2026 ENS International Selection Scholarships for Masters Students (France)

The Ecole normale supérieure aims at varying its students’ profiles and incorporates students to be enrolled in the 3rd year of bachelor (licence 3) or 1st year of master (master 1), coming from all over the world and from all disciplines. The competitive examination of the International selection is intended to young graduates in Arts & Humanities as well as Sciences, who justify at least of one year undergraduate studies in a foreign university and distinguish themselves with outstanding results.

Joining ENS through the competitive examination of the International selection gives access to training of excellence, through contact with exceptional researchers, in a privileged training and research environment. Integrated to the community of the normaliens, international students continue their studies at ENS and at the university at the same time, while benefiting from a 1000 euros grant for 3 years and from a room on one of the ENS campuses. At the end of their studies, these students have graduated with a master degree in their speciality and with the diploma of École normale supérieure.

• Table of Content
• About École Normale Supérieure (ENS)
• Masters Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Masters Scholarship
• Requirements for Masters Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Masters Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Masters Scholarship

• Monthly grant of 1,000 Euros for three years and a room on one of the ENS campuses.

Requirements for Masters Scholarship Qualification

• Candidates must not be after their 26th birthday on December 1st.
• Candidates must not have applied to the International Selection before. Applications of former candidates will be identified by the school and will not be transmitted for review to the jurys.
• Candidates must not have lived in France more than 10 months during the academic year of the selection (September 1st – August 31st) nor the previous year.
• Candidates must justify at least one year of undergraduate studies awarded by a foreign university during the calendar year preceding the start of applications.
• Candidates justify at least two years of undergraduate studies in a foreign university, on the 1st of September following admission.

On rare occasions, the Director of ENS may authorise applications from candidates whose academic background is non-standard.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Masters Scholarship

• The examination takes place in 2 steps: a selection based upon application, then oral and written tests in Paris for shortlisted candidates.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• You must fill and validate the initial application form: https://formulaires.ens.psl.eu/
• Within 2 days, you receive an email to activate an account on Dematec, an application where you must upload the required documents in PDF format.
• If your file on Dematec is complete, it is submitted to the jury.
• If the jury selects your dossier, you are invited to take written and oral tests remotely.
• The marks obtained at the tests determine the list of admitted students.

For more information, kindly visit ENS scholarship webpage.