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French Research and PhD System Overview

Explore the French research system, including higher education, Master's programs, and PhD opportunities. Learn about costs, scholarships, and how to find potential advisors.

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French Research and PhD System Overview

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  1. French research and PhD system Jing-Rebecca Li Equipe DEFI INRIA Saclay Centre de Mathématiques Appliquées Ecole Polytechnique

  2. France higher education system • 18-19 years old: high school (lycee) • diploma: the Baccalauréat (le bac) • 19-20 years old: classepreparatoire if want to take exams to get into a grandesecoles, ecolesingenieurs. • 19-21 years old: universities after having the bac. • 21-24 years old: grandesecoles, engineering Schools (ecoleingenieur).

  3. France Master’s programs • Two years: Master 1, Master 2. • Master’s internships: 3-6 months (Master 1 and Master 2). • Universities • Grandesecoles, engineering schools. • Get to know potential PhD advisors.

  4. France Master’s programs • For example • Master’s programs at EcolePolytechnique in mathematiquesand applications • https://www.polytechnique.edu/en/master-mathematics-and-applications • Track: Modelling and simulation • Track: Data Science • Track: Probabilities and Statistics • Track: Probabilities and Finance • Track: Mathematics for Living Science • Track: Pure Mathematics, Vision, Learning • Track: Mathematics of Modeling

  5. France Master’s programs costs • Paris-SaclayScholarships for international Master students arriving in France (10k€) more details • Fondationde Mathématiques Jacques Hadamard (FMJH) Scholarship for talented M1 or M2 students applying for a Master program in Mathematics in one of the FMJH member institutions. more details • Le coût moyen pour un étudiant européen ou déjà inscrit dans un cycle supérieur de formation en France : Droits d’inscription (243€ en 2018-2019) + CVEC (90€ en 2018-2019). • A compter de la rentrée 2019, les étudiants extra-européens qui s’inscrivent pour la première fois dans un cycle supérieur de formation en France pourraient avoir à s’acquitter de frais d’inscription différenciés.

  6. France PhD programs • Three years. Funding is usually only for 3 years, some offer 4th year. • Must start research right away. Fewer publications compared to 4-5 years PhD programs in other countries. • PhD schools (EcolesDoctorales). • A PhD school may include several universities and grandes/engineering schools. • PhD advisor can be professor or researcher • Professor works in University or grandeecole, engineering school • Researcher works in research organization (laboratory). • Public/semi-public research organizations: CNRS, INRIA, INRA, CEA

  7. France PhD programs funding • PhD schools and research organizations have funding based on the student’s grades • Needs to apply to a PhD topic proposal along with a PhD advisor. • Usually students around top 10-30 percent of Master’s class. • Deadline and decision from May – July. • Foreign government may have funding. Chinese Scholarship Council has programs with certain PhD schools. • Needs to apply to a PhD topic proposal along with a PhD advisor. • Deadine usually in Dec and decision in June. • PhD advisor with a grant. • Can be any time.

  8. France PhD proposed topics • PhD advisors posts proposed topics to attract students candidates • May be funded by grant already • May not be funded yet, will need to apply to funding from PhD school or research organization • Where to look • Campus France website • PhD school websites • Research organization websites • Contact the research group you are interested in • Apply to a Master’s program (enter directly in Master 2) to get to know potential advisors • Apply to Master 2 internship to get to know potential advisors

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