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Paris Doctoral Programme (PhD in Management) at ESCP Business School

ESCP Business School, France

Programme overview

Four-year PhD programme accredited to deliver the French "doctorat en sciences de gestion" within the Ecole Doctorale de Management Panthéon Sorbonne (n°559). Students specialise in one of six tracks and work with ESCP's faculty across its European campuses.

Faculty: Doctoral Programmes  |  Duration: 4 years, full-time  |  Study mode: full-time; English  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Year 1 delivers an advanced Research Master (Diplôme en Sciences du Management) with core courses in research design, research as a creative practice and planetary boundaries, a methods track (econometrics, quantitative or qualitative) and a specialisation in finance, entrepreneurship, accounting and management control, management and organisations, marketing or sustainability, plus a summer paper; later years cover thesis development and professional seminars.

Career pathways

Prepares graduates for academic or business research careers, such as joining a university research team or an organisation's R&D.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master degree or equivalent and solid English (IELTS 7 or TOEFL 100 unless a degree was earned in an English-speaking country). Application with motivation letter, resume, 1,500-2,000-word research statement, two recommendation letters, diplomas and transcripts; interview; only applicants with secured funding are confirmed. Rounds with deadlines 23 February and 27 April 2027; application fee EUR 20.

EUR 15,000 a year (2027/2028). Tuition of EUR 15,000 in each of the four years. Scholarship holders are exempt from tuition but pay a registration fee of about EUR 400 per year for the doctoral school (including CVEC). ESCP scholarships and doctoral contracts are available. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years, full-time

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