The 2025 campaign is opened.
E2M2 Competition calendar
The competition takes place in several stages:
1- Submission of subjects by thesis directors => Deadline: April 01, 2025 to May 07, 2025
You are a thesis director and you wish to submit a subject: consult the terms of submission of subjects for the competition
You are a candidate and you wish to consult the published subjects: consult the subjects of the E2M2 2025 competition
2- Sending the application files by mail => Deadline June 13, 2025 at noon
Apply
3- Eligibility procedure: June 27, 2025 (selection of candidates who will be auditioned)
This eligibility is evaluated according to :
_ the academic results of the Master's degree, or equivalent, provided, paying particular attention to the M2 ranking (if available) and taking into account the different grades from one course to another;
_ the number of applications received.
4- Hearings: July 08 and July 09, 2025 (in person)
On a case-by-case basis, upon fully justified request, a video-conference audition may be authorized.
5- Deliberations and publication of results: July 10, 2025
1- Submission of subjects by thesis directors => Deadline: April 01, 2025 to May 07, 2025
You are a thesis director and you wish to submit a subject: consult the terms of submission of subjects for the competition
You are a candidate and you wish to consult the published subjects: consult the subjects of the E2M2 2025 competition
2- Sending the application files by mail => Deadline June 13, 2025 at noon
Apply
The applicant must add the following information to the ADUM file in a single pdf file (and in this order):
_ the application form to be downloaded from ADUM, which must be signed
_ the application file, which must include a detailed scientific description of the thesis project (max. 5000 characters, including spaces) and the funding plan for the thesis
_ the application file, which must include a detailed scientific description of the thesis project (max. 5000 characters, including spaces) and the funding plan for the thesis
_ a CV
_ the results of the Master's degree or equivalent (at least M1 and 1st semester of M2, or equivalent) must be attached to the application file.
Data required: name of course, place obtained, marks, ranking, size of year; for courses abroad, if no ranking, provide as much tangible information as possible.
Where applicable, the results of the 2nd semester of M2 (or equivalent) may be sent at a later date in pdf format no later than June 25 2025 12h00 by e-mail: e2m2.codir@listes.univ-lyon1.fr.
_ a half-page summary of your Master 2 placement
_ a half-page summary of your Master 2 placement
_ a covering letter containing, in no particular order of priority, the following points: Why this thesis subject? How do your skills relate to this subject? How do you see your contribution? How do you plan to organise yourself? Below are two links to resources to help you write this letter
Préparer sa candidature - SOIE LYON1This eligibility is evaluated according to :
_ the academic results of the Master's degree, or equivalent, provided, paying particular attention to the M2 ranking (if available) and taking into account the different grades from one course to another;
_ the number of applications received.
4- Hearings: July 08 and July 09, 2025 (in person)
On a case-by-case basis, upon fully justified request, a video-conference audition may be authorized.
5- Deliberations and publication of results: July 10, 2025
E2M2 Competition topics
_ Applicants must apply for one of the published topics on ADUM
_ The list includes more topics than available allocations. For the school, the aim is to select the applications that guarantee the best feasibility between the candidate, the subject, the team and the resources. It is therefore this set that is evaluated by the jury.
Management
Before the publication of the results of the master's degree, or equivalent, candidates must contact the director of the thesis in which they are interested and discuss the doctoral project in preparation for the competition.
Auditions for E2M2 competition
After the examination of the applications (eligibility stage), the jury of the competition establishes the list of candidates who will be auditioned (one candidate maximum per researcher or teacher-researcher and per thesis subject).
The duration of the test is 20 minutes (oral presentation + questions and answers).
_ The oral presentation (10 min) should cover your M2 research placement, or equivalent, and your doctoral project, each accounting for 50% of your presentation;
_ After the presentation, the jury questions the candidate (10 min) for additional information related to his/her curriculum, training, doctoral project, and, if applicable, professional project.
The duration of the test is 20 minutes (oral presentation + questions and answers).
_ The oral presentation (10 min) should cover your M2 research placement, or equivalent, and your doctoral project, each accounting for 50% of your presentation;
_ After the presentation, the jury questions the candidate (10 min) for additional information related to his/her curriculum, training, doctoral project, and, if applicable, professional project.
Candidates are reminded of the importance of teaching the subject in order to reach a wide audience. Answers to questions should be short and concise.
In its assessment at the auditions, the jury will take equal account of what has been presented on the M2 and the doctoral project, as well as the answers to the questions.
Presentations will be made using a video projector and a slide show in PDF format only. Candidates are not allowed more slides than those related to their oral presentation (i.e. no appendices or additional slides for questions). Nor will they be allowed to go backwards in the slide show.
The file containing the presentation must be sent with the following title, without the accent: Nom_Prenom_Presentation_ConcoursE2M2_2025.pdf.
To avoid any inconvenience during transmission, a maximum file size of 5 MB is requested. Transmission via a download link (e.g. FileSender or WeTransfer) is recommended.
This file must be sent no later than July 07, 2025 at 12:00 by e-mail to: e2m2.codir@listes.univ-lyon1.fr.
NB: the file cannot be modified after it has been sent, even on the day of the audition.
Communication with doctoral students
Because of the short delays between the end of the exams of some courses and the eligibility jury, as well as between the eligibility and admission juries, the communication concerning the doctoral contract procedure will be exclusively electronic on ADUM.
E2M2 Competition results
IMPORTANT :
The list of candidates proposed for admission to the competition is published at the end of the jury's deliberations, subject to final validation by the registering institutions.
Results of the E2M2 competition (subject to validation by Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University and INSA Lyon)
The list of candidates proposed for admission to the competition is published at the end of the jury's deliberations, subject to final validation by the registering institutions.
Results of the E2M2 competition (subject to validation by Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University and INSA Lyon)