How to apply: content of the application
All EDMH thesis applications must be submitted via the ADUM application portal. Applicants must create an application form in “Create my application space”.
Two options are available:
- Thesis subject pre-deposited by the supervisor, validated by the laboratory directors and the ED, and posted online on the EDMH thesis offer website. The supervisor must click on “Online subject application: Yes” (at the very bottom of the subject submission page). The candidate can then select the thesis project on the EDMH thesis offer site, and click on the “Apply” button on the offer page. Candidates can also search for a thesis subject from their application page, by clicking on “Apply for a proposed subject”. Please note: theses in Université Paris-Saclay laboratories are grouped under the “Université Paris-Saclay GS Mathématiques” tab. The supervisor can direct the subject to a specific candidate, by entering the candidate's e-mail address. The candidate will then find the project in his ADUM application interface. Please note: the candidate's e-mail address entered by the supervisor must be identical to the one used by the candidate for his ADUM page. This student will be the only one able to apply for this project.
Please note: subjects intended for candidates for IPP grants must first be submitted on ADUM.
- Project submitted by the candidate him/herself: the candidate must open the ADUM application interface, and click on “Unsolicited application”. The thesis project will have been discussed with the supervisor(s) beforehand. When applying online, a certain amount of information must be entered. In the “Type of funding” section, indicate the funding you have already obtained, if any, or the list of all funding you plan to apply for. In the “Funding status” section, select “Acquired” or “In progress”. If the name of your future thesis director does not appear in the drop-down list, please write to the EDMH administrative manager to have it added to ADUM.
The main document to be attached (in the "motivation and supporting documents" section) is a sngle PDF file, including:
- Cover page of the pdf file: indicate your name, the title of the thesis, and the list of all funding to which this file applies.
- Description of doctoral project: title of project in French and English, project summary (15 lines) in French and English, type of funding requested (100% or co-financing), research unit(s) hosting the project, thesis supervisor(s) or co-supervisors, Doctoral School of affiliation and Institution of registration; then 5 pages maximum, with context, perspective and work plan.
- Candidate's CV (including surname, first name, nationality, date of birth, address, email address, telephone number, and descriptions and names of supervisors of Master's thesis or research internships.
- Master's grades (M1 and M2) available (send latest M2 grades as soon as possible).
- Motivation letter from the candidate, summarizing his/her academic background and the reasons why he/she has decided to undertake this thesis project.
- Recommendations and letters of support: the candidate's thesis supervisor(s) will provide a detailed letter of support, which the candidate will include in his or her application. A briefly motivated opinion from the laboratory director(s) can be provided in the form of a letter to be inserted in the application, or by clicking on ADUM after the application has been submitted.
- In the application module, candidates can designate 2 referees, by clicking on “Submit letters of recommendation by my referees” and entering the email addresses of these referees. These referees will then receive an invitation from EDMH to write a letter of support, and post it on a dedicated site. Their letters will then be readable by EDMH, but not by the candidate.
Topics at the interface with other sciences:
- If you are applying for an interdisciplinary grant, e.g. if you are applying for a grant from the Fondation Mathématique Jacques Hadamard (FMJH) and your project fits in with one of the FMJH's 4 thematic axes, please add the FMJH interdisciplinary theme for which you are applying and a paragraph highlighting the interdisciplinary aspect of the project to the description of your doctoral project; ask your thesis supervisor to emphasize the interdisciplinary aspect in his or her letter of recommendation.
For an international co-supervised thesis, indicate in the description of the doctoral project the specific arrangements envisaged (schedule of stays in each establishment).
- There is no need to fill in the ADUM headings “Letter of motivation” or “Additional information”, as their contents are included in the pdf file above. If you have any questions or problems, please contact the EDMH administrative manager.