ED STEPÉcole doctorale Sciences de la Terre Environnement Planètes

Requirements

To be eligible for a doctoral contract, you must hold a French research master's degree (as of October 1 of the year of the competition) or an equivalent degree.
Applications from candidates who are eligible for the competition and hold a foreign degree or a French professional master's degree will be submitted to the doctoral college's equivalence committee (the ED will handle this phase, which will therefore be transparent for candidates).

Terms and conditions of the 2026 competition

The policy for awarding these contracts is based on the excellence of the candidates, regardless of any thematic or laboratory orientation. The selection and award process for UGA doctoral contracts is based on a competitive examination and includes the steps described below, according to the schedule provided at the bottom of the page. Access to the competition is reserved primarily for students who have obtained (or will obtain) their master's degree in the year of the competition.

Applying for a thesis topic in order to obtain a doctoral contract:

The list of thesis topics proposed by the laboratories is available at the beginning of March at the following link: “Thesis topic proposals.” You must apply directly for the thesis topic and download the single application form.