Call for projects 2026

To be eligible, proposals must:

• Involve at least one research unit that is a member of the SFR Création;
• Be led by a permanent member (researcher, lecturer-researcher, or research engineer) of that research unit. Only one project per applicant may be funded;
• Align with the scientific orientations of SFR Création, particularly:
  • The experimentation with new languages, forms, and practices of creation;
  • The analysis of creative processes and practices;
  • The historical and temporal study of creation;
  • The observation and critique of the socio-cultural stakes of artistic practices and the cultural industry;
  • Reflection on the territorial and political dimensions of creation;
  • Develop approaches and methodologies in research-creation, research-through-experimentation, practice-led research, or action-research;
  • Demonstrate scientific quality and originality in the approach to creation;
• Bring together various stakeholders (artists, researchers, artist-researchers, academic and sociocultural partners) as part of a research project in the process of being structured and/or within the framework of existing SFR Création programs (AZQWERTY, Translation-Creation Workshop, ECLAIR, International Writing Residencies, GeCLA, OPSIS, REFLEX);
• Be conceived in connection with the spaces, platforms, and equipment managed by SFR Création at the Maison de la Création et de l’Innovation;
• Foster exchanges at the site level with the scientific community of UGA or with local stakeholders.

Deadline for submission of projects (PDF and/or Word versions): 
November 5, 2025

To : sf-recherche-creationuniv-grenoble-alpes.fr (sf-recherche-creation[at]univ-grenoble-alpes[dot]fr)

Communication of project selection results: 
December 2025

Implementation period of the actions:  
from January 1 to December 31, 2026