Institut des Amériques

What Institut des Amériques does

Institut des Amériques (IdA) is a French public-interest scientific network (Groupement d'Intérêt Scientifique, GIS) founded in 2007/2008, headquartered at Campus Condorcet in Aubervilliers, Île-de-France. Its mission is to coordinate higher education, research, and international cooperation on the Americas across French academic institutions. The network comprises 5 regional poles in France (Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud-Ouest, Sud-Est) and 12 international poles hosted by partner universities across North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean — including Georgetown University (Washington), the University of Texas at Austin (Texas and West-US), UCLA (historically), and CEMCA in Mexico City. IdA serves French Americanist researchers, doctoral students, and member universities through a portfolio of programs: a searchable Annuaire directory of researchers and institutions, the peer-reviewed IdeAs (Idées d'Amériques) journal, the Échos des Amériques quarterly newsletter, annual doctoral contracts funded by MESRI, field research grants, and biennial international congresses.

The organization operates a multilingual web platform (French, English, Spanish, Portuguese) and distributes newsletters to its network. Its underlying technology is administrative rather than proprietary: no software products, APIs, or technology platforms are developed or commercialized. The business model is non-commercial and entirely publicly funded through grants and institutional support from three French government entities — the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI), the CNRS, and the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) — with Campus Condorcet providing host infrastructure and Sorbonne Nouvelle University among its core university partners. Doctoral contracts are allocated annually through MESRI partnership, and international pole hosting agreements are renewed on three-year cycles. The organization holds no patents, earns no commercial revenue, and charges no fees for its services.

Name

Institut des Amériques

Legal name

Institut des Amériques

Website

https://institutdesameriques.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Institut des Amériques is a French public scientific network (GIS) that coordinates higher education, research, and international cooperation on the Americas across 12 international and 5 regional poles, serving French Americanist researchers, doctoral students, and member universities through government-funded programs.

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Product category

Academic Research Network Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Collaboration & Joint Labs (International Partnerships) (EDAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

International & Global Research Universities (Multi-Campus/International Footprint) (EDAHABAI), Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI), Research & Lab-Based Short-Term Programs (Undergraduate/Graduate) (EDAIAIAF)

Keywords

• Academic research network
• American studies
• Doctoral research funding
• Higher education cooperation
• Interdisciplinary academic events

Headquarters

HQ city

Aubervilliers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Institutional Support: The Institut des Amériques receives funding from French government sources including the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI), CNRS, and the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE). Doctoral contracts are attributed annually by MESRI as part of the partnership with the IdA. The organization operates as a public service mission (GIS - Groupement d'Intérêt Scientifique) and does not generate commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Institut des Amériques operates a national French academic research network (Groupement d'Intérêt Scientifique - GIS) dedicated to American studies. It coordinates 12 international poles across the Americas and 5 regional poles in France, provides annual doctoral contracts funded by MESRI, publishes the peer-reviewed IdeAs journal, maintains an online directory of Americanist researchers, organizes biennial congresses and doctoral conferences, and distributes field research grants and scholarships.

Product overview

Institut des Amériques is a French higher education, research, and international cooperation network that does not offer a traditional software product but provides academic services including a researcher directory (Annuaire), the peer-reviewed IdeAs journal, the Échos des Amériques quarterly newsletter, doctoral contracts program, various research grants, and organizes biennial congresses and doctoral conferences. The organization maintains 12 international poles across the Americas and 5 regional poles in France, functioning as a coordination and funding body rather than a software vendor.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annuaire (Directory of Americanist Researchers) A searchable online directory of academic researchers, institutions, laboratories, and training programs in French American studies. The database features filtering capabilities to find persons, institutions, or training programs within the Americanist network, and renders visible French Americanism by making member spaces and experts known.
• Revue IdeAs (Idées d'Amériques Journal) The peer-reviewed academic journal of the Institut des Amériques covering American studies topics across humanities and social sciences, including counter-cartography, Native American cartography, and other interdisciplinary American studies subjects. Published on the OpenEdition platform.
• Échos des Amériques Newsletter The international centers' information bulletin (Échos des Amériques), published every four months online and by email to network members and national/international partners, showcasing projects and activities across the various international poles in the Americas.
• Doctoral Contracts (Contrats Doctoraux Fléchés) Annual doctoral positions (Contrats Doctoraux Fléchés) in social sciences and humanities funded by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI), assigned to develop and boost scientific cooperation between French and American universities through the 12 international poles. The current cycle covers 2022-2025.
• Lettre de l'IdA (Institutional Newsletter) The institutional newsletter (Lettre de l'IdA) reporting on institutional activities, ongoing and upcoming network projects, and implemented actions of the GIS, distributed widely by email to the academic community.
• Research Grants and Scholarships (Aides à la recherche) Various funding programs (Aides à la recherche) including field research grants for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in Eastern Amazonia (Brazil), Master thesis prizes awarded by the Institut des Amériques, and translation awards for academic works in American studies.
• Congrès IdA (IdA Congress) Biennial international congress bringing together specialists from the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean on the Campus Condorcet, featuring interdisciplinary approaches to American studies and cultural events. The most recent congress was held 1-3 October 2025 at Campus Condorcet.
• Journées des Jeunes Américanistes (JJA) Annual international doctoral student conferences (JJA) held since 2015, organized alternately by CEMCA and IFEA in partnership with the Institut des Amériques, bringing together young Americanist researchers from France, Latin America, and beyond.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12 international poles coordinated across the Americas
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and regional.

