Doing a thesis at ERUDITE

To register for a thesis at ERUDITE, the candidate must obtain the agreement of a research supervisor (a lecturer with the HDR accreditation to direct research or a university professor). To do so, we invite you to apply early (generally in May-June of the desired year of registration) by sending an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a cover letter, the transcript of the latest diploma obtained as well as a thesis proposal of at least 5 pages excluding the bibliography. In order to increase the chances of obtaining an agreement, it is advisable to request a supervisor whose research themes are close to the one on which the thesis project is based and to ensure that the subject is clearly linked to one of ERUDITE's structural axes. The ERUDITE website lists the professors and their publications. Only once the agreement of a research supervisor has been obtained can the candidate submit an application for thesis registration.

After having requested a thesis supervisor and having obtained his or her support to oversee your work, you must seek, from the first semester of the registration year, funding for your thesis (doctoral grant from the OMI Doctoral School, CIFRE thesis, research contract funding, etc.). With some exceptions, only candidates with funding can register for a thesis at ERUDITE.

Step 1: Application for a first registration at ERUDITE
In all cases, candidates must submit an application to the Laboratory Council at the end of August. They will be auditioned at the beginning of September.

Each application must include the following documents:

1) A cover letter from the candidate
2) A letter of support from the prospective thesis supervisor
3) A CV
4) The thesis proposal (5 pages maximum presenting the originality and relevance of the problematic, elements of literature, methodology, expected results, an indicative bibliography, and also a preliminary thesis plan)
5) A Master 2 transcript of marks
6) The Master 2 thesis (or the internship report)

Step 2: Application for a doctoral grant from the OMI Doctoral School
This stage concerns candidates who wish to apply for a doctoral grant from the OMI Doctoral School, who do not have any other funding and who have been selected by the Laboratory Council. A specific application must be submitted at the beginning of September. The selected candidates will be auditioned a second time, this time before the OMI ED Council. The ranking of the candidates is established by the jury which transmits a validated list to the Scientific Council of the Comue Université Paris-Est.

Step 3: Formal registration at the OMI Doctoral School

After receiving prior approval from a thesis supervisor and the director of the laboratory which will be hosting you, the Doctoral School will be informed of your application.

You will receive an acceptance email from the Doctoral School inviting you to create your ADUM profile from the following linkhttps://www.adum.fr/index.pl. 

In your "personal account", you have access to a "Questions" section where you will find many answers to your questions.

- Enter all the information relating to your registration (contact details, thesis subject, keywords, etc.) for the academic year of registration. (Academy: Créteil / Institution (the registration institution validated and notified by the Doctoral School))
- Submit the supporting documents requested by the Doctoral School (theseare mandatory and must be submitted in a single PDF file).
- Make sure you complete all the sections so that the steps show up as "green - validated".

Please note that it is your responsibility to fill in all the sections. Do not forget to save your data at each stage.

- Click on "je finalise la procedure" ("I have completed the procedure"). At this stage, you are done.
- Your thesis supervisor will receive an email and will have to log on to their profile (they have an access in their name as a thesis supervisor), he will give his opinion and validate your file.
- The opinion of the director of the research unit and the director of the Doctoral School will follow, and then the authorisation to register will be given by the head of the institution.

You will then receive an email inviting you to contact the school of your home institution with details of the formalities to be followed and the payments you will have to make (CVEC: Contribution de Vie Étudiante et Campus, i.e. student and campus life contribution - and tuition fees). Once your application has been registered and the registration fees have been paid, the Education Department (Service Scolarité) will issue your student card and registration documents.

Pay for the student and campus life contribution (CVEC): 92€
This step is mandatory in order to start paying your registration fee (find out more).

2020-2021 Registration fee: 380€

The doctoral college of the University of Paris Est site will validate your administrative registration in the ADUM software package. It is only effective after payment of the fees in your home institution and is then considered as admission to the courses offered by the doctoral school.

Registration calendar
from 3rd September to 30th November inclusive

After 30th November, and without valid proof, we reserve the right to summon you for registration.

The ADUM application is open for administrative re-registration for the 2020/2021 year until 30th November 2020.
The new University of Paris-Est doctoral programme will come into force at the start of the 2020-2021 academic year.
Re-registration will be done electronically. The doctoral college will continue to be supported and run by the Comue.
As a reminder, any re-registration is conditional on the constitution of the individual thesis monitoring committee (CSI: Comité Suivi Individuel de thèse). In the second year (composition of the CSI) and from the third year onwards for each year of re-registration (opinion of the CSI).

Here is the procedure:

• Log on to the ADUM website using your login details:
• In your "personal account" (Espace personnel), you have access to a Foire Aux Questions (FAQ) section where you will find many answers to your questions.
• Check and enter the information relating to your year of re-registration (contact details, thesis subject, keywords, etc.).
• Submit the supporting documents required by the Doctoral School according to your year of re-registration (these are mandatory and must be submitted as a single PDF file)
• Be sure to complete all the sections so that the steps show up as "green - validated". This colour code allows you to see how far along you are in your entries. Please note that it is your responsibility to fill in all the fields. Do not forget to save your data at each stage.
• Click on "I am finalising the procedure" ("Je finalise la procedure"). At this stage, you are done.

Your thesis supervisor will receive an email, and will have to log on to their profile (they have an access in their name as thesis director), they will give their opinion and will validate your file. The opinion of the director of the research unit and the director of the doctoral school will follow, and then the authorisation to register will be given by the head of the institution.

You will then receive an email inviting you to contact the school of your home institution with details of the formalities to be followed and the payments you will have to make (CVEC and tuition fees). Once your application has been registered and the registration fees have been paid, the Education Department (Service Scolarité) will issue your student card and registration documents.

Pay for the student and campus life contribution (CVEC): 92€
This step is mandatory in order to start paying your registration fee (find out more).
2020-2021 Registration fee: 380€

The doctoral college of the University of Paris Est site will validate your administrative registration in the ADUM software package. It is only effective after payment of the fees in your home institution and is then considered as admission to the courses offered by the doctoral school.

Registration calendar:

from 3rd September to 30th November 2020 inclusive

After 30^th November 2020, and without valid proof, we reserve the right to summon you for re-registration. If we do not hear from you, you may be expelled.