Topics proposed for the competition must be submitted at: www.adum.fr, by following the tab “Thesis Proposal” >> “Manage Thesis Proposals” >> “Add a Doctoral Project Proposal,” selecting the funding type toward the end >> “scholarship competition.”
To be eligible, advisors must comply with the following rules:
- Be affiliated with the STEP Doctoral School.
- Hold an HDR, or have authorization from the Doctoral School’s HDR committee to defend their HDR before the application deadline.
- Co-advisors for the thesis project must not be involved in advising another thesis already funded by the ED’s grant competition during the previous two years. A formal commitment must be signed in the single application form by all co-advisors of the thesis project.
- The number of theses being supervised at the start of the doctoral contract resulting from the competition must not exceed 5, for a total supervision load of 300%.
In addition:
- Thesis topics must have been approved by the laboratory directors.
- The number of thesis topics submitted to the competition is limited to one per advisor.
The Doctoral School reserves the right to remove from the competition any topic that is found to be ineligible at any time during the competition.
Requirements for Student Applicants
To be eligible for a doctoral contract, you must hold a French research-based Master’s degree (as of October 1 of the competition year) or an equivalent degree.
Applications from eligible candidates who hold a foreign degree or a French professional master’s degree will be submitted to the doctoral college’s equivalency committee (the ED will handle this phase, which will therefore be transparent to applicants).
Topics
The topics offered for the competitive selection process are sorted by default by laboratory. You can search by entering keywords.
Students interested in a topic are invited to submit an application via ADUM. This application will be reviewed by the faculty advisor responsible for the topic.
Competition Procedures
The competition is conducted entirely online via ADUM.
Supervisors proposing a topic and students applying for a thesis are invited to review the terms and conditions of the competition in the document available at the following link: a new document will be posted online
Published on October 27, 2026 Updated on October 27, 2026
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