Join a Graduate Programme as a PhD Student

To join a Graduate Programme as a PhD student, your thesis topic must fall within a theme related to one of them. First, you must submit your application to the director of your doctoral school, who will then consult with the coordinator of the Graduate Programme corresponding to your thesis topic. Once accepted, you will be able to join the Graduate Programme and benefit from its associated advantages.

As a doctoral student and if your thesis topic has been awarded a label by the Graduate Programmes:

• you can access the master’s classes taught as part of the Graduate Programmes 
• you’re invited to events organised as part of the Graduate Programmes.
• you can secure a supplement to your diploma indicating the 3 core competencies acquired:
  • interdisciplinary skills,
  • international experience
  • capacity to work in public sector research or R&D in the private sector
• you can benefit from an International Mobility Grant for a mobility project. 
• you will have the opportunity to share knowledge with other students as a lecturer or tutor and thereby develop your teaching skills.

The Graduate Programme works closely with the University of Lille's seven doctoral schools, which cover a wide range of research fields.