Labex Milyon University Scholarships

MILYON is a LabEx (Laboratoire d’Excellence), a center of Excellence, carried forward by the researchers in the fields of mathematics and theoretical computer science of the University of Lyon in the region of Lyon Saint-Etienne, Since 2011.

MILYON is one of the projects of Excellence that was awarded a LabEx grant (Laboratoire d’Excellence) by the French National Agency for Research (ANR), as part of the program “Investments for the Future” (Investissements d’Avenir) after a first call for proposals in 2010. MILYON is one of the twelve LabEx awarded to the University of Lyon.

Located in the heart of the second scientific hub of France, MILYON federates several internationally recognized research units with the aim to establish Lyon--Saint-Etienne  as one of the leading European research and higher education centers for mathematics and computer science. By doing so, MILYON participates in the development strategy of the University of Lyon and its partner institutions.

MILYON contributes with innovative research on current key topics in mathematics and computer science as well as on topics at their interfaces with other disciplines in particular theoretical physics, medicine, biology, imaging...

MILYON meets the challenges of scientific research and higher education and intends to contribute to tomorrow’s society and economy, in particular through knowledge translation to industry and society.