The doctorate

Supervision and support for doctoral students

Doctoral students benefit from personalised supervision by experienced research supervisors, as well as access to research resources and infrastructure. We also offer cross-disciplinary training to develop essential skills such as scientific communication, project management and innovation.

Conditions for access to doctoral studies at the University of Guyana

Enrolment in the first year of the doctorate is decided by the head of the establishment on the recommendation of the Director of the Doctoral School, after receiving the opinion of the thesis director and the director of the research unit or team on the quality of the project and the conditions under which it will be carried out.

To be registered as a doctoral student you must :

Hold a national master's degree

Hold a national master's degree or another degree conferring the grade of master, following a course of training or professional experience establishing your aptitude for research. If this diploma requirement is not met, the head of the establishment may, by dispensation and on the recommendation of the Doctoral School Council, authorise the registration of :

• Candidates who have studied abroad at an equivalent level ;
• Candidates benefiting from the validation of acquired experience provided for in article L. 613-5 of the Education Code.

Contact a laboratory at the University of Guyana

The doctoral project begins with the potential candidate contacting the laboratories (provide a link here) of the University of Guyana (UG) or a partner laboratory (provide a link here) of the Doctoral School. This process will help to identify a thesis director for the definition of the research topic and will guarantee rigorous monitoring of the progress of the work.

For two consecutive years, the University of Guyana has offered seven (7) doctoral contract grants:

• Two (2) funded by the Ministry;
• Two (2) from the "Amazon Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainable Innovation" (AIBSI) project (provide a link);
• Three (3) from the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES).

This new funding dynamic gives laboratories the opportunity to propose research topics directly.

Proposals for thesis topics are posted online on theDoctoral Schoolfrom March of each calendar year.

Putting together an application

Once the subject of the thesis has been defined, the thesis supervisor identified and a favourable opinion obtained from the thesis supervisor, the co-supervisor (if applicable) and the director of the host laboratory, the application form can be filled in online via the following link following.

In accordance with the Decree of 25 May 2016, the application is examined by the Doctoral School Council, sitting in restricted formation, which will rule on the admissibility of the application according to the pedagogical and administrative criteria defined below:

Educational criteria :

• The quality of the academic background ;
• Whether the subject of the thesis is in line with the scientific policy of the institution and the Doctoral School;
• The project's consistency with the major challenges facing Amazonia;
• The quality of the doctoral student's career plan for both the doctoral and post-doctoral periods;
• The quality of the Master's dossier (overall average, dissertation grade, etc.);
• The quality of supervision (status and number of PhD students supervised).

Administrative criteria :

• Diploma required (Master's degree or equivalent) ;
• Suitability of the applicant's training for the proposed research project;
• Academic level and motivation of the applicant ;
• Quality of the application (complete, incomplete, etc.) ;
• The relevance of the applicant's career plan and the potential value of their work in the region.
• The opinion of the Doctoral School's Select Committee is equivalent to authorisation to enrol.

Proof of financing or professional activity
To register for a doctorate, you must be able to prove that you are working or have funding for the three years of your thesis. This means that you must be either an employee or the beneficiary of a doctoral contract from the University of Guyana, a partner research organisation, or an employment contract as part of an Industrial Research Training Agreement (CIFRE).

Complete your ED administrative registration

Administrative registration is reserved for candidates who receive a favourable opinion from the Doctoral School's Select Committee. The process includes payment of the registration fee and the Contribution à la Vie Étudiante et de Campus (CVEC). Please follow the instructions provided to complete your registration.