Notice 30 January 2026: Email Notifications were not sent out between 28 January and 30 January to, a) candidates who submitted an application, and b) referents who submitted a recommendation.
Bug fix 23 January 2026: 1/ PDF file of application to be sent to Thesis supervisors updated. 2/ Option to update applicant name in the Eligibility form
Refer to the Guide for Applicants
Procedure
Test your eligibility (download a PDF file with the eligibility questions).
Contact the thesis supervisor
Find out about the thesis project, the facilities, and if your skills and experience are a good match for the needs of the project.
Time to apply …
Submit an application
Prepare your application
Download the documents to prepare your application.
Start your application
…on the application portal.
Submit your application
You may update your answers and re-submit the form until the deadline set for 23 February 2026 at 23:59 Paris time (UTC +1)
After the Call is closed ....
Evaluation of Applications
All applications are verified for eligibility and then sent to be evaluated by two independent external evaluators.
Interviews
Online interviews are conducted by an Interview Committee (see the full guide for applicants for details). Each candidate has 12 min of presentation and 15 min for questions.
Timeline of 2nd Call
- Publication of Call: Week 51 (2025) to Week 9 (2026)
- Call Open: 16 December 2025
- Application deadline: 23 February 2026
- Evaluation by External experts: Week 9 (24/02/2026) to Week 14 (31/12/2026)
- Interviews: Week 16 (13 April 2026) to Week 19 (8 May 2026)
- Publication of results: Week 18 (30 April 2026) to Week 20 (11/05/2026)