Step 1

• The project leaders define the priority themes for each PC (targeted project) for the current year.
• The executive board check the adequacy of the themes with the scientific policy of PEPR eENSEMBLE.
• The project leaders announce the priority themes on the PEPR website and informs the community

Step 2

• eNSEMBLE members find out about the priority themes on the PEPR eENSEMBLE website They elaborate a Ph.D. project proposal (see the instructions) for one of the five PCs. The Ph.D. project proposal does not necessarily have to be part of the priority themes as long as it is relevant to the PC. The author of the Ph.D. project proposal must have the french habilitation ("HDR", or equivalent) and be a member of a laboratory for which one of the supervisory authorities is on the list of partners for the targeted project (list of partners by PC: CATS, PILOT, MATCHING, CONGRATS, PC5).
• The author submits the Ph.D. project proposal on the website for the call (login: admin, password: pepr2023). The author receives a confirmation email that will be useful to update their proposal.
• The project leaders check the relevance of the Ph.D. project proposal with regard to the scientific policy of the corresponding PC.
• The executive board notifies the authors, announces the Ph.D. project proposals on the PEPR eENSEMBLE website, and informs the community.
• The project leaders share these offers using their networks.

Step 3

• Future Ph.D. candidates find out about the Ph.D. project proposals on the PEPR eNSEMBLE website (list of Ph.D. topics).
• Future Ph.D. candidates contact the authors of the Ph.D. project proposals.
• The authors of the Ph.D. project proposal select one future Ph.D. candidate (exceptionally two candidates) and submit their choice to the PEPR eNSEMBLE jury by uploading the application on the Ph.D. application repository (see information about the content of the application below).

Step 4

• The project leaders pre-select a set of future Ph.D. candidates for the interview stage (see the list of criteria).
• The executive board notifies the Ph.D. project authors and the future Ph.D. candidates. For those who are selected, the email will contain the date and time of the interview as well as the instructions.
• The interviews will take only by videoconference. The jury will be composed of at least two coordinators of each PC as well as the four program directors (14 people). The interview can take place by videoconference.
• The jury ranks the candidates and defines a main list and an additional list for each PC.
• The executive board informs the authors of the Ph.D. project proposals and the future doctoral candidates by email and announces the main list and the complementary list on the website.

Step 5

• The Ph.D. projects start between October 1st and December 1st, 2024.

Description of the Ph.D. project (Step 2)

• Acronym and title
• Host institution and proposed thesis advisor
• Context
• Scientific and technical objectives
• Approach / Challenges / Originality
• Positioning regarding the literature as well as the priority themes of the PC (targeted project)
• Project organization, duration, milestones
• Partnership: presentation and role of co-supervisors
• In the case of a half grant, indication of the source and the amount of the other half grant
• In the case of a project covering two PCs, the proposal should only be submited in one PC.

Submission of the Ph.D. project proposal (Step 2)

Submission of the future doctoral candidate (Step 3)

• CV of the candidate;
• Letter of motivation from the candidate explaining the interest for the thesis topic;
• Copy of diploma and grades from the last course of study;
• Letter from the supervisor explaining the candidate's suitability for the research project;
• Any other information deemed relevant.

Eligibility criteria

• The Ph.D. project proposal should indicate the primary PC of the PEPR eNSEMBLE it contributes to (CATS, PILOT, MATCHING, CONGRATS, PC5). A secondary PC can be specified in the application.
• The Ph.D. advisor must have an HDR (or equivalent) and be a member of a laboratory whose one supervisory body is on the list of PEPR eNSEMBLE partners (list of partners by PC: CATS, PILOT, MATCHING, CONGRATS, PC5). This partner will fund the thesis.
• The Ph.D. project must start between September and December of the current year.
• In the case of co-supervision, the doctoral student must be assigned to a laboratory whose supervisory body is on the list of PEPR eNSEMBLE partners (and employed by this same partner), under the supervision of an HDR supervisor attached to this laboratory.
• In the case of a half-grant request, the other half-grant must already be acquired.

Selection criteria

• Relevance and originality of the Ph.D. project
• Quality and complementarity of the Ph.D. advisors
• Quality of the CV of the future doctoral candidate
• Adequacy of the Ph.D. project with the scientific policy of the PCs (targeted projects) and the PEPR ENSEMBLE