Doctorat, École doctorale Chimie et Sciences du Vivant (ED CSV) at Université Grenoble Alpes

Programme overview

Doctoral programme within the UGA doctoral college (13 disciplinary doctoral schools, about 2,900 doctoral students and more than 90 specialities). Doctoral students are attached to one doctoral school that supports them from application to defence.

Faculty: École doctorale Chimie et Sciences du Vivant (ED CSV) | Study mode: full-time research; French and English | Intake: September, rolling (see the doctoral school) | Location: Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Specialities: cellular biology, developmental biology and oncogenesis, structural biology and nanobiology, plant biology, biotechnology and others (16 specialities); research themes cover cellular and molecular biology, structural biology, molecular chemistry and physical chemistry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Doctoral applications, subjects and funding are handled through the doctoral college and the doctoral school; the thesis rests on a research subject, a laboratory supervision and funding (including CIFRE industry-linked contracts).

Domestic applicants: EUR 398 a year (2026-2027). National registration rate applying to French, EU/EEA and Swiss students and other exempt groups. UGA national fee schedule 2026-2027 for Doctorat; excludes CVEC and any other ancillary charges. Source

International applicants: EUR 398 a year (2026-2027). Same rate for all doctoral students. UGA national fee schedule 2026-2027 for Doctorat; excludes CVEC and any other ancillary charges. Source

Intake: September, rolling (see the doctoral school)

Apply through the official page: https://doctorat.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/college-doctoral/

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