Intermission

Applying for intermission

During your PhD course at the Université de Lorraine, you may obtain permission to take an "intermission" from the President of the University on very special circumstances. Intermission allows you, within the framework of a personal or professional project, to take a break from your studies while still remaining enrolled at the University so as to gain some experience in a company or association, or to set up a collaborative project for instance. You may request to intermit for a maximum and continuous period of one year (for the whole duration of the PhD).

  Retrospective applications for intermission will not be accepted; you therefore need to anticipate your application.

How do i apply for intermission?

• You must be enrolled as a PhD student at the Université de Lorraine.
• You must first make an appointment with your Thesis Supervisor and the Head of your Doctoral School in order to discuss your request with them and ask for their opinion.
• You must then complete the intermission application form and attach the requested documents and any necessary supporting documents. The application must be sent to the administrative officer of your Doctoral School once complete.
• Your application will be reviewed by the President of the University, who will approve or refuse your application.

Activities that may justify an intermission

• "Studies" profile : activities that might improve your knowledge and skills in relation to your career plan such as additional training, additional research (that differs from the thesis subject), company internship, etc.
• "Professional" profile, similar to extended leave : interruption of thesis work due to new obligations at your main job (new position, new responsibilities, new posting) that constrains you to organise your time differently
• "Personal project" profile (humanitarian project, etc.)

 

Length of intermission and PhD student's status

• The intermission can be taken for a period of one academic semester (at least 4 months) or for a period of one academic year (1 year). The intermission is only possible once during the PhD course; it must be taken all at once.
• The doctoral student must have had completed his/her administrative registration to be able to apply for a time out from his/her studies. He/she must pay the reduced registration fees and the "CVEC" regardless of the length and form of the intermission period. He/she will keep his/her student status while on intermission.
• The intermission can start as soon as the first-year registration has been completed and must be taken before the second semester of the third year of the thesis in the case of a "full-time" thesis, and before the second semester of the sixth year in the case of a "part-time" thesis.