Doctoral Studies in France Clément 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, 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 11 TH of March 2016 Oral presentation: => End of March / Beginning of April 2016 Results: => By May 2016 ST starts from the 1 st of June 2016 DC starts from the 1 st of October 2016

Part 2 : BGF practical info Campus France manages the technical aspect 767€/month (rate 2) for Cotutelle (~ Kč) 795€/month (rate 1) for Stage (~ 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 (~ Kč) + around €/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 (~ Kč) + around €/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 website Campus France website BGF program: French Institute website (Cotutelle) (Stage) Contacts: Clément Diot Campus France Prague