Doctoral training and HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, or accreditation to supervise research)
Doctoral schools
Doctoral schools affiliated with higher education institutions bring together a group of research teams responsible for training doctoral students and guiding their future careers. They offer future PhD graduates high-level scientific supervision and prepare them for the job market.
Links with research and the scientific quality of laboratories, the doctoral student recruitment process and thesis funding policy, supervisory potential and training policy, partnerships with the socio-economic world, and incentives for mobility and European and international openness are all decisive criteria for the accreditation of doctoral schools.
The attention paid to implementing the thesis charter, a genuine moral contract between the doctoral student, their thesis supervisor, the director of the doctoral school, and the director of the host laboratory, guarantees quality insofar as it defines the rights and duties of each party. Preparing a thesis must be part of a personal and professional project with clearly defined objectives and resources.
Law and Political Science – ED 461
The Doctoral School of Law and Political Science is a dual-discipline school. Scientific activities are conducted in two main areas: law and political science. The Doctoral School belongs to the Doctoral College of the University of South France Montpellier – Perpignan and complements its programs.
Doctoral students enrolled at the School can prepare for four different doctorates:
- Private law and criminal sciences;
- Public law;
- History of law and institutions;
- Political science.
The Doctoral School of Law and Political Science organizes thesis defenses and, in collaboration with SCUIO-IP, monitors the professional integration of its PhD graduates.
Management team
Director: Prof. Jérôme Roux
Administration: Sophie Segui / Iwona Brousse
Contact
Doctoral School of Law and Political Science
Faculty of Law and Political Science
39 rue de l’Université
34060 Montpellier Cedex 2
Montpellier School of Economics and Management (EDEG) – ED 231
The Montpellier Doctoral School of Economics and Management (EDEG) is the only school offering doctoral training in economics and management sciences in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
The priority areas of research fall within the field of economics and management. Management research focuses in particular on finance, marketing, accounting, information systems, human resources, and strategy (particularly for SMEs and micro-enterprises), with some research having a strong focus on the agri-food sector.
EDEG's research activities are organized around three themes:
- Agri-food management,
- New technologies,
- Entrepreneurship and innovation.
Management team
Director: Patrick Sentis
Deputy Director: Philippe Mahenc
Administration: Sabine de Bechevel
Contact
EDEG
Faculty of Economics
Espace Richter
Av. Raymond Dugrand
CS 79706-F
34960 Montpellier cedex 2
Tel.: +33 (0)4 34 43 24 60
Information Structures Systems (I2S) – ED 166
The I2S Doctoral School trains doctoral students in the broad field of hard sciences covering mathematics, mechanics, physics, and information science and technology, with significant exchanges with the life sciences. It brings together all doctoral students in fundamental sciences related to information processing, the development of theoretical structures and concepts, or the study and design of systems in the Montpellier region. Seven doctoral specializations are offered within the I2S Doctoral School:
- Statistics and Data Science,
- Electronics,
- Computer science,
- Mathematics and modeling,
- Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Architecture,
- Physics and Astrophysics,
- Automatic and Microelectronic Systems (SyAM).
Management team
Director: Prof. Pascal Nouet
Administration: Caroline Drap-Mahou and Laetitia Bayle-Chabbert
Contact
I2S Doctoral School
Saint Priest Campus
Building 2, Ground Floor – Office 105
860, Rue de Saint Priest
34095 Montpellier
Tel.: +33 (0)4 67 14 97 12 / 96 24
Languages, Literatures, Cultures, Civilizations (LLCC) – ED 58
ED 58 brings together 11 research teams comprising some 440 Professors researchers and 480 doctoral students. It offers 34 doctoral specializations in the fields of literature, languages, arts, and humanities and social sciences. In accordance with the decree of August 7, 2006, it ensures the best possible study conditions for doctoral students, from enrollment to thesis defense and digital submission. The ED council, supported by the SEED administrative structure, monitors theses, offers mobility assistance, organizes specific scientific events, and provides additional training (disciplinary openness, research methodology, professional integration). It is the first ED in France to offer distance learning courses for isolated and/or employed doctoral students.
