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Competitive government fellowships
Step 1 :Eligibility
The application will be first examined by the Council of EDISS. The number of candidates selected for an interview depends on the number of government fellowships allocated to EDISS, and on the number of applications.
The candidates are selected for an interview based on their academic record and mark transcripts. They will notified of their selection (with the date and time of their interview) or of the rejection of their application by e-mail.
Step 2 : Interview of selected candidates
Successful candidates are notified by e-mail of the date and time of the audition. Auditions are only held in person (except for international candidates - a very exceptional case).
Terms and procedure of the selection process
CRITERIA FOR APPLYING FOR A GOVERNMENT FELLOWSHIP
The eligibility criteria are the following :
- The candidate must hold, or be in the process of being awarded, a French Research Master degree (M2 or Engineer degree with a 6-month internship in an academic laboratory), or a foreign degree of equivalent level including research training
- The candidate must have obtained a mark equal to or higher than 12/20 at the end of the first session of the semester 3 of the Master 2 or of the equivalent diploma, whatever the year the Master or equivalent diploma was obtained
- The candidate must have a PhD project related to one of the scientific disciplines of EDISS
- The candidate must have obtained support letterheads from a PhD supervisor and the Director of the laboratory both affiliated to EDISS
- The candidate must have sent the completed and signed application form as well as the requested documents
- The candidate must not have any salary or any other professional income
- The candidate must have never applied to the competitive government fellowships awarded by EDISS
THE APPLICATION FILE
- CV (2 pages maximum)
- The EDISS application form completed and signed
- Letter of support from the PhD supervisor
- Letter of support from the Director of the laboratory
- A copy of the Master degree or equivalent diploma
- Mark transcripts of the 4 semesters of the Master program including the ranking of the candidate (mandatory)*
ELIGIBILITY
M1 ranking Top 10% : 4 points | Or if no ranking possible Mention TB : 4 points |
S3M2 ranking Top 10% : 6 points | Ou if no ranking possible Mention TB : 6 points |
Internships Voluntary internship in a laboratory before Master Internship in a laboratory during Master 1 Internships in 2 different laboratories/teams (HCERES) between Master 1 and Master 2 (please provide internship agreements) | |
Bonus points |
INTERVIEW
Supervisors may only be present (without the right to speak) during their candidate's oral presentation (with the candidate's authorization).
RESULTS
The PV is posted on the EDISS website subject to the validation of the institutions awarding doctoral contracts (University Lyon 1, INSA Lyon).
=> PV of the EDISS 2025 competition
Ranking validated by the UCBL on
ENROLMENT IN EDISS PHD PROGRAM
Tutorial: https://www.universite-lyon.fr/medias/fichier/user-guide-adum-platform-vf_1687161120004-pdf?ID_FICHE=129809
* Accès doctorat unique et mutualisé
The registration comprises two parts :
- Pedagogical registration managed by EDISS (step 1-4, see below)
- Administrative registration (step 5-6, see below) managed by University Lyon1, INSA Lyon or VetaGroSup
COMPETITIVE GOVERNMENT FELLOWSHIP 2025
- Submission of subjects by April 18, 2025
- Deadline for sending applications to EDISS : June 9, 2025
- Admission : June 20, 2025
- Return of S4M2 and M2 transcripts (if available): July 2, 2025 before 12h00 noon
- Dates of the interviews (in person) : July 3 - 4, 2025 (Salle du conseil Atrium) only on site
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