The PME – Metropolis Research Initiative is a collaboration between the Foundation for Population, Migration and the Environment and Metropolis International. The initiative aims to increase international comparative research on migration and integration. Each Call-For-Proposals has a specific thematic focus. See below for details on the Calls that have taken place to date.

The Third PME/Metropolis call , announced in 2006, looks to financially support pre-studies on research on 1) The economic integration of skilled migrants; or 2) The integration of religious minorities.

The Second PME/Metropolis call, announced in 2004, provided funding for pre-studies on the “Governance and Flows of International Migration.”

The First PME/Metropolis call, which was announced in 2001, provided funding for pre-studies on “Comparative Views on Integration Policies and Migration Flows”