Excellence Scholarships
LPMS Graduate Programme
Call for applications from November 06 to January 31
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Excellence Scholarship Campaign for Masters students who wish to attend one of the masters of the LPMS Graduate Programme.
About the LPMS Graduate Programme
The LPMS Graduate Programme aims at training students in the field of polymer materials. The aim is to provide innovative solutions to the two key-challenges facing these materials:
- societal issues & sustainability
- need for polymer-based materials with functional and adaptative properties
These scholarships are intended for foreign students wishing to enroll in the high level LPMS Master course (M2). Its objective is to provide the skillls ranging from the synthesis of specific macromolecular architectures to the formulation of materials with smart and innovative properties, including the lowest environmental impact all along the polymer material conception and life span.
This training programme is part of the Graduate+ project involving four French universities on the Lyon – Saint-Etienne site: Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Jean Moulin and Université Jean Monnet.
Graduate+ proposes 15 transdisciplinary thematic programmes of excellence from undergraduate to doctoral level, intensive immersion into the world of research, scholarships for international students as well as scholarships for international mobility.
Scholarship amount
The amount of the scholarship is €1000 per month for 6 months, totaling €6000 per year per recipient.
Eligibility criteria
To be a foreign student, newcomer to a French university and living outside of France at the time of the application (French dual citizenship allowed)
Having obtained a 1 year of Master before July 31st, 2025 in the field of polymers or any field related to LPMS initiative
Award criteria
Excellence of the academic background
Internship experiences and technical skills in research
Motivation and consistency of the professional project
Application Procedure
Submissions open: November 6th, 2024
Deadline for applications: January 31th, 2025
Candidates must send their application as a single file in PDF format to the following address: thomas.trimaille@univ-lyon1.fr
To be enclosed with the application:
- Proof of higher education diplomas: Bachelor and Master 1 (180 and 240 ECTS for European students, respectively)
- Curriculum Vitae (1 page)
- Motivation letter: 1 page explaining the applicant’s career goals, how this Master’s programme will help the applicant to achieve them and their motivations to join Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
- Description of studies
- Transcripts of records from Bachelor’s degree on
- If applicable, abstracts of the candidate’s previous work (e.g. dissertation, books, internship reports, scientific articles…).
- Certificate of English level (TOEFL, IELTS, ECRL), except for English native speakers
- Copy of an official identity document
IMPORTANT: Separately, one or two letter(s) of recommendation must be sent to the following address: thomas.trimaille@univ-lyon1.fr. This letter(s) has to be written by former or current professors, lecturers, tutors or supervisors. This/these letter(s) must be submitted by the referee(s), and not directly by the applicant.
The jury will meet the week of February 24th, 2025 and notifications will be issued on the week of March 3rd, 2025.
Administrative prodecure
In parallel with the above procedure, students should act according to their situation and apply to the training programme on the dedicated national platforms.
These two procedures are independent of each other but compulsory.
Information can be found on the Graduate + website: