Call for Scientific Events and AI Conferences 2026
DIM AI4IDF – Open until February 16, 2026 (1 p.m.)
The DIM AI4IDF is launching its Call for Scientific and AI Event Proposals 2026, aimed at supporting initiatives related to artificial intelligence in the Île-de-France region.
This call is open to academic, industrial, and associative teams wishing to organize a scientific event that contributes to the momentum of the DIM AI4IDF and its four Axes:
- Axis 1 – Learning and optimization
- Axis 2 – NLP and human dialogue
- Axis 3 – Robotics, movement, and interaction
- Axis 4 – AI in human life: health, education, creation
Objectives of the call
This call aims to support innovative events around AI, including:
- Summer schools or thematic schools
- Workshops, scientific days, or seminars
- Mini-conferences, training cycles
- AI / robotics / experimental platform demonstrations
- Hackathons and hybrid formats promoting scientific and technical interactions
The events must take place in the Île-de-France region between June and December 2026.
Documents to download
📄 Full call notice includes:
- objectives and scope of the call
- eligibility requirements
- evaluation criteria
- budget rules
- detailed schedule
Download: Call for Scientific Events and AI Conferences 2026
📄Official application template – mandatory to complete in order to submit a proposal: Template — Call for Scientific Events & AI Conferences 2026
Funding
- Support ranging from €2,500 to €5,000
- Co-funding strongly encouraged
- Eligible expenses: logistics, speakers, equipment for demonstrations, educational materials, communication, etc.
Expected elements in the proposal
The application must be submitted using the provided template and must include:
- general information (title, coordinators, team, axes)
- scientific description
- format, program, speakers
- inter-team / inter-cluster collaboration
- communication plan and promotion of the DIM label
- detailed budget and supporting documents
Submission of applications
Send the application (single PDF file) to: ai4idf_call_2026@inria.fr
- Submission deadline: February 16, 2026 – 1:00 p.m.
- Results: April 6, 2026 – 9:00 a.m.
- Event period: June → December 2026