Management team
Director: Florence Therond
Administration: Théo Fiteni, Sylvie Fiorio, Annie Metref, Corinne Gilbert
Contact
Paul-Valéry University
Saint-Charles Campus
10 rue du Professeur Henri Serre
34090 Montpellier
Telephone: 04 11 75 70 07
Balard Chemical Sciences (SCB) – ED 459
The Balard Doctoral School of Chemical Sciences is part of the Balard Chemistry Cluster, which brings together the vast majority of chemists in Montpellier and the surrounding region. The doctoral school is single-discipline. However, it interacts closely with physics (materials), biology (biomolecules), and process engineering. There are approximately 275 doctoral students, supervised by 330 researchers and teacher-researchers.
The SCB Doctoral School aims to train high-level researchers in all fields of chemistry: biological chemistry, medicinal chemistry, materials chemistry, modeling, membranes, environmental and marine chemistry, nuclear fuel cycle, etc. The doctoral program targets all chemistry-related professions in both the private and public sectors.
Management team
Director: Marc CRETIN
Deputy Director: Claire LONGUET
Administration: Ecaterina FLOCH
Contact
ENSCM
240 avenue du Professeur Emile Jeanbrau
34090 Montpellier
Tel/Fax: 04 67 14 43 41
Chemical and Biological Sciences for Health (CBS2) – ED 168
The CBS2 doctoral school trains PhD students in all areas of biology and health, from drug chemistry to clinical practice, and from genetics to behavior. It brings together the region's research potential in the fields of biology and chemistry related to health, drawing on clinical teams and major laboratories and institutes. Backed by the Rabelais Cluster, two LABEX and two Competitiveness Clusters, it offers training by and for research and prepares students for careers in academia as well as the private sector. With more than 470 HDR supervisors and more than 380 doctoral students in nearly 40 laboratories, this doctoral school has been jointly accredited by the two universities UM1 and UM2 since its creation in 1992.
The CBS2 Doctoral School is part of the Montpellier-Perpignan Doctoral College of the Universities of Southern France.
Management team
Director: Sofia Kossida
Administration: Stephanie Martinetti / Despoina Papadopoulou
Contact
Triolet site
Place Eugène Bataillon
Building 24 (4th floor) office 65.1
Mailbox 2402
34095 Montpellier Cedex 5
Tel. 04 67 14 40 12
Human Movement Sciences – ED 463
Doctoral School 463 Human Movement Sciences (SMH), jointly accredited by Aix-Marseille University (AMU), the University of Montpellier, and the University of Côte d'Azur, brings together researchers, Professors doctoral students working on the unique theme of human movement and its nervous, physiological, mechanical, behavioral, cognitive, and societal determinants. These fields are grouped together under a single discipline, the "Sciences of Human Movement."
It brings together research teams from different disciplines at the interregional level. The thematic proximity and geographical scope ensure that the SMH Doctoral School has a strong position on the national map.
Management team
Director: Gilles MONTAGNE (AMU)
Deputy Director: Stéphane PERREY (UM)
Administrative manager: Nathalie ROUSTAN (AMU)
Contact
Marseille website
ED 463 Human Movement Sciences
Aix-Marseille University
Faculty of Sports Sciences
163, avenue de Luminy – Case 910
13288 Marseille cedex 09
Tel: +33 (0)4 91 17 04 36
Montpellier site
ED 463 Human Movement Sciences
UFR STAPS
University of Montpellier
700 avenue du Pic St Loup
34090 Montpellier
Tel: 04 34 43 26 23
GAIA (Biodiversity, Agriculture, Food, Environment, Earth, Water)
The GAIA Doctoral School (Biodiversity, Agriculture, Food, Environment, Earth, Water) was officially created in July 2015, the result of a merger between the SIBAGHE Doctoral School (Integrated Systems in Biology, Agronomy, Geosciences, Hydrosciences, and Environment, ED 477) and the SPSA Doctoral School (Process and Food Sciences, ED 306).
