Application

Applications for the academic year 2024-2025 will open at 12am CET on January 15th, 2024 and close at 11:59pm CET on May 31st, 2024. Any application submitted outside this window will not be considered.
If you’re a citizen of a country that requires the « Etudes en France » procedure, you must apply through BOTH our website and « Etudes en France ».
For further details, please visit the FAQ page.
The early application phase , exclusively for certain scholarship applicants, is from 12am CET on October 18th, 2023* to 11:59pm CET on January 19th, 2024*.
For scholarship information, please visit the Scholarship’s pages.
*Note: Dates are subject to change.

You are eligible to apply for our master’s program as long as you meet at least one of the requirements listed below:

Conditions to apply for the 1st year of our master’s program (M1)

• Having obtained, or being in the process of validating, a Licence or a Bachelor’s degree (related to science and lasting 3 or 4 years)
• being a physiotherapist or a 4th year student in a physiotherapist school

NB. Even if your Bachelor’s degree is a 4 or 5 year program as is the case in some countries, You MUST apply for the M1.

Conditions to apply directly for the 2nd year of our master’s program (M2)

• For students in science or engineering:
  • Having obtained, or being in the process of validating, a Master 1.
  • Having obtained, or being in the process of validating, a Master’s degree.
  • being a 3rd year student in an engineering school
  • Being a 2nd-year student in an engineering school, especially from institutions like Arts et Métiers, Mines Paris Tech/PSL, Chimie ParisTech/PSL, and ESPCI Paris/PSL, that are affiliated with the BME Paris master’s program for a double diploma.
• For students and graduates in medicine, pharmacy or dentistry:
  • Being a 3rd-year student in a Medicine-Science or Pharmacy-Science program (including those from université paris cité or l’Ecole de l’Inserm Liliane Bettencourt), provided that you validate a total of 240 ECTS by the end of the current academic year.
  • Being a resident (« interne ») or holding a Doctorate in Medicine (MD), Pharmacy (Pharm.D), Dental Surgery (DDS), or Dental Medicine (DMD).

• For physiotherapists or 4th-year students in physiotherapy schools: You can apply directly for the M2 only if you can demonstrate that you pursued an additional research-oriented curriculum (formation complémentaire à et pour la recherche).

Note: The admission committee reserves the right to recommend M1 admission for engineering students, instead of M2, after reviewing their applications and considering their backgrounds.

Note: If you apply for the incorrect year (M2 instead of M1 or vice versa), the review of your application will be delayed.

Note: You can apply before validating your current diploma and send your diploma/validation transcript later.

STEP 1: prepare the documents that MUST be submitted for your application to be complete:

Accepted Document Format: PDF only

1. Photocopy of your passport or, if you’re a European citizen, your national ID card or, if you’re a French citizen, your French national identity card.
2. An English-only Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages)
3. Personal statement letter in English only (maximum 2 pages)
4. Photocopies of ALL your higher education transcripts in their original language, along with certified translations in French or English (combined into a maximum of two PDF files)

Note: Only transcripts from the current semester/year can be uploaded later. You can use the link you received upon first applying as soon as you obtain them.

5. Photocopies of ALL of your diplomas from your higher education years in their original language AND the certified translation in French or English (merged into two PDF files maximum)
Note: Diplomas in the process of being validated can be uploaded later (as soon as you receive them) by using the link you receive when you first apply

6. Photocopy of an English language certificate with a C1 level minimum (check tables of equivalence on the internet to find out if you have a C1 level in English). Different options:

• You already have a certificate: you can upload it in the dedicated section
• You are currently registered to take an exam which will determine your level of English:

a) Upload a PDF file simply stating the name of the exam/certificate and the date planned for the test

b) Take the https://englishtest.duolingo.com/ and upload the results in the extra documents section so it doesn’t delay the examination of your application

c) Upload the results as soon as you receive them in your application form by using the link you receive when you first apply

• You don’t own a certificate and are not currently registered to take an exam, you can take the https://englishtest.duolingo.com/ and upload the results in your application
• You are a native English speaker or a student having completed your undergraduate studies in a program taught entirely in English.
  In such case, replace the English language certificate by a document (PDF file) explaining why you don’t need to provide a certificate (e.g. ‘I was born and raised in Ireland, I was an undergraduate student in an American university, etc.). Your level of English will be verified during the Skype interview if your application is selected.

Note: we do not need a French language certificate

Note: If you have a doubt about whether or not you should take the test or whether or not the test you already took is sufficient, you can take this test online and attach the results to your application as a supplement: https://englishtest.duolingo.com/

7. TWO letters of recommendation in English or French only:

• • If you have 1 or 2 letters of recommendation in your possession, you can upload them in your application
  • If you are missing 1 or 2 letters of recommendation at the time you are applying, you can send a request to your academic referees through the online form: they can either upload a written letter or fill out a form

Note: What we mean by academic referees: professors in your university of origin and outside if possible (e.g. a laboratory you worked at), in scientific or technological fields. We only accept their professional/academic email address (no hotmail, gmail or personal email address).

