Research Program of École Polytechnique (l'X) - Palaiseau near Paris
Each year, the École Polytechnique Paris offers a Research Program for International Talents which gives Bachelor's students (at least 3rd year), Master's students, and doctoral students from different fields, also Informatics/Computer Science, the opportunity to complete a 3- to 6-month research project in one of their laboratories. The program allows students to work on cutting-edge research topics in a highly internationalized environment.
The research program may begin in June/July of the program year at the earliest and end by December 31st of the same year at the latest. Depending on your study progress, various research projects are possible, please read the respective descriptions in detail: the list of the different research subjects for the following year will always be published at https://programmes.polytechnique.edu/en/exchange-programs/research-program-for-international-talents/program-details in November of the previous year.
To participate in a research project at École Politechnique in summer 2024, you must first apply for nomination to TUM CIT Informatics by Tue, January 7, 2025, 11:00 am. To do so:
1. Submit the following documents as one PDF file - all documents in English:
- a detailed CV,
- a statement of purpose (including research subjects you are interested in, and why you are qualified for these subjects)
- your Transcript(s) of Records for Bachelor's and possibly Master's degree
- a study progress plan (see excel-template at our website on the mobility window)
2. Additionally, fill out the word form "Approval by your home institution" and attach it to the application e-mail in a separate (second) Word file.
3. Send the two files to student-exchange(at)in.tum.de with the subject line “Research Program École Politechnique - Request for Nomination”.
After being nominated by TUM CIT Informatics, you have to apply autonomously to École Polytechnique in a second step until Mon, January 20, 2025.
Please note that you have to contact two academic referees beforehand as you will need two letters of recommendation for the application at École Politchenique (see our guideline on academic letters of recommendation). On the application portal you will have to submit the contact details of the two referees, who do not necessarily have to be professors but can also be teachers/professors/lecturers/academic supervisors in science/mathematics (not Martina von Imhoff). Your referees will get an automatic e-mail of École Politechnique's application portal in which they are invited to hand in a letter of recommendation.
Further information on the application procedure and the necessary requirements can be found on École Polytechnique's website . For any questions please contact École Polytechnique directly via email internship-international(at)polytechnique.fr