Doctorat de l'Université PSL (École nationale des chartes - PSL) at École nationale des chartes – PSL

Programme overview

A doctorate awarded by Université PSL in history, art history and ancient and Romance languages and literatures. Doctoral students are attached to the École doctorale 472 of the EPHE or the ED 188 of Sorbonne Université according to their supervisor, and to the École's Centre Jean-Mabillon. A separate one-year route on published work (doctorat sur travaux) exists for French and foreign heritage and library curators.

Duration: 3 years usually (extensions by exception) | Study mode: full-time; research in French | Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Research in medieval, modern and contemporary history, diplomatics, history of the book and media, text editing, legal history, art history and archaeology, heritage history, philology and linguistics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to holders of the diplôme d'archiviste paléographe or a master, including applicants from other institutions and abroad; a master 2 level is the minimum for co-supervision or cotutelle agreements. Two to three doctoral contracts are offered each year (2026 applications closed 22 May). The doctorat sur travaux for curators required applications by 26 June 2026.

EUR 398 a year (2026/2027). Registration fee for 2026-2027 (reduced rate EUR 265); CVEC of EUR 105 is separate. Source

Duration: 3 years usually (extensions by exception)

Apply through the official page: https://www.chartes.psl.eu/formations/doctorat

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