The UNITEID Graduate School is launching a call for doctoral grants to support interdisciplinary research in the field of emerging infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance. This call is aimed at students wishing to carry out an interdisciplinary research project at the heart of international global health issues.
Under this call for proposals, UNITEID offers full 3-year doctoral grants, half-scholarships in the case of co-financing, and funding for a fourth year of the thesis.
Projects must fall within the EUR's scientific perimeter, focusing on emerging infectious diseases, antibiotic resistance of priority pathogens, or the epidemiology, vectors and ecosystems associated with these pathogens. Projects outside these themes will need to demonstrate that they are of an emerging nature.
Students will be enrolled in a PhD program in Toulouse and will carry out their thesis in a UNITEID partner laboratory. International co-supervision and/or cotutelles are encouraged.
Apply for the scholarship
1. Calendar
- 04/01: Distribution of the call for proposals
- May 15: Deadline for submission of applications
- 18/05-22/05: Pre-screening (select committee) then transmission of files to rapporteurs and committee members
- 25/05-23/06: Review of files by rapporteurs and committee members
- 24/06 14h-18h : Evaluations on file (full committee)
- 08/07 9am-1pm / 2pm-6pm: Auditions (full committee)
2. Evaluation criteria
The evaluation process for doctoral grants consists of three stages: pre-selection of eligibility, evaluation of the application based on scientific, interdisciplinary and mobility criteria, followed by an oral evaluation in which candidates present their career path and project to the committee.
3. Preparing & submitting your application
Applications must follow the attached format and be submitted by email to the following address: uniteid.contact@utoulouse.fr no later than Friday, May 15, 2026.