• French students: Master’s degree or an engineering degree required.

• European student or student from a country signatory to the agreement on the European Higher Education Area: provide a copy of all university diplomas, the certified copy of the Master’s degree as well as the detailed content of the Master’s courses.

• International students outside the European higher education area: hold a master’s degree in France in the scientific disciplines of Doctoral School or benefit from an exemption (Master of Science Degree). The Thesis Director must submit the derogation request (see document below).

STEP 1: Application for doctoral registration 2022/23 (ED)

You must send, only by email, the documents below to the secretariat of the doctoral school, for the director’s approuval :

• Fiche Inscription 1ère année 2022-2023 – ED MIMME (FR et EN)
• Autorisation à Co-diriger une Thèse Authorization to Co-direct a Thesis (if co-director not HDR), cf. art.16 ar. 05/25/16
  This approach is in line with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers (CEC) and the “HRS4R” label (Human Resources Strategy for Researchers) to which the Poitiers establishment adheres. More information here ici.
• Copy of Master 2 or Request for master derogation – ED MIMME (if foreign diploma or engineering title) Demande de dérogation master – ED MIMME
• Proof of funding (except for doctoral contracts)
• Return of FSD for XLIM and Pprime laboratories
• Image rights form Formulaire d’autorisation de droit à l’image MIMME
• Information details form Fiche de renseignement UP 2022-2023
• CVEC certificate and number : before registering you need to pay the CEVC on the CNOUS website: https://www.messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr/envole/ (the certificaate and the number allocated will be given to you once you have paid).

Once you have the director’s approuval, you may proceed to your Administrative Registration with your school department.

STEP 2: Administrative registration UP 

You must, between September 1 and 15, 2022 (if UP doctoral contract), complete your administrative registration.
Your file is sent directly to the relevant education department for further action.
Please note : NB: students from outside the University of Poitiers must request the transfer of their file as soon as possible, for transmission to the Education Department.
Form to use here  ici

FYI, in  2022/23 :
– Doctoral registration fees (level D diploma): €380
– CVEC : 95 €, suivant la règlementation nationale
Since the start of the 2018 school year, there will no longer be any registration for Health Insurance in universities. Only new foreign students must carry out this process on their own at the start of their higher education in France. Compulsory health insurance becomes free.

1. You must send, only by email, to the secretariat of the doctoral school: Inscription autres années 2022-2023 – ED MIMME (FR et EN)

2. Once your registration request has been accepted by the director of the doctoral school, you will finalize your Administrative Registration with the relevant education department, which will have received your file directly.

FYI, in  2022/23 :
– Doctoral registration fees (level D diploma): €380
– CVEC : 95 €, suivant la règlementation nationale

Please note: If the thesis cannot be written in French language  please return the following form by email to the doctoral school before the start of your 3rd year of thesis:
Demande de rédaction en anglais – ED MIMME