ED GAIA is a doctoral school at the University of Montpellier for Life and Environmental Sciences and Science and Technology. It is co-accredited with Montpellier SupAgro and AgroParisTech for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and with the Ecole des Mines d'Alès (EMA) for Technological Sciences in the fields of widely used materials and the environment.
The GAIA Doctoral School has nearly 500 doctoral students and will draw on six doctoral programs (defined as the organizational structures of the Doctoral School):
- Agricultural Resources, Processes, Food, Products; APAB.
- Biology of Interactions; BDI.
- Integrative Biology, Diversity, and Plant Improvement; BIDAP.
- Ecology, Evolution, Genetic Resources, Paleobiology; EERGP.
- Functional Ecology and Agricultural Sciences; EFSA.
- Earth and Water Sciences; STE.
The GAIA doctoral program will place doctoral students at the heart of global issues and challenges in environmental sciences, science, and technology, while remaining attentive to major societal issues and the socio-economic world as a whole. With this in mind, ED GAIA will seek to develop doctoral students' capacity for innovation in collaboration with researchers working at the cutting edge of the disciplines developed within the doctoral programs.
Management team
Director: Valérie MICARD
Assistant Directors: Soazig GUYOMARC’H, Eric BLANCHART, Sophie GAUDRIAULT, Patrice DAVID, Bruno DHUIME, Stéphane PEYRON
Administration: Cendrine JAY-ALLEMAND, Aida LEFEVRE
Contact
GAIA – ED 584
Mailbox 053
Place Eugène Bataillon
Building 4 / Ground floor
34095 Montpellier cedex 5
Tel: +33 (0) 4 67 14 36 00
Territories, Time, Societies, and Development (TTSD) – ED 60
The Doctoral School Territories, Time, Society, and Development trains PhD students in Archaeology, Egyptology, Ethnology, Geography, Psychology, Management Sciences, Information and Communication Sciences, Political Science, Sociology, and Sports Science.
Its area of expertise is, on the one hand, Life Sciences and the Environment and, on the other hand, Humanities and Social Sciences.
It is composed of nine Research units, Research four joint research units.
Management team
Director: Nathalie BLANC
Administration: Théo Fiteni, Sylvie Fiorio, Annie Metref, Corinne Gilbert
Contact
Paul-Valéry University
Saint-Charles Campus
10 rue du Professeur Henri Serre
34090 Montpellier
Tel: 04 11 75 70 07
Doctoral College of the University of Montpellier
The main mission of the Doctoral College of the University of Montpellier (CD-UM) is to support doctoral students throughout their doctoral research activities by providing cross-disciplinary professional training to help them identify their future career paths at the local, national, and/or international level. One of its objectives is to promote the career profiles of doctoral students across all socio-economic and cultural sectors. More specifically, the objectives of the CD-UM are:
- to offer doctoral students excellent professional training, with the guarantee of high-quality education;
- to strengthen the interdisciplinary and international nature of doctoral training;
- to prepare doctoral students for their professional integration;
- to promote doctoral studies within the socio-economic sphere and also within civil society.
Doctoral schools have adopted a common digital tool that digitizes the management of procedures related to doctoral training (from enrollment to thesis defense) and allows doctoral students and doctors to promote their skills within this network. This digital management tool (ADUM: Accès Doctorat Unique et Mutualisé) also enables the CD-UM to organize all the training courses offered to doctoral students each year (monitoring registrations, withdrawals, cancellations, validation, evaluation, etc.).
The Doctoral College of the University of Montpellier thus reinforces, complements, supports, and develops the measures put in place in the Doctoral Schools to meet the specifications of the missions defined in the decree of May 25, 2016.
Doctoral enrollment
Prepared within a Doctoral School, the doctorate is a training program in and through research. The doctoral student's research work is carried out under the supervision of a thesis advisor within a research unit. The preparation of the doctorate is carried out in accordance with the amended decree of May 25, 2016.
To enroll in a doctoral program, candidates must hold a master's degree or another degree conferring the rank of master's degree at the end of a course of study establishing their aptitude for research.
