Césure
Procedure
If you are a candidate for the césure, you must forward to the Doctoral School (ED) for instruction:
- A reasoned request,
- The letter of support from your thesis director,
- The opinion of the director of his/her registration laboratories,
- The contract of the host structure,
- The completed form.
File to be sent to the following 2 addresses:
Calendar
- Before June 15 for a request covering the 1st semester or the full academic year;
- Before November 15 for a request covering the 2nd semester. Failure to comply with this timetable will result in automatic rejection of the gap-year request.
Document
👉 Thesis gap period application form
References
Articles D611-13 et seq. of the French Education Code
Decree n°2018-372 of May 18, 2018 and Circular n°2019-030 of April 10, 2019 relating to the implementation of the temporary suspension of studies known as the césure period in public establishments
Decree no. 2016-1173 of August 29, 2016 amending decree no. 2009-464 of April 23, 2009 on contract doctoral students in public higher education or research establishments
Arrêté du 25 mai 2016 fixant le cadre national de la formation et les modalités conduisant à la délivrance du diplôme national de doctorat
La période de césure, "period of personal or professional experience", is a scheme offered to students, the terms of which are set out in the referenced texts.
The definition of the Césure period is given in art. D. 611-13 of the French Education Code: "The period during which a student, enrolled in an initial course of higher education, temporarily suspends his or her studies with the aim of acquiring personal or professional experience, either on his or her own or supervised in a host organization in France or abroad, is referred to as a 'césure period'".
The definition of a césure period is given in art.