Normandie Recherche – Soutien Doctorants (Allocations Doctorales 50%/100% Région)

Normandie Recherche doctoral funding

You get a paid three-year work contract to do your PhD in a research lab in Normandy, France. The salary is at least 1,758 EUR gross per month. The money comes from the Normandy regional government in two forms. On the 100% Region line, the region pays your full salary. On the 50% Region line, the region pays half and a partner (a company, a research body or a research contract) covers the rest. The contract lasts up to 36 months. Alongside your research you can take on extra tasks such as teaching or science communication.

Who can apply

• Level: You are starting a PhD, enrolled in your first year and for less than one year.
• Age: No age limit.
• Where you study: You do your PhD in a research lab in Normandy, at one of the partner institutions such as the University of Caen, Le Havre or Rouen, ENSICAEN or INSA Rouen.
• Research topic: Your project must fit at least one of the five Normandy research networks: energy and materials, humanities and society, biomedical and chemistry, earth and sea, or digital.
• Co-funding (50% line only): You need a partner (a company, research organisation or research contract) to pay the other half, confirmed by a formal research contract. A CIFRE contract is not allowed.
• Nationality: All nationalities can apply.

How to apply

You apply through the doctoral schools of the Normandy universities, and each one has its own calendar. Your institution then submits the project via the Normandie Université online platform. For the 2026 round, submissions run from 15 December 2025 to 23 January 2026 at 12:00. Expert review follows until 8 March 2026.

How realistic are your chances?

This funding is cut narrowly. You must work in a Normandy lab, fit one of the five regional themes, and be in your first PhD year. The number of allocations each year is limited, and awards go through several rounds of expert review before the region prioritises them. If you have a strong project and a supervisor already backing you, your prospects are solid. For the 50% line you also need a confirmed co-funding partner.