Laboratories can finance PhD contracts from their own resources or through calls for projects from various organisations  (AFM, ARC, FRM, Ligue contre le Cancer, région Ile-de-France...).

For all types of funding other than the SU, PSL and UPC contracts obtained through the Doctoral Contract Allocation Process,  the thesis director must submit an application file to the doctoral school for validation before his/her candidate can proceed. to his/her administrative registration.