French Language Fund supports French learners, teachers and the wider public through locally rooted pilot projects with French-speaking partners that promote the language and strengthen its appeal.
Funder: Institut français
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Pilot project support
Summary: Supports pilot projects that promote French and strengthen its appeal through local ecosystems and French-speaking partnerships.
Key Information: Open to members of the French cultural network abroad.
The French Language Fund is a project-support program run by Institut français to promote the French language and make it attractive. It supports thematic pilot projects rooted in local educational, cultural and economic ecosystems and developed in conjunction with French-speaking partners. This local setting and partnership approach are central to the work it supports.
The fund serves audiences involved in learning and teaching French, alongside the wider public. Projects may benefit learners and future learners, teachers and future teachers, educational executives and the general public. Its focus connects French-language promotion with the local contexts in which the language is learned, taught and encountered.