Public research laboratories are partially funded by budget appropriation from universities, public research bodies, and financial agencies, such as the French National Research Agency (A.N.R.). They also benefit from allocations from French administrative regions, charitable groups, industry, and from Europe. 
Maabara zinazotumika kwa tafiti za umma bado hazipati fedha za kutosha kutokana na mafungu ya bajeti yanayotengwa na vyuo vikuu, vyombo vya utafiti vya umma, na mashirika ya fedha, kama vile Shirika la Taifa la Utafiti nchini Ufaransa. hunufaika na fedha zinazotengwa na majimbo ya kiutawala nchini Ufaransa, mashirika ya misaada ya hisani, viwanda na hata kutoka Ulaya miradi 7,000 ilifadhiliwa, ikiziwezesha timu za watafiti wa umma na binafsi zipatazo 22,000 kati ya mwaka 2005-2009.