If this degree requirement is not met, the President of the University of Montpellier may, by way of exception and on the recommendation of the Doctoral School Council, admit candidates who have completed equivalent studies or who have had their prior learning validated. Enrollment in the doctoral program is authorized by the President of the University of Montpellier on the recommendation of the Director of the Doctoral School after consultation with the thesis supervisor and the Director of the research unit.
The preparation of the doctorate generally takes three years of full-time research. In other cases, the duration of preparation for the doctorate may be up to six years.
The Director of the Doctoral School verifies that the scientific, material, and financial conditions are in place to ensure the smooth running of the doctoral student's research work and thesis preparation. The admission procedures for candidates are defined by the Doctoral Schools.
Registration procedure
Registration fees
The annual tuition fees for a national degree are set by the Department of Higher Education and Research.
- For the 2025-2026 academic year, doctoral program enrollment fees are €397.
Social security
Students enrolling in higher education for the first time are automatically enrolled in a mandatory health insurance plan.
However, students who are not affiliated and who are enrolling in higher education in France for the first time must take certain steps. These students are:
- residents of overseas communities (New Caledonia or Wallis and Futuna) or born abroad;
- citizens of a country outside the European Union, Switzerland, or the European Economic Area.
After paying the CVEC and completing their administrative registration at the UM, they must register on the dedicated website: etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr
More information is available on theHealth Insurance website and on the etudiant.gouv.fr website.
CPAM documentation: Memo-students and Memo-foreign students
Contribution to Student and Campus Life
What is the CVEC?
The CVEC is the Student and Campus Life Contribution. The law stipulates that it is collected by the CROUS (Regional Centers for University and School Works). You may be subject to it or exempt from it, depending on your circumstances. The CVEC is a contribution "intended to promote the social, health, cultural, and athletic welcome and support of students and to reinforce the health prevention and education initiatives carried out for their benefit," which was introduced on July 1, 2018.
Who is affected (subject to the CVEC)?
- Doctoral student in initial training
- Doctoral student under joint supervision, provided that he/she pays tuition fees to the University of Montpellier (see joint supervision agreement)
A mandatory procedure
There are two different cases:
- either the doctoral student must pay a lump sum to the CVEC before enrolling at the University of Montpellier
- either the doctoral student is exempt.
In both cases, a certificate will be issued: this must be presented during administrative registration.
Who is exempt?
- Refugee doctoral students
- Doctoral students benefiting from subsidiary protection
- Doctoral students registered as asylum seekers and entitled to remain in the country
- French government scholarship doctoral students (BGF)
When should this step be taken?
The doctoral student must pay this fee after receiving the registration authorization email sent by the Doctoral Studies Department.
No refunds will be given for the CVEC.
Where can I do this?
- Step 1: Log in to the website cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr
- Step 2: payment (except in cases of exemption); for payment terms, please visit the CROUS website.
- Step 3: Download the certificate, which will be requested during registration (even if you are exempt): this is mandatory.
Who is not affected (not subject to the CVEC)?
- Doctoral student under joint supervision, provided that he/she does not pay tuition fees to the University of Montpellier but to the partner institution (see joint supervision agreement).
- Erasmus mobility doctoral student (entering)
- Doctoral students in continuing education, i.e., whose training is paid for by their employer or by a collecting agency. For further information, please contact the Continuing Education Department.
- No action is required (no CVEC certificate to provide).
Additional teaching duties
Complaint
A complaint does not constitute a request for information. For any requests for information, please contact your Doctoral School or the Doctoral Studies Department.
If you wish to file a claim, please complete the form via the following link:
https://infoservices.umontpellier.fr/ldsd/reclamations/
A confirmation email will be sent to the email address you provided in the form.
