Applications are Open for the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program for Master's and Doctorate Applicants

Name of the Event: Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program

Place: France

Last Date of Application: 8 January 2025

Link to Apply:

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The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program was established by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to enable French higher education institutions to attract top foreign students to enroll in their master's and PhD programs.

It gives opportunity to the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applicants from foreign countries up to 27 years old at the master’s level, and applicants up to 32 years old at PhD level.

Areas of Study:

The two main disciplinary fields for the France Excellence Eiffel scholarships cover the following seven areas of study for the Master's and Doctorate elements-

For Science and Technology -

• Biology and Health

• Ecological Transition

• Mathematics and Digital

• Engineering Sciences

For Humanities and Social Sciences -

• History, French language, and civilization

• Law and political science

• Economics and management

Levels of Study:

French higher education institutions who submit candidates to the France Excellence Eiffel program agree to enroll them-

• in courses leading to a master's degree

• in an engineering program

• in a joint doctoral program (joint supervision of dissertation and/or dual degree), in partnership with a partner institution abroad.

Duration of the scholarship:

Master's level -

• a maximum of 12 months when enrolling in an M2

• a maximum of 24 months when enrolling in an M1

• a maximum of 36 months for the completion of an engineering degree

Doctorate level -

The France Excellence Eiffel scholarship is awarded for a period of maximum 6 to 36 months starting on September 1 of the year the scholarship is awarded.

Benefits included:

Master's level -

France Excellence Eiffel scholarship holders receive a monthly allowance of €1,181, to which is added several services-

• International transportation,

• national transportation,

• insurance,

• housing searches,

• cultural activities, etc.

  
  

Doctorate level -

France Excellence Eiffel scholarship holders receive a monthly stipend of €1,800 (since the 1st of January 2024) to which is added several services-

• international transportation,

• national transportation,

• insurance,

• housing searches,

• cultural activities, etc.

Note: For both elements of the program, tuition fees are not covered by the France Excellence Eiffel program.

How to apply for the France Excellence Eiffel scholarship:

First Step -

• Contact Campus France in your country of origin or the French Embassy's Cooperation and Cultural Action Department, who can guide you and advise you on your study plans.

• To learn about the procedures and deadlines for submitting an application, contact the international relations department of a French institution via its website, by e-mail or by telephone.

• It's up to you to choose the school or university that best fits your plans for studying in France.

• All French higher education institutions can submit applications.

Second Step -

• The institution accepts and supports your application for the France Excellence Eiffel scholarship

• The institution submits your application online via the dedicated Campus France website

Applications sent directly by students or by foreign institutions will be declared ineligible.

We are not the official organizers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organizers at - candidatures.eiffel@campusfrance.org