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Concours d'innovation i-PhD

Concours d'innovation i-PhD — 7e édition

Supports PhD founders building deep-tech companies with entrepreneurship guidance programs.

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The 7th edition of the Concours d'innovation i-PhD is a State innovation competition operated by Bpifrance under the France 2030 plan, targeting young researchers who have a deeptech startup project derived from their academic research. The program is explicitly positioned as the upstream precursor to the i-Lab competition: winning i-PhD prepares doctoral entrepreneurs to subsequently compete for

Supports doctoral researchers and recent PhD graduates with deeptech startup projects, providing a one-year structured entrepreneurship programme to mature their venture before applying to the i-Lab competition.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.12 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: www.bpifrance.fr