Downloads
- Guide to enrolling in a doctoral program (French version)
- Guide to enrolling in a doctoral program (English version)
- Change of thesis supervisor
- Request to discontinue doctoral studies FR/ENG
- Power of attorney for administrative registration FR/ENG
- Joint supervision FR/ENG
- Supporting documents – Enrollment in the first year of doctoral studies
- Supporting documents – Special enrollment in the first year of doctoral studies
- Supporting documents – Re-enrollment in doctoral studies (DSP / ED 58 / ED 60)
- Supporting documents – Doctoral re-enrollment (CBS2 / EDEG / GAIA / I2S / SCB / SMH)
- Supporting documents – Exceptional re-enrollment in doctoral studies
Contacts
Research Doctoral Studies Department
Doctoral Studies & HDR Department
Triolet Campus
Building 7 – Mailbox 00404
Place Eugène Bataillon
34090 Montpellier cedex 5
Tel: 04 67 14 94 35 or 04 67 14 40 23
International joint supervision of doctoral theses
You are a prospective doctoral student and you want to:
- gain international experience,
- conduct your research in two partner laboratories,
- benefit from the supervision of two thesis advisors, one at the University of Montpellier and the other from a foreign institution.
Based on a single thesis and a single defense, you can obtain dual doctoral degrees from the University of Montpellier and the partner university by enrolling in a joint thesis program during your first year of doctoral studies.
The research work is divided into alternating periods at each of the two institutions.
You must be enrolled at both institutions but will be exempt from paying tuition fees at one of them (with the obligation to pay tuition fees at the University of Montpellier at least once during the three-year period).
The Cooperation Department of the International Relations Division is responsible for drafting, validating, and monitoring the thesis supervision agreement.
Prospective doctoral students must also contact the doctoral school affiliated with their thesis advisor at the University of Montpellier in order to complete their doctoral enrollment application.
Contact
Cooperation Department – International Relations Division
163 rue Auguste Broussonnet
34090 Montpellier
Tel.: +33 (0)4 34 43 23 23
Email
Doctoral thesis defense
In accordance with the amended decree of May 25, 2016 establishing the national framework for training and the procedures leading to the award of the national doctoral degree, authorization to defend a thesis is granted by the President of the University of Montpellier, after consultation with the Director of the Doctoral School, on the recommendation of the thesis supervisor.
The candidate's work is first reviewed by at least two rapporteurs, who will prepare a written report. The President of the University of Montpellier will base his or her decision to authorize the defense on the opinions issued by the rapporteurs.
Organizing the defense is a time-consuming process.
The "application for authorization to defend a thesis" must be submitted to the Doctoral School no later than 8 weeks before the date of the defense.
This request includes:
- the appointment of rapporteurs: they have three weeks to prepare their report;
- the appointment of jury members;
- authorization to defend.
Defense procedure
The thesis defense file is prepared via the Adum portal. Once all the required fields have been filled in and the doctoral student has validated their request, the thesis defense forms will be available in their personal space.
Amended decree of May 25, 2016
The rapporteurs:
2 rapporteurs
- qualified to supervise research (HDR) or equivalent;
- external to the supervisory team, the doctoral school, and the University of Montpellier;
- no co-publication with the doctoral student.
The Jury:
from 4 to 8 members
- at least half of whom are professors or equivalent;
- at least half of the members must be external to the doctoral school and the University of Montpellier;
- The chair of the jury is a professor or equivalent or of equivalent rank.
The thesis supervisor participates in the jury but does not take part in the decision; he or she is considered an "internal member" for the purposes of determining the composition of the jury.
In the context of joint supervision of a thesis, the choice of supervisors and the composition of the jury must comply with the agreement established between the partner universities.
After the defense
Admission (or deferral) is decided after deliberation by the jury.
The original thesis defense documents, duly completed and signed, must be submitted to the Doctoral Studies Department no later than 15 days after the defense:
- the minutes of the defense;
- the jury's opinion on the digital reproduction of the thesis;
- the thesis defense report;
- proxies for jury members participating via videoconference (for the members concerned).
Links:
Withdrawal of doctoral degrees
Collection from the Doctoral Studies Department: the doctor must present a valid form of identification.
By mail: the doctor must send the " degree withdrawal form " to the Doctoral Studies Department, along with a copy of their valid ID.
Diplomas sent abroad will be sent to the French embassy or European delegation.
By proxy: the doctor must complete the " proxy form for diploma collection." The proxy must present the proxy form, a copy of the doctor's ID, and their own ID to the Doctoral Studies Department.
