PhD Scholarship
InnovInOnco Graduate Programme
Deadline application : March 09, 2026
The Lyon1 University is very proud to announce scholarships in support of excellent students who wish to complete their PhD between Lyon1 and Tohoku University, in an interdisciplinary doctoral program.
Scholarships are supported by the Graduate initiative InnovInOnco within the Graduate + framework.
Graduate + is a program of training through research reuniting 4 French higher education institutions, 15 transdisciplinary thematic programs of excellence from undergraduate to doctoral level, intensive immersion in the world of research, scholarships for international students as well as scholarships for international mobility.
Aim of the thesis:
This Doctoral scholarship is allocated for 3 years from september 2026 to august 2029 for a motivated applicant eager to work on in an interdisciplinary doctoral program dedicated to Oncology.
Application Procedure:
Phase 1 – Selection of eligible PhD projects.
Phase 2 – Selection of PhD student (see eligibility criteria below)
Phase 1: Project co-leaders should send one page of the PhD project together with a possible candidate CV letter and academic record to:
* Caroline Moyret-Lalle: caroline.moyret-lalle@univ-lyon1.fr
* Charlotte Rivière: charlotte.riviere@univ-lyon1.fr
Host institution: University Lyon 1 and Tohoku University
Research units and hosting laboratories associated: the project should be associated with one team within the Graduate initiative InnovInOnco and one team within the Tohoku University.
Graduate Initiative InnovInOnco teams
CRCL, all teams (https://www.crcl.fr/en/home/)
ILM, biophysic team (https://tinyurl.com/BiophysicsULyon)
INL, Devices for health and environment (team https://inl.cnrs.fr/en/endispositifs-pour-la-sante-et-lenvironnement/)
Ampère lab, bio-engineering department (http://www.ampere-lab.fr/spip.php?rubrique89&lang=en)
University of Melbourne (Australia)
Associated Doctoral Schools: CanBioS, EEA, Matériaux, PHAST
Scholarship amount:
The amount of the doctoral scholarship is € 2300/month (gross salary) for 3 years.
Eligibility criteria for the PhD project:
Feasability of the co-supervision
Pluridisciplinarity of the project
Complementarity of the 2 teams
Expertise of PhD supervisors
Eligibility criteria for the PhD students:
Being a foreign student, new to a French university, living outside France at the time of application (dual citizenship accepted)
Having obtained a Master’s degree in a field related to the Graduate initiative
Award criteria:
Excellence of the academic background
Research experiences inside and outside Academia
Motivation and consistency of the professional project
To be enclosed with the PhD application:
A letter of recommendation of the potential thesis supervisor validating the PhD project. The supervisor must be affiliated with a Graduate initiative research unit or hosting laboratory
Curriculum Vitae (2 pages max)
Transcripts of records from Bachelor’s degree
If applicable, abstracts of the candidate’s previous work (e.g. dissertation, books, internship reports, scientific articles…)
Motivation letter
Letter of recommendation: written by former or current professors, lecturers, tutors or supervisors (Master’s thesis supervisor for instance)
Certificate of English level (TOEFL, IELTS, ECRL), except for English native speakers
Copy of an official identity document
Calendar and selection procedure:
1- Project selection:
Submissions open: 02/02/2026
Deadline for applications: 09/03/2026
Selection committee: 13/03/2025
Decisions of acceptance: 13/03/2025
2- PhD selection:
Submissions open: 30/03/2026
Deadline for applications: 05/06/2026
Selection committee: 26/06/2026
Decisions of acceptance: 17/07/2026
Start of PhD: September 2026
For further information, please contact:
* Caroline Moyret-Lalle: caroline.moyret-lalle@univ-lyon1.fr
* Charlotte Rivière : charlotte.riviere@univ-lyon1.fr
The criteria for the selection for the PhD project (phase 1) are described in the table below:
DETAILS | SCORING (%) |
Criterion 1: Collaboration between 2 teams within InnovInOnco and University of Melbourne | |
Feasibility of the co-supervision (pre-existing or new collaboration, planned arrangement for monitoring of the doctoral student, planned allocation of time spent between the 2 host laboratories) | 20% |
Criterion 2: Pluridisciplinary project | |
20% | |
Criterion 3: Complementarity of the 2 laboratories | |
| 20% |
Criterion 4: PhD candidate already identified | |
20% | |
Criterion 5: Expertise of thesis supervisors | |
20% | |