Application

First-time applicants to the ED 559 in Management can apply only if they have a written and signed preliminary agreement from a thesis supervisor who is part of one of the four partners of ED 559 (PRISM-Sorbonne Laboratory, CRI Laboratory, IAE Paris-Sorbonne BS Laboratory, and ERIM Laboratory of ESCP Business School).

At this point, the applicant must compile an application file (in a single PDF file and in the following order):

• Detailed CV of the applicant (including mobile number, email, and date of birth in the header)
• Research project in French or English, 5 pages excluding bibliography
• Signed and dated cover letter from the applicant
• Signed and dated recommendation letter from the prospective thesis supervisor
• Certified transcripts from Bachelor's (Year 1) to Master's (Year 2) or equivalent
• Copy of the most recent degree obtained (Master's, MBA, engineering degree, etc.)

It is important to note that a minimum grade of 12/20 is required for the research thesis. (For equivalencies of other diplomas of the same level (Bac +5), please check directly with the administrative referent of the laboratory corresponding to your prospective thesis supervisor.)

The complete application file must be sent electronically only to the prospective thesis supervisor and the administrative referent corresponding to the chosen laboratory.

The candidates' files are then presented by representatives of the various laboratories to the ED council during the academic start period (September-November) for acceptance/validation. (Check with the administrative referents for the dates of the ED council meetings.)

You will be directly informed of the positive or negative result by email from your future administrative referent.

For the 2024/2025 academic year:

First-time entrants from the four partner laboratories, after their application has been accepted by the ED council, should contact Mr. Loïc SOREL via email so he can approve the creation of their doctoral profile on the ADUM site: www.adum.fr.

With a valid email address and a password of their choice, each validated first-time entrant will create their incoming doctoral profile by carefully completing all required sections, including the mandatory upload of a recent ID photo (passport-style), a detailed CV, and a LinkedIn URL link. It is important to save each page after making modifications.

Then notify Mr. Loïc SOREL of the creation and completion of your profile so he can verify it (be prepared for potential email exchanges to improve the profile), finalize your data, and officially validate it.

Once this is done, several electronic signatures will be needed to validate your ADUM profile. (Thesis supervisor, head of your laboratory, director of the Doctoral School, and finally, the head of the Institution.)

* For 2024/2025, first-time entrants from ESCP BS will follow a slightly different process.

Once all the required signatures have been obtained, you will be informed of the payment procedures via automatic emails from the ADUM platform. Thus, for laboratories at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (PRISM-Sorbonne, CRI & IAE Paris-Sorbonne): the registration fee is €380.

For all doctoral students in the initial training program, also plan for the mandatory payment of the CVEC (Contribution to Student and Campus Life).

First-time entrants in continuing education are exempt from this.

However, for first-time entrants from ESCP BS, please contact Ms. Christine ROCQUE directly regarding payment: crocque@escp.eu.