Paris-Saclay University COFUND DeMythif.AI call
for international applications for the doctoral program
 

Paris-Saclay University has launched a call for applications for 21 fellowships on 48 possible PhD topics on the general theme of “ AI and uncertainty ”. This call will close on January 17th 2025, at 23:59 CET.

The 21 successful candidates will receive full funding for a 3-year PhD, starting in autumn 2025. For each selected candidate, the Marie Sklodowska Curie DeMythif.AI European Action funds a doctoral scholarship of excellence, with a salary in line with the French Ministry of Research scholarship, funding for entry mobility and mobility during the PhD. DeMythif.AI students will benefit from dedicated events, specific doctoral training and the opportunity to spend up to three months in an external company or laboratory, thanks to the support of complementary activities.

The DeMythif.AI “AI and Uncertainty” theme is broad: controlling uncertainties, managing explicability and encouraging frugality, across a wide spectrum of applications in fundamental or applied sciences and engineering. These PhD topics are hosted in top-level laboratories at the Université Paris-Saclay and supervised by leading researchers to train the next generation of AI scientists to answer exciting questions in diverse scientific fields. Some PhDs are co-funded by companies.

DeMythif.AI is supported by CNRS, CEA, INRIA, INRAE and Onera, as well as IFPEN, LNE and ILLS, GIS LARTISSTE, IRT SystemX, EDF, GE Healthcare, IBM, RTE, Safran, Sanofi, SLB, startups Quantmetry, Cairnbio, LightOn and Phimeca.

👉For all questions relating to international hosting (visas, accommodation, etc.), please consult the Paris-Saclay University International Hosting Center page.
 

👉 Questions about the DeMythif.AI program in general and the selection process should be sent to demythifai-contact@inria.fr.

Subjects are sorted by doctoral school and then by host laboratory. In some cases, an additional pdf with scientific details may be provided.

• The call closes on January 17th, 2025 23:59 CET;

• Students of all nationalities must meet the MSCA criterion of not having spent more than 12 months in France since January 18th, 2022;

• Students must hold a master's degree in computer science or applied science related to the thesis subject; the exact rule depends on the doctoral school in which the thesis subject is registered;

• Students must have a level of C1 or equivalent in English. No French is required;

• Students must not apply for more than 3 subjects;

• An initial shortlist of 45 candidates will be made on the basis of academic qualifications and documents submitted, including three letters of recommendation;

• If they apply for more than one subject, they will be asked to rank them in order of preference;

• The 45 shortlisted candidates will be interviewed remotely to present their topic and answer the jury's questions;

• The selection committee, made up of renowned international specialists, will select the 15 best candidates, plus a complementary list, before May 2024.

• October 25, 2024 l Deadline for submission of thesis topics on ADUM (presentation of scientific background, topic, host team, possible co-funding)

• ❗November 2024 - January 17, 2025 l Publication of subject, submission of student applications❗

• January 17, 2025 - May 2025 l Selection of the best student-topic pairs

• October 2025 l Start of second academic year DeMythif.AI

All applications must be submitted via the ADUM platform. Please read and follow the instructions carefully :

• Note the name of the thesis director, the doctoral school of the subject (in French), and the doctoral school (in French);
• At the bottom of the page obtained by clicking on the title of a doctorate, click on “ Candidate ”;
• This opens the “doctoral application area”.
  • ” Log in to your account
  • or “ Create an account ” if you haven't already done so
    • Institution: select Université Paris-Saclay GS [Name of doctoral school in French], then Ecole Doctorale (in French) ;
  • Fill in the diploma (if any) that will allow you to apply for a doctorate;
  • Fill in another diploma ;
  • Fill in other information;
  • In particular, enter your level of English and French;
• The next step is to find your thesis subject, the easiest way being to use the name of your thesis supervisor. Please note that at this level, you are exposed to all thesis subjects, so make sure you select the one that belongs to the DeMythif.AI program;
• Fill in your motivation: start with “ This is an application to the DeMythif.AI program ”;
• Fill in any additional information (internships etc...) relevant to your application;
• Open your application form (containing all the information you have provided, as well as your thesis topic), sign it and send it to us.
• Create a one-page pdf document with the sentence “ Je soussigné(e), [PRÉNOM, NOM], déclare ne avoir séjourné pas en France plus d'un an entre le 18 janvier 2022 et le 17 janvier 2025 ” with your signature (this document is specifically required for this call) ;
• Build a PDF with all required information, up to 3 letters of reference (please ignore any indications for letters to be sent elsewhere);
• The application deadline for the DeMythif.AI program is Friday, January 17, 2025 at 23:59 CET, even if the specific PhD form mentions another deadline.
   

Please feel free to consult this web page in the weeks leading up to the closing date, as it may be enriched with answers to the most frequently asked questions.