Downloads
- Thesis defense guide (French version)
- Thesis Defense Guide (English version)
- Thesis cover from the University of Montpellier
- Coverage of thesis under joint supervision by the University of Montpellier
- Request for authorization to defend outside the premises of the University of Montpellier
- Request for confidentiality / Request for authorization to hold a closed-door defense
- Proxy for jury member via videoconference
Contacts
Research Doctoral Studies Department
Doctoral Studies & HDR Department
Triolet Campus
Building 7 – Mailbox 00404
Place Eugène Bataillon
34090 Montpellier cedex 5
Tel: 04 67 14 49 60 or 04 67 14 94 40
Qualification to supervise research (HDR)
"The accreditation to supervise research recognizes the candidate's high scientific level, the originality of their approach in a field of science, their ability to master a research strategy in a sufficiently broad scientific or technological field, and their ability to supervise young researchers. In particular, it allows the candidate to apply for a position as a university professor." Decree of November 23, 1988, relating to accreditation to supervise research – amended by the decree of February 13, 1992, by the decree of July 13, 1995, and by the decree of April 25, 2002.
The procedure for obtaining accreditation to supervise research at the University of Montpellier is organized into two campaigns according to the following schedule:
Fall Campaign 2025–2026
Please note: dual-affiliation staff and hospital practitioners belonging to the Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dentistry departments may only apply during the spring application period.
- Electronic submission only of the HDR application file by email by noon on November 27, 2025. No changes may be made after this date. We ask that you pay close attention to the completeness of the file by referring to the document "HDR application file – detailed list of documents to be provided."
- The DRED forwards the application files to the doctoral schools for preliminary review of the applications and proposal of rapporteurs on December 8, 2025.
- Feedback from doctoral schools on DRED applications will be provided in early January 2026.
- Review of applications and proposal of rapporteurs to the President by the Research Committee Research in restricted session to HDR holders in January 2026.
- The DRED will notify candidates of their registration authorizations in early February 2026. The DRED will send the electronic version of the manuscript and summary sheet to the reviewers and contact the candidates to complete their administrative registration. Candidates will send a paper version of their manuscript to the reviewers.
- Reports must be received by March 12, 2026, at the latest.
- Mandatory submission of the "jury proposal" to the Research Doctoral Studies Department no later than three weeks before the defense (see "downloads" section below).
- Defense of the qualification to supervise research must take place before the end of July 2026.
Spring Campaign 2026-2027
Dual-affiliation staff and hospital practitioners belonging to the Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dentistry departments may apply for this campaign.
- Electronic submission only of the HDR application file by email by noon on April 16, 2026 . No changes may be made after this date. We ask that you pay close attention to the completeness of the file by referring to the document "HDR application file – detailed list of documents to be provided."
- The DRED forwards the application files of staff belonging solely to doctoral schools and staff belonging to both doctoral schools and UFR advisory bodies for preliminary review of applications and proposal of rapporteurs in early May 2026.
- Feedback on applications to the DRED will be provided in early June 2026.
- Review of applications and proposal of rapporteurs to the President by the Research Committee Research in restricted session to HDR holders in early July 2026.
- The DRED will notify candidates of their registration authorizations in mid-July 2026. The DRED will send the electronic version of the manuscript and summary sheet to the reviewers and contact the candidates to complete their administrative registration. Candidates will send a paper version of their manuscript to the reviewers.
- Reports are expected to be received by September 10, 2026, at the latest.
- Mandatory submission of the "jury proposal" to the Research Doctoral Studies Department no later than three weeks before the defense (see "downloads" section below).
- Defense of the qualification to supervise research must take place before the end of July 2027.
Dual-affiliated staff members are invited to contact their advisory body to compile their application file.
Preparing the application file
The application file to be submitted must include the following documents (HDR application file – Detailed list of documents to be provided ):
- Degrees allowing enrollment in the HDR program.
- Application for enrollment in the HDR.
- Summary sheet in PDF format.
- Thesis in PDF format, including the text on scientific integrity inserted in the preliminary pages (see HDR application file – Detailed list of documents to be provided)
- Cover letter.
