Call for Chairs 2025 - 2026

Call for projects, Agenda
September 8, 2025 - December 15, 2025
MIAI Cluster: Launch and timeline of the 2025-2026 call for chairs.
MIAI Cluster is launching a new call for chairs in autumn 2025, alongside a call for POC (Proof of Concept) chairs, a call for exploratory projects and a call for projects for the development and promotion of AI.
Individuals may only submit one application as a lead or co-lead for one of these calls.

The chairs will include, unless otherwise justified, three components: a research component, an education component, and an innovation component.

This is a joint call for the UGA, UCA, and USMB sites.

Detailed provisional schedule:

  • Early September: Launch of the call for chairs via email through the departments, UGA mailing lists, MIAI mailing lists, and on this page.
  • Monday, September 22 (12:00 PM – 1:30 PM) and Friday, September 26, (12 PM – 1:30 PM): Information webinars on all the ongoing calls (chairs, exploratory projects, Open call...), which will be recorded and a replay link shared afterward. Content of both webinars will be similar. 
Videoconference link for September 22 (Meeting ID: 912 8887 2694, Passcode : 309549 )

Videoconference link for September 26 (Meeting ID: 992 1902 2656, Passcode : 158493 )
  • By November 7 at 10:00 AM (Paris time): Submission of a summary of the project and proposals for external experts. Only those who have submitted a summary of their project and proposals from experts will then be able to submit their chair project.
  • By December 15 at 10:00 AM (Paris time): Deadline for final project submission via the dedicated platform (link to be provided).Only those who have submitted a summary of their project and proposals from experts will then be able to submit their chair project.
  • By the end of April 2026: Final decision communicated to the project applicants.
  • By December 2026: at least one-third of academic recruits will have taken up their posts
  • By December 2027: all academic recruits will have taken up their posts
Published on  September 1, 2025
Updated on  September 12, 2025