• MESRI (Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government funding source for doctoral contracts. MESRI annually attributes doctoral contracts in humanities and social sciences through partnership with the Institut des Amériques to support international scientific cooperation and Americanist research.
• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research institution partner providing institutional support to the IdA network and its research activities across French universities.
• Campus CondorcetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for the IdA headquarters, providing office space and infrastructure at the Campus Condorcet Paris-Aubervilliers.
• MEAE (Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires Étrangères)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides support for international cooperation activities and partnerships, particularly for the network's operations abroad.
• Sorbonne Nouvelle UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university and founding member of the IdA network, hosting the doctoral coordination and providing academic support for American studies programs.
• University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) / Texas GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for both the Texas Center and West-US Center of the Institut des Amériques, facilitating transatlantic cooperation and research exchange in the American South and West.
• Georgetown UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for the Washington Center since its creation in 2008, providing academic support for research on US politics and transatlantic relations.
• CEMCA (Centre d'études mexicaines et centraméricaines)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for the Mexico Center (UMIFRE N°16/USR Amérique Latine N°3337 – MEAE/CNRS), facilitating research on Mexico and Central America since 2011. Co-organizer of the Journées des Jeunes Américanistes with IFEA.
• IFEA (Institut français d'études andines)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution in Lima that co-organizes the annual Journées des Jeunes Américanistes with CEMCA and IdA for doctoral students.
• FUNGLODE (Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerDominican foundation that co-hosted the 2021 (Re)Thinking borders seminar series with Texas Global, CEMCA, and the IdA poles.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Institut Français: Institut Français is a public institution under MEAE promoting French culture and academic exchange abroad, including network coordination. It is a broad incumbent comparable to IdA in fostering French international academic cooperation through a global pole/branch network.
• CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique: CNRS is France's largest public research institution and a core funder and partner of IdA. As a broad incumbent, it oversees many of IdA's partner laboratories and provides institutional infrastructure for French academic research including American studies.
• EHESS - École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales: EHESS is a leading French graduate school in social sciences that hosts or has hosted multiple IdA pole coordinators. As a broad incumbent in French social science research, it shares IdA's social science mandate at greater scale and with broader disciplinary scope.

Emerging players

• Campus Condorcet: Campus Condorcet is a hub for humanities and social sciences in Aubervilliers that hosts IdA's headquarters. As a multi-institutional research campus, it provides the physical and institutional infrastructure comparable to the host environment that supports IdA's coordination role.
• MSH Paris - Maison des Sciences de l'Homme: MSH Paris is a federation of social sciences research units located on the Condorcet Campus alongside IdA. It is comparable as an inter-institutional social sciences research network, though broader than American studies.

Regional players

• Association française d'études canadiennes (AFEC): AFEC is a French scholarly association dedicated specifically to Canadian studies within the broader Americanist framework. It is a focused regional-area academic peer that interacts with IdA (e.g., IdA promotes AFEC events on its platform).

Direct peers

• CEMCA - Centre d'Études Mexicaines et Centraméricaines: CEMCA is a French research unit (UMIFRE N°16) under MEAE/CNRS hosted in Mexico City that focuses on Mexico and Central America. It is a direct peer — a sister French academic cooperation institute for the Americas — and co-organizes the Journées des Jeunes Américanistes with IdA.
• CREDA - Centre de Recherche et de Documentation des Amériques: CREDA is a UMR (mixed research unit) under CNRS/IHEAL conducting research on North, Central, and South America. It is a direct academic peer in French Americanist research across political science, sociology, and history.
• Institut Français d'Études Andines (IFEA): IFEA is a French research unit (UMIFRE) under MEAE/CNRS based in Lima that conducts interdisciplinary research in the Andean region. It is directly comparable to IdA as a sister French academic cooperation network for the Americas and is itself an IdA partner institution.
• IHEAL - Institut des Hautes Études de l'Amérique Latine: IHEAL, based at Sorbonne Nouvelle (an IdA founding member), is a graduate institute dedicated to Latin American studies in social sciences. It is a direct peer in French academic Americanist research, training, and publication.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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