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Doctoral Studies in France

This article provides an overview of doctoral studies in France, including the general organization, access requirements, funding types, and practical information such as material conditions and the defense procedure. It also discusses co-supervised doctoral studies and the French Government Scholarship Program.

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Doctoral Studies in France

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  1. Doctoral Studies in France Clément DIOT – French Institute in Prague

  2. Part 1 : General organisation • Doctoral Schools (Écoles Doctorales/ED) • Supervisor => Research Unit => Doctoral School • 3-year program • Yearly registration to the University ~400€/year (~10 000Kč) • Defence in front of a jury of specialists

  3. Part 1 : Access to doctoral studies • Master Degree (equivalent to Mgr or Ing) • Supervisor with HDR (authorization to supervise research) • Particular requisites depend on Doctoral School • Very often, funding is compulsory

  4. Part 1 : Funding types • MESR grants – Doctoral Schools • Project grants – Supervisors • CIFRE grants – Company funded • Others (fundations, research institutions, local authorities…) Where to find offers • Doctoral School websites • Laboratory websites • ANRT website (CIFRE, http://www.anrt.asso.fr/) • Network

  5. Part 1 : Material conditions (doctoral contract) • ~1300€/month (~36 000Kč) • Possibility to teach (+300€/month) • Working contract => participation in social system (social security, unemployment) • Represents the majority of the cases • Different for other sources of funding (especially foreign)

  6. Part 1 : Requirements of the Doctoral School • 2 articles (1 submitted and 1 accepted) • 6 credits (courses, teaching, scientific communication, vulgarisation, stays in other labs/private sector) • one oral communication • 750 pts at TOEIC test • 2 meetings with an external profesor

  7. Part 1 : Defence procedure • Writing of the manuscript (corrections) • Confection of the jury list (2 referees => detailed report on manuscript) • First Doctoral School Commission • Sending of manuscript to referees • Second Doctoral School Commission • Defence in front of the jury

  8. Part 2 : Co-supervised Doctoral Studies • 2 supervisors (one Czech & one French) • Agreement between 2 universities • Awarding of a diploma from each university or a joint delivered diploma

  9. Part 2 : The French Government Scholarship Program (BGF) • Mobility grant program • Funded by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Czech citizens • 2 subprograms: Cotutelle (DC) / Stage (ST) • Covers all domains: -Exact & Engineering Sciences -Life and Earth Sciences & Medicine -Social Sciences & Humanities -Economics & Law • Call for 2016: launch in October 2015

  10. Part 2 : Cotutelle BGF • 3-year program • Involves 2 supervisors: 1 in Czech Republic and 1 in France • Agreement between Czech and French universities (« convention de cotutelle ») • Aimed at Mgr/Ing students • 5 month stay in France per academic year (3-year program = 3 X 5 months in France) • Starts from 1st of October or 1st of November

  11. Part 2 : Stage BGF • Short stay, from 1 to 3 months • Aimed at PhD students or young doctors • Scientific project with a French researcher • Necessary to define a clear objective of the stay: learn new techniques, use of equipment, access to special ressources (bibliographical)…

  12. Part 2 : BGF calendar • Deadline for submitting applications: => Mid-March 2016 • Oral presentation: => End of March / Beginning of April 2016 • Results: => By May 2016 • ST starts from the 1st of June 2016 • DC starts from the 1st of October 2016

  13. Part 2 : BGF practical info • Campus France manages the technical aspect • 767€/month (rate 2) for Cotutelle (~21 000 Kč) • 795€/month (rate 1) for Stage (~22 000 Kč) • No university fees • Healthcare/insurance included • Campus France can provide accommodation • International travel costs not covered!

  14. More information • General: MESR websitewww.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr Campus France websitewww.campusfrance.org • BGF program: French Institute website www.ifp.cz/BGF-2015-DC (Cotutelle) www.ifp.cz/BGF-2015-ST(Stage) • Contacts: Clément Diot clement.diot@ifp.cz +420 221 401 003 Campus France Prague prague@campusfrance.org +420 221 401 050

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