If you are interested in enrolling in the LN Doctoral School, please follow these steps:
- Find a laboratory associated with the LNDS or part of the NeuroLéman Network (*).
- Define a thesis project with your thesis director.
- Register as a doctoral student at the university where your project will take place.
- The Scientific Committee of the Doctoral School will review your application and let you know if you have been accepted into the program.
(*) Students working in laboratories at the EPFL must enroll at the EPFL Doctoral School in Neuroscience (EPFL-EDNE School ).
Note: MD-PhD candidates or PhD candidates with a medical study background who also want to obtain an MD title please contact the LNDS coordinator for guidance before enrolling to your host university!
Details on the university admission and doctoral school enrollment can be found under the links below. In most cases, the PhD candidate applies for admission in the faculty of attachment of her/his thesis director. Please make sure that your prospective thesis director is indeed eligible to direct a thesis in her/his faculty of attachment (e.g. holds a position as professor or MER) ***
Documents you should have ready
- Your CV (two pages max).
- Your university diploma
- Thesis title and brief description of the thesis project (one page max)
- Acceptance letter from the thesis director***. This letter should include the following information:
- Start date of the thesis project or work contract.
- Statement that the thesis director has accepted the student in his/her lab.
- Statement that for the duration of the thesis the student’s salary will be provided for.
- Statement that the supervising lab will provide the equipment and materials required for the project.
- Address of the laboratory where the project will be developed.
- Thesis co-director’s name (if applicable).
- Copy of your work contract (if available already).
*** UNIGE FPSE candidates: Please use the FPSE thesis attestation template (Encadrement de thèse). Should a co-direction be foreseen, please use the co-direction form to indicate both supervisors.
*** UNIGE MED or SCI candidates: Please use the MED-SCI thesis attestation template (Encadrement de thèse).
UNIGE vs. UNIL admission pathways
UNIGE: Common online platform for UNIGE enrollment and LNDS registration
– Get a Switch edu-ID
– Fill the application online and submit all documents listed above
– By default, your host faculty is the one of your thesis director (please contact the LNDS coordinator in case of questions).
– There are no strict deadlines for UNIGE PhD applications.
>>> Once your application is submitted, the LNDS coordinator will be notified, review your application and pass it on to your host faculty for approval and the UNIGE admission service.
For questions on residence and work permit questions, UNIGE provides a website (LINK), but you should also receive this information from the HR of your department.
UNIL: Admission and enrollment procedures are summarized in the linked document. Please take note of the two application deadlines per year; contact the LNDS coordinator in case of questions.
For questions on residence and work permit questions, UNIL provides a website (LINK), but you should also receive this information from the HR of your department.
UNIFR: Please follow point 1 of the UNIL admission procedure above, but for then the rules of your prospective faculty of attachment come into play. UNIFR is not a fully associate member of the LNDS .. please contact the LNDS coordinator for questions ….