- Proposal by the rapporteurs.
- Proposal from the rapporteurs: it is essential to ensure that the proposed rapporteurs are available. The deadline for submitting reports is the same for all candidates. It is communicated by the doctoral studies department and indicated above in the description of each campaign.
The composition of the jury will be requested at a later date.
Withdrawal of HDR diplomas
Collection of the diploma from the Doctoral Studies Department: the diploma holder must present a valid form of identification.
By mail: the degree holder must send the document "[ degree withdrawal form ]" to the Doctoral Studies Department, along with a copy of their valid ID.
By proxy: the degree holder must complete the proxy form for collection of the degree. The proxy must present the proxy form, a copy of the degree holder's ID, and their own ID to the Doctoral Studies Department.
Registration fees
The annual tuition fees for a national degree are set by the Department of Higher Education and Research.
- For the 2025-2026 academic year, the registration fee for the HDR is €397.
Downloads
- HDR application file – Detailed list of documents to be provided
- Application for enrollment in the HDR program
- Proposal by the rapporteurs
- Jury's proposal
- Proxy for jury member videoconference (HDR)
- Power of attorney for administrative registration (HDR)
- Contact details for advisory bodies
- Appendix: Input assistance
Contacts
Research Doctoral Studies Department
Doctoral Studies & HDR Department
Triolet Campus
Building 7 – Mailbox 00404
Place Eugène Bataillon
34090 Montpellier cedex 5
Tel: 04 67 14 94 40 or 04 67 14 94 39
National campaign for doctoral contracts for people with disabilities 2025
Are you a student with a master's degree or enrolled in a master's program or equivalent, and eligible for mandatory employment? Would you like to continue or resume your studies at the doctoral level?
You may be eligible for a doctoral contract for people with disabilities.
Since 2011, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research implementing a plan to allocatedoctoral contracts reserved for students with disabilities.
The University of Montpellier attaches great importance to efforts to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities. It is involved in the "doctorat handicap" campaign and thus demonstrates its support for students who hold a Master's degree (or are enrolled in a Master's program or equivalent), have a thesis project, and are recognized as beneficiaries of the employment obligation (BOE).
Presentation and terms of the doctoral contract
Successful candidates will be offered a three-year contract (36 months), subject to re-enrollment in the doctoral school each year.
In addition, the University of Montpellier is committed to funding a doctoral contract for people with disabilities from its own resources, in accordance with the provisions set out in the institution's multi-year Disability Master Plan.
The doctoral program must be carried out within a research structure supervised by the University of Montpellier. Students must enroll in a doctoral program at the University of Montpellier in one of the nine doctoral schools. Aninformation sheetlists the research units and doctoral specializations available at UM.
Compiling the file and schedule
Each year, the calendar and documents are updated and made available in January/February.
Interested candidates should contact a thesis supervisor as soon as possible to present their project.
Interested candidates must contact the Handiversité service before March 7, 2025, the deadline, which will assist them in putting together their application:
- Information and exchange meeting: from March 10 to March 17, 2025.
- Deadline for submitting applications to the Handiversité service: before March 28, 2025.
- Results will be communicated by the Handiversité service in early July 2025.
Contact:
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 14 48 23 or 53
Email
Download information notes and sample files:
Documents to be provided
- The application form completed and signed by the thesis supervisor, the doctoral school, the research unit, and the institution.
- A resume.
- The thesis proposal (maximum 4 pages) including a provisional three-year schedule – relevance and feasibility – statement of motivation.
- A copy of your degree (master's or equivalent).
- A copy of the corresponding transcripts.
- Proof of status as a beneficiary of the Employment Obligation: a copy of the notification of the RQTH approval decision or proof of an admissible application currently being processed by the Maison Départementale de l’Autonomie (Departmental Office for Autonomy).
Contact
University of Montpellier
Research and Doctoral Studies Department
CC444
Place Eugène Bataillon
34095 Montpellier cedex 05
Registration/re-registration
Thesis defense
HDR
Quality certification: registration and graduation of doctoral students
