PhD Track programme of excellence
Better support for normaliens studying for a doctorate
In order to better support normaliens students on their way to a doctorate, the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay has created in 2021 a programme of excellence "PhD Track".
This programme, dedicated to normaliens students, is an opportunity to benefit from personalised support from a tutor, a researcher or a teacher-researcher from one of the ENS's teaching-research departments, in order to build their future doctoral project.
The selected Normaliens students benefit from a two-year PhD Track scholarship and privileged access to a doctoral contract at ENS Paris-Saclay.
- Application campaign: from 31 January to 31 March 2023
The complete application file must be submitted before 31 March 2023 at 23:59 on the DI4 application platform.
Candidates declared eligible will be invited to an admission interview to present their project.
- Presentation Webinar: Monday, January 30, 2023
- Eligibility Committee: week of 17 April 2023
- Interviews: week of 15 May 2023
- Admissions Committee: week of 22 May 2023
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Pre-requisites
- Be registered as a student in the 2nd year of the degree in 2022-2023.
Details
The applicant must submit his/her application according to the timetable communicated by the school. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
The application file consists of the following elements:
- Curriculum vitae;
- Letter of motivation;
- Transcripts from the last two years;
- Statement of validation of the ENS Paris-Saclay diploma activities;
- Description of the project involving 2 + 3 years, including a specific year of study (ASP) and an M2R, followed by 3 years of doctoral studies. It is requested to indicate in the form of one or two paragraphs, a reflection on the ecological transitions dimensions of the project ;
- The identity of the tutor, who must be a member of the DER;
- The detailed opinion of the relevant teaching and research department.