Application Deadline: Thursday April 30, 2009
The FdV European interdisciplinary PhD program, from the Paris Descartes and Paris Diderot Universities, launches the 2010 call for PhD candidates.
Eligibility
M.Sc. degree or equivalent, this typically include 5 years of higher education, or contributions to scientific publications.
Selection
The PhD program Council selects and eventually attributes fundings to the candidates adutionned by the Insernational Scientific Committee. The main criteria for selection of students are :
The candidates that already have found themselves a funding will also be auditioned by the International Scientific Commitee that will decide of their eligibilty to the FdV PhD program.
Funding
The FdV PhD program is supported by many institutions that are offering fellowships to students according to their ranking after the auditions. This include fellowships from the Universities (doctoral contracts), INRA Young scientists contracts, other institutions (regions, foundations, ...).
Since the doctoral school will not be able to support all the eligible candidates (around 10 out of the 25 students admitted every year), students and their supervisors are encouraged to apply independently to funding available from other institutions, to insure the eligible candidate to be admitted in the FdV program.
How to apply ?
The online application form will be open in April 2010 : to be informed as soon as it is, please ask so to the program secretary :
Céline Garrigues
When filling up the application form, you will be asked the following documents and informations that we strongly recommend you start already preparing (in english mostly, except when french is mentioned) :
1. Your education path and curriculum vitae.
2. Your contact details and those of your laboratory.
3. Recent ID photo
4. Project description (in English) of up to 3 pages : abstract (English and French), Introduction, Objectives, Experimental and/or modelling venues, perspectives.
5 - List of 5 most significant relevant publications of the PhD supervisor
6. Motivation letter (in English, 1 page maximum) stating why you chose the project, the laboratory or team, and the interdisciplinary PhD program. Explain your motivation and approach of interdisciplinarity.
7. On the online form, you will have to detail why and how did you choose your PhD subject, lab team, why you want to join the FdV PhD program, what are your scientific interests and your personal approach to interdisciplinarity.
8. Two recommendation letters
- letter of recommendation from the PhD supervisor
- letter of recommendation from a scientist of your choice.
9. Motivated choices of courses
This will allow us to know you better and to tailor our courses to your needs.
Based on our academic program, fill in the Application form with a preliminary choice of courses for your first year in the PhD Program.
To be accepted, your application must be completely fullfilled on this website before the deadline : April 30, 2010
Should you have additional questions, do not hesitate to contact us.