Mines Paris – PSL Summer Camp 2025: a summer to explore, create and be inspired
From 19 to 28 August on the Pierre Laffitte campus in Sophia Antipolis
The Mines Paris – PSL Summer Camp offers 10 days of unique immersion on the French Riviera, with scientific projects, inspiring encounters, industrial discoveries… and swimming! Supervised by passionate researchers and engineers, you will learn to code, build, experiment and invent. With three workshops to choose from, comfortable accommodation and a friendly and stimulating atmosphere, it’s the perfect recipe for a summer full of discoveries!
Want to dive into the world of tech?
Are you curious, motivated, and want to discover science and engineering in an exceptional setting?
Take part in the 100% girls Summer Camp organised by Mines Paris – PSL, on our Sophia Antipolis campus, under the sun of the French Riviera!
🧠 Teamwork on concrete scientific projects
🏭 Visits to industrial and scientific sites
🏖️ Leisure time: swimming, evening activities, social events
🌈 An unforgettable human and scientific experience!
Summer Camp Location
Campus Pierre Laffitte – Mines Paris – PSL
- 1 rue Claude Daunesse, 06904 Sophia Antipolis
Accommodation
- Appart’hôtel Néméa, Résidence Green Side
- 45 Rue Henri Poincaré, 06410 Sophia Antipolis
Who is it for?
The Summer Camp is reserved for girls in Year 10, Year 11 or Year 12 (general stream) at the time of registration. No prior skills are required – just curiosity and a desire to learn!
For the 2025 edition, 30 places are available.
The scientific workshops
Decarbonisation & Data Science
Create your own analysis tool to compare industrial technologies for reducing CO₂ emissions.
👉 You will leave with your own data analysis code developed from start to finish.
Textile & plastic recycling
Turns waste into useful and creative objects.
👉 Make your own jewellery or keyring from recycled materials.
Solar cooking (trilingual: French/English/German)
Design and build a portable solar oven, then test it… by cooking with it!
👉 An ingenious and eco-friendly project.
Why participate?
🔬 Discover science in a different way
👩🔬 Be mentored by passionate scientists
🚀 Dare to experiment and gain confidence in yourself
👭 Meet other inspiring girls from all over France
🛠️ Create, code, build, test and… have fun!
Practical information
🗓️ Dates: from 19 August at 4pm to 28 August at 2pm
🕐 Registration deadline: 15 June 2025
💸 Price: free (only travel to/from Antibes train station is at the expense of families)
📍 Location: Pierre Laffitte Campus – Sophia Antipolis
Registration
To apply for the Summer Camp, please complete the form below and submit the following documents:
- A short cover letter (10 to 20 lines)
- A letter of recommendation from one of your science teachers
- Your last two school reports
You will receive a response by 30 June with all the information you need to attend, if you are selected!
Got a question?
Want to know more about the workshops, accommodation or life on campus?
Our team is here to help and answer all your questions.
Mines Paris – PSL, a springboard to the future
By organising this 100% female Summer Camp, Mines Paris – PSL is reaffirming its commitment to diversifying profiles in scientific and technical fields. Far from stereotypes, this programme offers young girls a practical, creative and supportive immersion in the world of science, engineering and innovation.
This initiative is made possible thanks to the support of our committed partners, Petroineos and RTE, who share our conviction that it is essential to inspire vocations from an early age by offering everyone the same opportunities for exploration and success.
This programme is also part of a broader effort to develop new sustainable development courses at the Pierre Laffitte campus, including the I-BE3 Bachelor of Engineering programme, which will open in September 2026.