FRM Fin de thèse de sciences (4th-year doctoral grant)

• EUR 44,004 per year paid to the employer to cover the full employer cost of the salary; the gross salary follows the employer's pay scale.
• Funding for 6 or 12 months maximum, not renewable, as a full-time fixed-term contract starting between 1 October 2026 and 1 April 2027.
• EUR 2,000 for mission costs (conferences or a short stay in another lab) on top of salary, whatever the duration, to be used by the end of the contract.
• Salary funds cannot be moved to running costs.

2026 call: online entry opened on 10 December 2025 and closed on 21 January 2026 at 16:00 Paris time. The scientific council selected on 21 and 22 April 2026, and decisions are sent within a month of the council. Administrative admissibility is notified about 4 weeks after closing. Contracts start between 1 October 2026 and 1 April 2027.

1. Create or update your account on the FRM Synto portal and submit an online CV of type Doctoral student; your supervisor submits a PI CV.
2. Start a new funding request under Espoirs de la Recherche, Fin de thèse, and accept the terms.
3. Complete the form: introduction and rationale (1,500 characters max), results since the start of the thesis (4,000), end-of-thesis project and work plan for the last 18 months (4,000), and justification of the 4th-year request (1,000).
4. Attach a signed recommendation letter on letterhead from your supervisor.
5. Request the consent of your supervisor and of the team leader on the portal, then submit before the deadline.

• Online CV (doctoral student).
• Detailed project in the four sections above.
• Signed recommendation letter on letterhead paper.
• If awarded: signed commitment document from the host laboratory and managing institution.

Applications passing the administrative check go to the FRM scientific council. Criteria: the candidate's curriculum, career plan and scientific output; the supervisor's CV, publications, supervision record and fundraising ability; the project's originality, feasibility and results obtained; and the clarity of the work plan and fit with thesis progress for the 4th year.