciplinary openness.

This call for proposals is inspired by the DNA of the IDIL graduate program: offering training in English (Part 1) through "In-Lab" research (Part 2), with a focus on interdisciplinarity (Part 3).

All Professors and researchers belonging to a structure within the scope of the I-SITE excellence project are encouraged to apply for one or more components of this AAP.

Strand 1 - Internationalization :

• Financing of language and pedagogical training Financing of English translation of teaching materials

Part 2 - Laboratory immersions :

• Financing of research laboratory immersion sessions for students (1 or 2 days) to teach them a specific technique or method using the most appropriate equipment.

Section n°3 - Towards interdisciplinarity :

• Financing the creation and follow-up of open-ended teaching units for multidisciplinary students.

Applications will open on December 12, 2024, and must be submitted by January 22, 2025. To apply for one or more of these components of the call for projects, please consult the framework document, then apply using the dedicated online form.

For further information, please contact the IDIL team by email.

The campaign for the allocation of leave for pedagogical projects (CPP) follows the same timetable as the calls for projects. However, it remains independent of the AAPs and the success of an AAP. In other words, it is possible to submit a CPP project that is not linked to a response to an AAP. Success in an AAP does not automatically lead to the award of a CPP, as the award procedures follow separate circuits.

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CPP campaign opening dates: December 12, 2024 to March 04, 2025.

• Publication of call for projects: December 12, 2024
• Submission: no later than 12 noon on March 4, 2025

Reminder: applications must be approved by the supporting structures before submission (see application form).

• Results: May 2025
• Allocation of funds: early July 2025