Contrat doctoral

PhD grant - Contrat doctoral

Each year, PhD grants (contrat doctoral/CD) financed by the government / universities are available.

A CD package consists of a monthly salary and includes health benefits. It is granted for 2+1 years.

The salary is being increased over the years,
◦from 1st january 2024 : 2 100 euros brut (without taxes);
◦from 1st january 2025 : 2 200 euros brut (without taxes);
◦from 1st january 2026 : 2 300 euros brut (without taxes).

A competitive selection is organized every year to award the doctoral contracts.

There are other ways to obtain a CD with the university : various "doctoral programmes" and "initatives" in the universities and research grants.

PhD grant - Contrat doctoral

Conditions for obtaining a contract

The decree no longer provides any time limit for obtaining a diploma or age. Under these conditions, the application of students who 
obtained their Master's degree before 2011 is admissible. Likewise, students of foreign nationality admitted to register for a thesis by the 
school may apply for a doctoral contract. The doctoral contract has a duration of three years with a trial period of two months. 
Registration every year is compulsory, there can be no interruption except in the case of gap year.
To know more about doctoral contract.

For any information on the missions at Sorbonne Université, consult the link.

For any information on the missions at Université Paris Cité, consult the link for teaching missions and this link for other missions.

Doctoral contract award competition

The policy of the Pierre Louis Doctoral School is to set up a competition for all published projects.
One candidate at most is authorized on a project. 
Candidates must directly contact the supervisor proposing the project for discussion.

The blueprint for submitting a research proposal form is HERE.

As part of the competition for the award of doctoral contracts, THE DEADLINE FOR SENDING SUBJECTS
by the research teams for validation by the doctoral school is set for 05/24/2024 at 11:59 p.m

The thesis description sheet specifies whether a doctoral contract is requested, or whether
funding already exists.

 

Here is the list of doctoral projects for 2024

The application form to a doctoral contract should be sent in one single PDF document on the application ADUM: https://www.adum.fr/candidature/ at the between May 26 and on June 14, 2024 à 11.59 PM.

Mandatory condition: Apply on a subject published in the "Thesis subjects" list proposed by the School. (Proposed subjects in 2024)

 

The application must include :
- The competition exam presentation form
- The additional form for the EHESP competition. Should you aplpy to EHESP, IT IS MANDATORY to register on the following link between 
April 15th and June 30th: https://www.ehesp.fr/recherche/doctorat/reseau-doctoral/
- A CV in free form (3 pages maximum)
- A short note presenting the professional project at the end of the thesis (1 page)
- A note indicating the (exceptionally several) subjects for theses displayed in the competition for which he/she is a candidate, 
setting out his/her motivations for this or these subjects and indicating how his/her training acquired seems to fit to the work 
(1 page)
- A letter of support from the team leader 
- A letter of support from the thesis director in which the thesis is likely to be prepared
- Copy of the thesis subject for which the candidate is applying
- The information sheet for the doctoral contract
- A copy of the Master's degree and of the Master's grades and, if not defended yet, of the corresponding informative documents
 (grades of the theoretical part)
- Double-sided copy of your identity document (national identity card or passport)
- Copy of your Carte Vitale (if you are already registered with French Social Security)
- Copy of your residence permit (for applicants of foreign nationality outside the European Union and already residing in France)
The suitability of the candidate's training for the doctoral project is validated by the Bureau of the DS. Eligibility is notified to 
candidates before the oral test.
This year, oral test of eligible applicants will take place on 26 and 27 June, 2023.

The location is Amphitheatre FARABEUF - Site des Cordeliers - Rue de l'école de Médecine Paris 06.

The oral test consists in a 10 ' presentation. The presentation should focus on your training and your acquired skillsin research,
illustated for example by your 2d year of Master degree’s work (or else). You must present AT MOST  two(2) slides (title included) on the thesis project itself. 
Failure to comply with this rule is eliminatory.
The presentation will be followed by a 5 ' discussion with the jury.

The representative of the candidate's team will leave the room with the candidate.

The use of videoconferencing is possible for the audition.

The jury establishes a main list and an additional classified list. The officiel reports of the jury are signed by the Director of DS
393.

Disability doctoral contract offered by universities have a specific process.

However, applicants eligible must also take the oral test organized by the doctoral school on 28 and 29 June, 2023.