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CUHK-EHESS PhD Student Exchange Programme
(For CUHK & EHESS PhD students)
Deadline: 28 February 2025, Friday
CUHK and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, EHESS) are committed to fostering research collaborations across a diverse array of disciplines related to the arts, humanities and social sciences. The Faculty and PhD Student Exchange Programmes have been established to enable faculty members and PhD students from both institutions to engage in research visits for exploration and development of collaborative research, thereby advancing scholarship and critical thinking to respond to the challenges of the contemporary world.
About EHESS
A graduate research institution, EHESS is one of the major research hubs dedicated to the humanities and the social sciences[1] in Europe. The research developed at the EHESS is the result of an intense and permanent dialogue established between all the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. They are conducted in partnership with the French National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) as well as other major national institutions. EHESS enjoys a unique global academic network and holds over 1,000 roundtable seminars every year where faculty and guest scholars present and discuss their research with students.
About the Programme
CUHK and EHESS will annually nominate up to two PhD students as exchange students to the other institution to undertake a short-term research attachment with the aim of developing research skills and knowledge in a chosen area of research. CUHK PhD students are encouraged to visit EHESS, while CUHK faculty members are invited to host PhD students from EHESS.
Eligibility
| CUHK PhD students | EHESS PhD students | |
| a. | Students should be registered full-time PhD students at their home institution at the time of application and during the exchange period and have completed the candidacy requirements or equivalent. | |
| b. | Students shall undertake the visit within their normative study period, and prior to the submission of their final thesis. | |
| c. | Students should present a clear research proposal for high impact research under the supervision of a host supervisor. | |
| d. | Students shall have a good disciplinary record and standing. | |
| e. | Students visiting EHESS should have a good command of French or English. | Students visiting CUHK should have a good command of English or Chinese. |
Visit and Scope of Support
| CUHK PhD students | EHESS PhD students | |
| a. | Students can enrol in the exchange for one term or one academic year. | |
| Term Dates of EHESS
First term: Oct – Jan Second term: Feb – Jun |
Term Dates of CUHK
First term: Sep – Dec Second term: Jan – May |
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| b. | CUHK will provide financial support ranging from HK$28,000 to HK$50,000 to selected PhD students (based on the duration of the visit) to cover part of the costs associated with the visit. | EHESS will provide financial support to selected students to take part in the programme. The financial support is calculated in accordance with the EHESS regulation on the awarding of grants. |
| c. | EHESS does not offer on-campus housing; however, it collaborates with a network of housing providers. Assistance can be provided. Please refer to the website for details. | – CUHK will provide free on-campus housing on a shared room basis for up to one term.
– The cost of accommodation beyond one term will be borne by the visiting student, which is approximately HK$12,500 (€1,500) per term (subject to annual adjustment). |
Programme Guidelines and Forms
Applicants can access the programme guidelines, online application form and post-visit report form from the following links:
- Programme Guidelines
- Online Application Form (For CUHK PhD student)
- Post-visit Report Form (For CUHK PhD student)
Further Information
For further information, please contact the programme coordinators:
| EHESS International Relations Office Email: simi@ehess.fr |
CUHK Olivia Kwok Programme Manager, Office of Academic Links Email: oliviakwok@cuhk.edu.hk Phone: +852 3943 1315 |
[1] These cover history, anthropology, sociology, economics, geography, linguistics, psychology, demography, cognitive science, political science, philosophy and mathematics.
Last updated on 9 January 2025