Doctoral Studies in FranceDoctoral Studies in France

Clément DIOT – French Institute in PragueClément DIOT – French Institute in Prague

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) Defense in front of a jury of specialists

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

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

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)

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 professor

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

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

Part 2 : Cotutelle BGF (joint thesis)

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 months stay in France per academic year

(3-year program = 3 X 5 months in France) Starts from 1st of October or 1st of November

Part 2 : Stage BGF (internship program)

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)…

Part 2 : BGF calendar

Deadline for submitting applications:=> the 11TH of 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

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

• > 28 years old and/or 3 months stay or less : Campus France insurance provided

• < 28 years old and more than 3 months stay : no social security fee, need to subscribe to a student health insurance (LMDE or SMEREP) [refunded by Campus France]

Campus France can provide accommodation International travel costs not covered! Travel costs in France can be paid (only arrival and departure)!

Part 2 : financial support for cotutelle (joint thesis)

767€/month (rate 2) for Cotutelle (~21 000 Kč) + around 140-160€/month if you find by yourself

your accomodation (~4 300 Kč) + between 150 and 200€/month IF ELIGIBLE from

CAF called APL as support for accomodation (~4 600 Kč)

+ 261€ first month for buying books every stay in France (~7 000 Kč)

+ 700€ for buying computer (only once)

Part 2 : financial support for stage (internship program)

795€/month (rate 1) for Stage (~22 000 Kč) + around 140-160€/month if you find by yourself

your accomodation (~4 300 Kč) + between 150 and 200€/month IF ELIGIBLE from

CAF called APL as support for accomodation (~4 600 Kč)

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 Diotclement.diot@ifp.cz +420 221 401 003

Campus France Pragueprague@campusfrance.org

+420 221 401 050