The France Excellence Eiffel scholarship program is developed by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to allow French higher education institutions to attract the best foreign students in diploma courses at Masters’ and Doctorate/PhD level.
This allows to train the next foreign decision makers, in private and public sectors, in critical studies fields, and boost applications by students from emerging countries at Masters’ level and emerging and industrialised countries at PhD/Doctorate level.
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Eiffel Excellence Scholarship
Aim and Benefits of Eiffel Excellence Scholarship
Scholarship is fully funded. Additional benefits include:
- Networking opportunities with global leaders.
- A monthly allowance of €1,181 for master’s level students.
- A monthly allowance of €1,800 for doctoral-level students.
- Assistance with accommodation.
- Coverage for round-trip airfare and local transport.
- Comprehensive health insurance.
- Opportunities to participate in cultural activities.
Requirements for Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Qualification
To be considered for the Eiffel Scholarship, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
- Only foreign nationals are eligible to apply for a scholarship from the French Government.
- In the case of dual nationality applicants, those with French nationality are ineligible.
- for master’s courses, candidates must be no older than 30 on the date of the selection committee meeting, March 2021; at PhD level, candidates must be no older than 35 on the date of the selection committee meeting, March 2021.
- only applications submitted by French educational establishments are accepted. These establishments undertake to enrol scholarship holders on the course for which they have been selected. Applications submitted by any other means shall not be considered. Furthermore, any candidate nominated by more than one establishment shall be disqualified.
- scholarships are for students wishing to enrol on a master’s course, including at an engineering school, and for PhD students. The Eiffel Programme does not apply to French-run master’s courses abroad, as non-PhD scholarship holders must complete at least 75% of their course in France. It does not apply to training under an apprenticeship contract or a professional training contract either.
- Educational establishments that shortlist non-French speaking applicants must ensure that their level of French is sufficient to enable them to integrate satisfactorily into the anticipated course
- Combination with other scholarships: foreign students who, at the time of application, have already been awarded a French government scholarship under another programme are not eligible, even if the scholarship in question does not include social security cover.
- Eiffel PhD scholarships: Establishments may nominate a candidate who was previously awarded an Eiffel scholarship at master’s level for a scholarship at PhD level. Candidates who have already been awarded an Eiffel scholarship once during their PhD cannot be awarded it for a second time. No application will be accepted for any student who applied previously but was rejected, even if the application is submitted by a different establishment or in another field of study.
- Eiffel master’s scholarships: no application will be accepted for any student who applied previously but was rejected, even if the application is submitted by a different establishment or in another field of study. Students who have already been awarded an Eiffel scholarship at master’s level are not eligible to re-apply at master’s level.
- Language skills: when pre-selecting non-French-speaking candidates, establishments must make sure that their language skills meet the requirements of the relevant course of study.
Interview date, Process and Venue for Eiffel Excellence Scholarship
Selection
- The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs appoints experts for the selection of scholarship recipients for the program. Each expert is a teacher-researcher, and holds accreditation to supervise research for the doctoral component, and has proven international experience. He or she is appointed for a non-renewable period of 4 years. Consult the list of the jury for the 2024 session .
- The expertise of the files is established on the basis of the evaluation grids. Access the details of the grading grids for the Master's or Doctorate component.
Timeline
- Opening of the call for applications: October 1, 2024
- Webinar for institutions : early October
- Deadline for institutions to submit application files to Campus France : January 8, 2025 inclusive
- Announcement of results: the winners and the establishments will be informed of the results by email the 1st week of April 2025
Application Deadline
January 8, 2025
How to Apply
For more details,visit French Government website