Note: The request for recommendations will only be sent to your referees once you submit your application form. If you don’t submit it, no request will be sent.

As long as we haven’t received the 2 letters of recommendation, your application will NOT be examined.

8. Any other document that you would like to add (merged into 2 PDF files maximum)

STEP 2: Complete the online form located at the bottom of this page.

You’ll receive an email containing a link that redirects you to the application form. If you don’t receive the email, please check your spam folder.
Be aware that your application won’t be considered unless you thoroughly complete the online form.
Ensure you select the appropriate track/regime on the application form. Mistakes can delay the processing of your application and might reduce your chances of selection, especially for late applications.
For more detailed information, please refer to the FAQ page.

To ensure your application is reviewed, it must be complete. This is your responsibility.

It’s in your best interest to apply as early as possible since some or all tracks might fill up after the initial rounds of admission.

International students are advised to apply especially early due to the extended visa processing times.

During the review of your application, faculty members might contact you for a phone, in-person, or Skype interview in English.

For more detailed information, please refer to the FAQ page.

After the admission committee reviews your completed application, there are three potential outcomes:

• You may receive an official registration approval, which you must formally accept or decline by a specified deadline.
• Alternatively, you might receive an official notice of rejection.
• Or you could be placed on a waiting list. If this happens, the final commission will review your application (assuming there are positions still open in your chosen tracks) and communicate their decision before the commencement of the new academic year.

Note: If your application is accepted for the M2 track you applied for, you cannot switch tracks later. Ensure you select the track that best aligns with your goals.

• • 1st batch: For applications between Jan 15th* (starting at midnight) and Feb 29th* (ending at 11:59pm), responses will be sent by March 31th, 2024*.
  • 2nd batch: Applications submitted from March 1st* (starting at midnight) to April 12th* (ending at 11:59pm) will receive responses by May 15th, 2024*
  • 3rd batch: Applications between April 15th* (starting at midnight) and May 31st* (ending at 11:59pm) can expect replies by June 28th, 2024*.

Note: With the growing number of applicants each year, response times may experience slight delays. A delay in response doesn’t indicate a rejection; it means the admission committee hasn’t had the chance to review your application yet.

You must save the dates mentioned in your enrollment authorization when you decide to accept the offer for our program.

Please note that these are provisional dates and might change. In any case, when you decide to enroll in our program, you must keep in mind that it is a full time program and that you must make yourself available for anything related to it.

No schedule will be provided before the kick-off meeting, apart from the events mentioned below.

Semester 1: September – January

Christmas break: December 19th 2023 – January 3rd 2024 (inclusive)

Semester 2: January – mid-July or mid-September, depending on the date of your oral defense or if you have resit exams.

Kick-off meeting for all BME Paris students
It takes place during the first week of September, and you must be registered before that day. You must be free and in Paris on the first week of September to be read to start the program.

Integration days for M1 BME Paris students
M1 students must attend the 3 integration days which usually take place on the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the first week of September. It consists of a pedestrian rally around Paris in teams and different workshops. You will receive more details around the end of August but you must be free and in Paris on the first week of September if you are authorized to enroll in our program.

Interdisciplinary seminar for all M2 BME Paris students
It usually takes place during the second full week of September but you will have a confirmation of the dates in the authorization of enrollment you will receive.
If you are part of our program you must attend the interdisciplinary seminar involving ALL students from the five different tracks of the second year of the master’s program (BIN, BIM, BioMAT, BioMECH and MCB).
The main aim of this seminar is for you to know each other and to get an initiation to what designing a research project in bioengineering means. During this event, you will work in small groups to elaborate and write interdisciplinary research projects under the supervision of faculty members from the different tracks as well as invited researchers.

Note: When booking your travel tickets, make sure you arrive in Paris on time. Absences or late arrivals won’t be tolerated.

Note: The seminar grants 3 ECTS (mandatory).

Note: Due to the COVID-19 health crisis, there might be some adjustments to the logistics, but you must remain available for these events and your classes.

Note: To ensure your timely participation, arrive in Paris at the very start of September.

For more detailed information, please refer to the FAQ page.

Graduation Ceremony and Diplomas

The ceremony typically takes place in September.
Typically, you’ll receive a « save the date » in July.
However, the official invitation will be sent to you once the track chairs finalize the list of graduates, which is typically just before the ceremony.
Attendance is not mandatory, but you must register if you wish to attend. Each participant can bring up to 3 guests, but they must be registered as well.
During the ceremony, you will not receive your actual diploma, so there’s no obligation to attend. Instead, ceremonial diplomas will be handed out, but they have no official value.
Real diplomas are typically available from December onwards. Our program collaborates with three institutions: Université Paris Cité, Arts et Metiers Institute of Technology, and Université Paris Sciences Lettres. While your diploma will be issued by the institution you registered with, the names of the other two institutions will also appear on it.

For more detailed information, please refer to the FAQ page.