Bourses d’excellence
IVID Graduate Programme
Date limite de candidature : 15 avril 2026
In parallel with the scholarship application procedure, students should act according to their situation and apply on the dedicated national platforms.
These two procedures are independent of each other but compulsory.
We are pleased to announce the launching of the Excellence Scholarship Campaign for Master students who wish to attend one of the masters of the IVID Graduate Programme.
About the IVID Graduate Programme
The IVID Graduate Programme aims at training students in the fields of Immunology, Vaccinology and Infectious diseases.
These scholarships are intended for foreign students wishing to enroll in the 3 BMC Master’s degree:
M2 “Infectious diseases”
M2 Immunology, Immunopathology, Immunotherapy (3i)
The Erasmus Mundus Living International Vaccinology Education pathway, with a specific M1 and M2 (LIVE)
The BMC “Infectious diseases” Master 2 degree offers students who have completed their first year of M1 or equivalent (health studies, veterinary medicine, etc.) a high-level training in Advanced Virology, Bacteriology and Parasitology, Host-Pathogen interactions, Antimicrobial & Vaccine Therapeutic Innovation. Teaching units include lectures by experts, one pratical course to choose between Vaccinology, Virology, or Infectious Bacteriology, training in Biosafety, Prevention of Biological Risks, Legal and Regulatory Aspects, English, biostatistics and scientific communication. A 6-month research training in a French or foreign laboratory completes the formation.
The program consists of 70% teaching units taught in English and 30% taught in French.
The BMC “Immunology Immunopathology Immunotherapy” Master 2 degree (M2 3i) is open to students with a Master 1 or equivalent (scientific studies, health studies, veterinary medicine, and related fields.). The M2 3i offers high-level, cutting-edge training in fundamental, translational and clinical immunology for students seeking advanced training in fundamental and applied antimicrobial / antitumoral immunology, neuro-immunology and immunopathologies (autoimmunity, inflammatory diseases). Teaching units include lectures by experts in their field, training in English, biostatistics and scientific communication. A 6-month research training in a French or foreign immunology laboratory completes the formation.
The M2 3i courses are taught in English.
The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master “Leading International Vaccinology Education – LIVE” welcomes motivated Scientists, Bioeng, Clinicians, PharmD and Vet, with a C1 English level and a BSc level in cell/mol biol, biochem, microbio, physio and immunology. LIVE educates students into skilled vaccinologists adapted to our changing world. LIVE awards 120 ECTS in advanced immunology, infectiology, vaccine research &, innovation, preclin. and clinical dvpt to scale-up production of quality vaccine, manage regulatory affairs, communicate on vaccines in public health, foster access to existing and new safe vaccines, support health economics pillars, and fight epi/pandemics, for future vaccines to save more lives. LIVE is produced by 5 leading universities with semester 1 (S1) jointly at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Universitat de Barcelona (ES), S2 at Universiteit Antwerpen (BE), S3 jointly at Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne and Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR), in close collaboration with 61 associated partners (AP) from 23 countries. LIVE APs cover the vaccinology labour chain to host LIVE students for their 6-mo professional S4 internship in academia or private (50/50) institutions, promoting internationality, creativity and employability.
IVID training programs are 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.
To find out more about the IVID programme: https://graduate-plus.fr/en/immunology-vaccinology-and-infectious-diseases-2/
Application Procedure
Submissions open: February 2, 2026
Deadline for applications: April 15, 2026
Candidates must submit their application via the dedicated SFRI platform:
On the first connection – create personal account.
Once registered – access to the current call by selecting: “IVID”, your master and then “Master Excellence Scholarships”
The applicant will have to upload the documents described below. Documents marked with an asterisk are mandatory and the system will not validate the submission if no file is uploaded (cf. also details below). Please upload all documents as PDFs:
Mandatory
- Copy of an official identity document
- CV
- Motivation letter
- Certificate of the highest degree obtained
- Academic transcripts of previous degrees (including class ranking and total number of students in the cohort)
- Academic transcripts of current studies (if transcripts are not available: extracts of previous academic work by the applicant)
- Description of the study programme followed
- English language certificate (or proof of identity for native English speakers)
Potentially French language certificate (or proof of identity for native French speakers)
IMPORTANT:
Separately, one or two letter(s) of recommendation must be sent to the following address: candidature-IVID@univ-lyon1.fr and patricia.doublet@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 in May 2026 and notifications will be issued on the week of June 1, 2026.
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: