2026 Air and Space Force Award

Published: 02/19/2026
Prix de thèse

The 2026 Air and Space Force Awards will recognize work carried out and supported in 2025.

Applications must be submitted by June 9, 2026.

Every year, the French Air and Space Force rewards the best theses and dissertations on “Air and/or Space” topics with the Clément Ader and René Mouchotte awards. These awards were created by order of the Minister of Defense on March 15, 2004, in order to "encourage, stimulate, and promote studies or research related to the concerns of the Air and Space Force. This work, relating in particular to issues of strategy, history, use of forces, human resources, equipment, or aviation law, may be conducted in particular in academic circles, research institutes, or within the Ministry of Defense."

This prize is divided into two awards: the “Clément Ader” prize, awarded to a doctoral thesis or equivalent work (€5,000), and the “René Mouchotte” prize, which recognizes one or two master's theses or equivalents (€2,000 per award). The interest of the thesis or dissertation, its originality, and its relevance to the concerns of the Air and Space Force are the criteria determining the awarding of the prize. The jury is chaired by the Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force, who personally presents the awards to the winning students.

 

The 2026 Air and Space Force Awards will recognize work carried out and supported in 2025. Therefore, all students who wish to apply are invited to submit their applications before June 9, 2026, to the following address:

École militaire

Centre d’études stratégiques aérospatiales (CESA)

Division Puissance aérospatiale -  Section Études

1, Place Joffre – Case 43

75700 PARIS SP 07


If you have any further questions, please contact us at the following address: cesa.charge-etude.fctintradef.gouvfr

 

The application file must include:

 

  • a cover letter;
  • a copy of your diploma or corresponding transcript;
  • two bound paper copies of your thesis or dissertation and one digital copy;
  • a letter of recommendation from your professor/research supervisor;
  • a handwritten letter authorizing the reproduction of your work;
  • a summary of your thesis (maximum two pages) or dissertation (maximum four pages);
  • an up-to-date resume (please check your mailing address carefully);
  • a USB drive containing all of the above documents.
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