Thesis directors play a vital role in the Doctoral School. Here you'll find all the information you need to know about thesis supervision. Whether you're looking for funding, want to submit a topic or take your HDR, this section is for you.
Regulations
The law requires only one thesis director and one co-director (plus a non-academic external advisor if necessary).
The status of co-supervisor has no regulatory validity and cannot be recognized by theDoctoral School. However, thesis directors may decide to involve colleagues in monitoring the thesis project. These colleagues participate in the doctoral student's academics , but bear no administrative or pedagogical responsibility (unlike the directors) in the doctoral academics . Consequently, these colleagues are not included in the registration (or re-registration) documents, nor are they included in the thesis supervision rates. Nor will they be able to take part in the defense jury (their link with the doctoral student effectively excludes them from the jury, whose members must be independent of the candidate). Nonetheless, the commitment of these colleagues must be recognized (particularly in terms of valuing this experience in career development) by means of attestations from laboratory directors and/or thesis supervisors.
Interdisciplinarity can be taken into account, with a thesis co-director from each discipline. This will not be possible beyond 2 disciplines, as the doctoral student must be able to manage his or her disciplinary affiliation.
Looking for financing
The thesis supervisor must participate in the search for funding for the doctoral student and be informed of the various funding possibilities.
There are many ways to finance a thesis. In addition to the doctoral grants offered each year by the Sciences, Engineering and Environment (SIE) doctoral school, there are other avenues to explore, notably CIFRE contracts and project-based funding (ANR, etc.).
You'll find all the information and links you need on the Financing your thesis page.