Applications are now open for the IPSL Climate Graduate School Pre-doctoral Programme (Prédoc).

The EUR IPSL Climate Graduate School (IPSL CGS) is pleased to announce the opening of applications for its Prédoc Programme, a unique three-month pre-doctoral programme dedicated to Master 2 (M2) students who have been accepted for a PhD within one of the IPSL laboratories.

Designed as a bridge between the Master’s degree and the doctoral journey, the Prédoc programme provides selected students with the opportunity to prepare for their PhD under optimal conditions. The programme takes the form of a part-time contract, usually starting on 1 October, and is built around a personalized training plan established jointly with the student’s PhD supervisor and an academic tutor appointed by the IPSL CGS Training Committee.

During these three months, as a participants you can:

• • reinforce you training according to the prerequisites necessary for the thesis by taking courses offered by the M2 or the doctoral school;
  • refine your thesis subject and the work to do with their thesis director;
  • start your bibliographic study;
  • initiate your network by interacting with other M2 students;
  • settle in France in better conditions (foreign students);
  • finalize a publication related to your master’s degree.

The programme aims to facilitate the transition to doctoral research while strengthening scientific, methodological and transferable skills within the IPSL research community.

How to apply

Applicants should send a motivation letter to eur.formation@ipsl.fr including the following information:

• • Title of the PhD thesis;
  • Host laboratory;
  • PhD supervisor(s);
  • Laboratory and institution where the M2 internship was carried out.

Please note that applications must be submitted by Friday, 3 July 2026.

We look forward to welcoming the next generation of climate scientists to the IPSL community.