The Alliance Call for Joint Projects on AI is open to full-time officers of instruction of professorial rank, from all disciplines at Columbia University, École Polytechnique, Sciences Po, and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
Projects must be presented jointly by at least one faculty member from Columbia University and one faculty member from any one of the three French institutions. Applications that include 2 or more PIs from different Alliance institution partners preferred (projects must always incude one (1) Columia PI).
Projects that include third parties from other academic institutions are strongly encouraged, as long as the project team includes at least one faculty member from Columbia University and at least one faculty member from any one of the three French institutions.
The Alliance Program will fund projects up to $30,000 for travel, technological support, and other expenses related to the design and implementation of the project. The grant may not be used for Per Diems, stipends, or salaries of project leaders. It may be used for a teaching assistant's salary, provided that it represents no more than 50% of the amount of the grant awarded.
Principal investigators from Columbia University must inform their Dean or Department Chair, and their Director of Administration and Finance of their application to this grant. Applications must be submitted by an individual with the authority to serve as a principal investigator, who will assume primary scholarly, administrative, and financial responsibility for the project at Columbia University.
Applicants with projects that include student travel are required to consult with The Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE - for programs that involve undergraduates), or the Dean of Students of the associated School (for programs that involve graduate students). Please note that if your funded project involves coursework or seeks credit, proper approvals from all committees and academic offices will need to be obtained, if the project is selected.