SAMPE Europe 2025 Doctoral Contest

Call for entries France selection

On the occasion of the SAMPE Europe 2025 International Conferences to be held in Amsterdam, SAMPE Europe (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) is organizing "Students Conferences" from October 04 to 06, 2025, reserved for European students and PhD students.

This SAMPE competition concerns thesis work on all types of structural materials: composites (all types of reinforcements and matrices), metals or ceramics, as well as their production and processing methods.

Given the competition schedule, only PhD students in their 2nd year of study will be eligible for selection.

The French selection for this competition (2 representatives) will be made in the first stage by the members of the SAMPE France office. In the second stage, shortlisted candidates will be invited to take part in a final selection session, where they will present their work to the same jury. This selection session will take place on May 15 and 16 at the IRT Jules Verne in Nantes. It will be followed by a visit to the technology platforms. The event will be open to SAMPE selection candidates, as well as to all students, PhD students and employees of Nantes Université.

Challenges

The two winners of this French selection day will be invited to present their work :

• at the SAMPE France Technical Days, in front of all industrialists working in the field of Materials and Processes. On this occasion, a prize will be awarded to the two winners of the French selection (€1,000 & €500 respectively for the 1st and 2nd winners).
• during the SAMPE Europe International Conferences as part of the doctoral student competition.

The winner of the SAMPE Europe competition will have the opportunity to take part in the SAMPE US International Conferences (2026).

Full details in the attached documents