Apply for a UPPA thesis offer
UPPA thesis offers available for consultation on the ADUM platform
To consult UPPA thesis offers published on the ADUM platform, select ‘Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour’ in the search by Institution, and/or ‘Sciences Exactes et leurs Applications (SEA)’ in the search by doctoral school. The application procedures are indicated in each offer.
UPPA specific calls for projects
Doctoral Contract for Students with Disabilities – 2025 Call
The “Doctoral Contract for Students with Disabilities” call launched by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESRI) will be renewed for 2026. Its aim is to encourage students with disabilities to pursue doctoral studies by offering funded doctoral contracts to candidates who have a PhD research project and who are officially recognized as beneficiaries of the employment obligation.
HOW TO APPLY
The next application call will open from February 2026.
Following the local selection process, the Doctoral School (CED) will forward the applications to the Ministry, where they will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee for Doctoral Studies and Disability, composed of scientific advisors appointed to the Directorate General for Higher Education and Professional Integration. Candidates will be notified of the committee’s decision at the end of June.
Cofund CHORAL
The 3rd call for applications for the Horizon 2020 MSCA-Cofund CHORAL programme is now open.
Within the framework of the UNITA Alliance, 14 outstanding doctoral candidates will be recruited into the CHORAL programme on cultural heritage.
Coordinated by the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour, CHORAL (Cultural Heritage Outreach in RomAnce Languages) is a Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme co-funded by the European Union. It is linked to the Cultural Heritage Hub, an international research network within the UNITA Alliance, which structures its research ecosystem to address challenges related to culture.
CHORAL aims to train high-level international PhD graduates and to promote the development of interdisciplinary, international, and intersectoral research addressing all aspects of cultural heritage.
Successful candidates will carry out a joint PhD (cotutelle) requiring international mobility. CHORAL doctoral students will benefit from dedicated events and a tailor-made doctoral training programme.
Applications are open until 17 January 2026, with 14 positions for 20 research topics across 6 universities of the UNITA Alliance (University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Università di Torino, Universidad de Zaragoza, Università degli Studi di Brescia, and Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov) for a fully funded 3-year PhD, starting in autumn 2026.
Why pursue a PhD within the CHORAL programme?
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Benefit from high-quality training and research, guaranteed by the expertise of UNITA Alliance research laboratories within the Cultural Heritage Hub.
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Collaborate with internationally leading partners in the field of cultural heritage.
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Receive dedicated support, from welcoming and integration to career development.
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Play an active role in the social, economic, and cultural transformation of rural and cross-border mountain territories.
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Benefit from mobility and travel allowances and research cost support.
Cross-border co-supervision
As part of its cross-border programme, UPPA is launching calls for projects to fund co-supervised theses, open to all disciplines, with the following universities:
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).
- University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR).
- Public University of Navarre (UPNA).
The call will open in May 2026.
On specialised websites
You will find a large number of thesis offers, including those from UPPA, on :
- the PhD in France portal (Campus France)
- the Euraxess Jobs portal (Jobs and funding / Researcher / First Stage Researcher (R1))
- theABG portal