Université Paris-Est ● Doctoral Studies Guide 2019-2020

26 l CIFRE agreement CIFRE (Conventions Industrielles de Formation par la Recherche – Industrial agreements for training through research) agreements enable PhD students to work on their thesis in partnership with a company, on a temporary or permanent management-level contract. For more information, visit: www.anrt.asso.fr/fr/cifre-7843 l Others sources of funding... You might also consider funding agencies such as the ADEME (Environment & energy management agency) or the CNES (National centre for space studies) and international mobility grants p. 37. SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION Have you contacted the research centre, chosen a thesis supervisor, obtained his or her consent and that of the centre’s director?  download the PhD application form from the site of the relevant doctoral school (see p. 41 – doctoral schools/websites directory).  send back the form (signed by yourself, the thesis supervisor and the director of the centre) to the doctoral school’s administrative assistant before the deadline specified. N.B: Depending on which doctoral school you apply to, you will either be called before the PhD admissions committee or your application will be examined by the committee, who will then decide whether to approve your registration. REGISTRATION Has your registration been approved?  Visit the relevant doctoral school website, click on the “registration” or “application” tab and follow the instructions.