Applying and registering for a PhD at the Université Grenoble Alpes

Préparer le doctorat

Registering for a doctorate is a multi-stage process. The first is to apply. This is followed by an admission phase at one of the 13 doctoral schools of the Université Grenoble Alpes. If you are admitted, you must register with the Doctoral College. Registration for 1st year and re-registration follow separate processes.

Doctoral school competition schedule

  • Spring: Choice of thesis subject, contacts with the Doctoral School and the future thesis director.
  • June: Submission of the application form to the Doctoral School.
  • July: Admission phase.
    • Study of the applications by the doctoral schools
    • Opening of recruitment for the Research and Higher Education Label (RES in French) (1st year PhD students wishing to carry out teaching assignments).
  • July to december: Registration and re-registration process
  • The Université Grenoble Alpes accepts, upon derogation granted by the Doctoral School, registrations outside this period, in certain cases (delay in obtaining funding for example).
Published on  January 21, 2021
Updated on July 1, 2025