The projects that have been pre-selected as part of CARe’s 2026 call for PhD proposals are available via this link.
PhD candidates must be identified and will submit the full proposal to Christa Rachelle JOSEPH () and Scarlett WEALE () using this template.
PhD candidates are asked to send a complete CV including references. In addition, it is mandatory to provide a full description of the 3-6 months internship, including a signed attestation from the hosting foreign university or industry, and how the internship will directly benefit the PhD candidate.
The files must be submitted as a single PDF before May 31st, 2026. The jury recommends that the PhD candidate’s project be at the heart of the proposal, rather than being part of an ongoing project. Particular attention will also be paid to the development of new approaches or tools dedicated to the project, rather than relying on already established techniques or scripts.
Applicants will defend their proposal in June 2026, in front of a jury representative of the CARe Graduate school, with delegates from Toulouse partner doctoral schools. The audition will consist of 12 minutes of presentation and 15 minutes of questions. The presentation and the answers to questions will be done in English.
The presentation must include, in this order: 1 title slide, 1 slide presenting the candidate. The rest of the slides are dedicated to the presentation of the project (scientific justification of the research project, strategy, methodology, feasibility and risk management), including a description of the internship abroad or in industry. The following criteria will be evaluated by the jury: discussion of a previous research experience, quality of the oral presentation and of the response to questions.
Several detailed PhD pre-proposals are published below.