The 2nd year of the Master of Physics at Clermont-Ferrand1 welcomes students from France and abroad, provided they have passed the Master 1 exams, or possess the background expected after 4 years of Physics. To promote mobility and excellence, a number of 5,000 euros fellowships have been opened this year to the best candidates satisfying high level academic criteria.

Teaching program:

• 200 hours of advanced lectures in particle physics include: field theory, symmetries in Physics, particle physics detectors, Quantum Electro-Dynamics, Quantum Chromo-Dynamics, Electro-Weak Standard Model. Part of the lectures are given in english; a good command of both the French and English languages is required.
• 5 months of research training in a research laboratory. The LPC (Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire) of Clermont is one of the 18 laboratories of the French Institute for Particle Physics of the CNRS (IN2P3). Research is conducted in world-wide Particle Physics facilities, such as CERN (Geneva) or Fermilab (Chicago). For instance, research teams of the laboratory, which regularly host research trainings at the Master and PhD level, are involved in 3 of the four experiments at the Large Hadron Collider, both for instrumental developments of detectors and for the Physics analysis.

Research opportunities:
The Master diploma of the Blaise Pascal University allows holders to apply for any PhD fellowship in High Energy Physics in Europe and in the world (US, Japan). Typically 3 or 4 PhD fellowships are available each year at the Blaise Pascal University for the students having passed the Master of Physics.

• PhD Fellowships in Elementary Particle Physics, International Max Planck Research School, Germany
• Master Scholarships for International Students, University of Lyon, France
• European Master Scholarships in Nuclear Fusion Science and Engineering Physics, Erasmus Mundus
• Master Scholarships in European Literary Cultures, Erasmus Mundus, Europe
• Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) Prize Studentships, Scotland UK
• Perso-Indica Visiting Fellowships, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, France
• MSc by Research Scholarships, Swansea University, UK
• Master Scholarships in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Erasmus Mundus, Europe
• Master and PhD Scholarships in Casimir Effect, The Delft-Leiden Casimir Research School, Netherlands
• Master2 Scholarships in Mathematical Optimization, France

Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure the above information is current and correct. However, applicants should contact the appropriate administering body before making an application, as details do change frequently.