Bourses d’excellence
InnovInOnco Graduate Programme
Appel à candidature du 06 novembre au 31 janvier
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 InnovInOnco graduate initative.
About the InnovInOnco Graduate Programme
The InnovInOnco Graduate Programm aims at training students in the fields of oncology.
These scholarships are intended for foreign students wishing to enroll in the master Cancer for Master 1 or Master 2 for the academic year 2025-2026.
The Master Cancer is organised as follow :
– Master 1 Cancer
– A choice of three possible specialities in Master 2:
Cancer Biology (in English on demand): Focus on the latest fundamental discoveries in the biological mechanisms of cancer – Lectures given by internationally recognised researchers. The 1st semester consists of a series of seminars on the latest developments in oncology, a symposium organized by the students themselves, common to all 4 Cancer master’s courses, and a 2 months-research internship. The 2nd semester consists of courses that enable students to build a research project in response to a research call, courses on technological innovations and a 4 months-research internship.
Therapeutic Innovations in Oncology (in English on demand): Focus on drug design, therapeutic innovations and clinical trials in oncology in collaboration with Professors from the Lyon Veterinary School (cancers in pets). The 1st semester consists of courses dedicated to drug design, clinical trials and pharmaco-toxicology, a symposium organized by the students themselves, common to all 4 Cancer master’s courses, and a 2 months-research internship. The 2sd semester consists of lectures organized by Lyon Veterinary School professors on spontaneous animal cancers and their potential as a model for studying human cancers, courses that enable students to build a research project in response to a research call and a 4 months-research internship.
Cancer Bioengineering Master (entirely in English): Focus on the transdisciplinary teaching of physico-chemical properties of cancers, innovative technologies (biomechanics in 3D models, microfluidics and new devices) to better approach the physiology of the tumour in vitro. The 1st semester consists to an introduction to multidisciplinary complexity of cancer, lectures on innovative in vitro models, Physical aspects of cancer, engineering project, quantitative approaches and a symposium organized by the students themselves, common to all 4 Cancer master’s courses. The 2sd semester consists of a 6 months-research internship.
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 + is a programme of training through research reuniting 4 French higher education institutions, 15 transdisciplinary thematic programmes 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.
Scholarship amount
The amount of the scholarship is €1000 per month for 10 months, totaling €10 000 per year per recipient.
(5 scholarships available for the upcoming academic year)
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 Bachelor degree or 1 year of Master in the field related to oncology, or related interdisciplinary fields (biosciences, biophysics, bioinformatics).
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: charlotte.riviere@univ-lyon1.fr and caroline.moyret-lalle@univ-lyon1.fr
To be enclosed with the application:
- Proof of higher education diplomas: Bachelor or Master 1 (180 or 240 ECTS for European students)
- 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: charlotte.riviere@univ-lyon1.fr and caroline.moyret-lalle@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: