From the opening of the call for applications on April 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM, you may submit an application regardless of which of the topics listed below you intend to apply for. The application deadline is set for May 7, 2026. The doctoral school board will meet to establish the list of eligible candidates, who will be notified by email in mid-May.

Preselected candidates will then contact the project supervisors of their chosen topics with priority themes, if they have not already done so. Each laboratory will interview the candidates who have applied and will submit its ranking to the doctoral school board, which will establish the final list of selected candidates, as well as a waiting list.

Doctoral School 406 Competition – 2026: PhD topics for funding