Terms & conditions
Every year, the board of the French Society of Toxicology awards a "thesis prize" of €1,500 to a student who defended a thesis in toxicology the previous year to get a PhD.
The candidate must meet the following conditions:
- Be registerd/have been registered with a French university for the purpose of this thesis;
- Have completed a university thesis in the field of toxicology in the calendar year preceding their application (medical, pharmacy, or veterinary theses are not eligible);
- Hold a national doctoral degree.
The application must include:
- a copy of the thesis in paper or electronic form, along with the reviewers' reports authorizing the defense, and the defense report;
- a detailed curriculum vitae;
- a letter of application summarizing the scientific approach followed throughout the thesis.
Applications are reviewed by the SFT board in order to select the best submission. The thesis prize is awarded to the winner at the SFT annual congress. The winner is given the opportunity to present their work. The SFT covers the winner's registration, travel, and accommodation expenses.
In 2026, applications should be sent before June 28, preferably by email (sft.secretariat@gmail.com) or by post to the following address (please notify the secretariat by email):
Société Française de Toxicologie
Secrétariat SFT
Hôpital Fernand Widal
200 rue du faubourg Saint Denis
75475 Paris cedex 10
Candidates will receive a response in September at the earliest.
SFT thesis awards
2025
2024
2023
2022
Martina COTENA : Co-exposure and effects of nanomaterials and organic pollutants on the reproductive toxicity of mammal gametes and freshwater organisms
Valentin TALLANDIER : Étude de la vestibulotoxicité périphérique des solvants aromatiques par une approche in vitro
2021
Brendan LE DARÉ : Xénobiotiques hépatotoxiques : études de métabolisme et mécanismes d’action
2020
Axelle BRULPORT : Effets obésogènes de contaminants alimentaires perturbateurs endocriniens : approche transgénérationnelle et mécanismes épigénétiques
Élodie SAUDRAIS : Mécanismes de neuroprotection liés au glutathion dans la barrière sang - liquide céphalorachidien choroïdienne au cours du développement périnatal
2019
Benjamin KOPP : Nouvelles approches en toxicologie prédictive pour l'étude de la toxicité des mélanges de contaminants présents dans l'alimentation française
2018
2017
2016
Marie JAGUIN : Impact des extraits organiques de particules diesel (DEPe) sur la physiologie de macrophages humains polarisés in vitro
2015
2014
Nathalie FRETELLIER : Rôle des complexes de gadolinium dans le mécanisme de la fibrose systémique néphrogénique