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Eiffel Scholarships in France for International Students
Last updated: 13 Nov 2018 | CURRENTLY CLOSED

French Government Deadline: before 11 Jan 2019 (annual)

Masters/PhD Degree Study in: France
Course starts AY 2019-2020

Brief description:

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 enrol in their masters 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 developing countries at master’s level, and from developing and industrialized countries at
PhD level.

Host Institution(s):

French Universities and Academic Institutions

Level/Field(s) of study:

Master’s degree programme, in an Engineering programme, or in a PhD programme (in a

cotutelle or joint doctoral thesis supervision, in partnership with a foreign higher education
institution) in four major fields:

• law;
• economics and management;
• engineering sciences at Masters’ level, sciences in the broad sense for
the Doctorate/PhD level (engineering science; exact sciences: mathematics,
physics, chemistry and life sciences, nano and biotechnologies, Earth, space
and environmental sciences, information sciences and technologies and communication);
• political sciences

Target group:

International students

Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:

For Master’s level studies, the Eiffel scholarship includes a monthly allowance of €1,181 (a
maintenance allowance of €1,031 and a monthly stipend of €150) and can be awarded for 12-
36 months. For PhD level studies, the Eiffel scholarship includes a monthly allowance of
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Nationality: This programme is reserved for candidates of non-French nationality. Candidates
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Age: For master’s level, candidates must be not older than 30 on the date of the
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accepted. These establishments undertake to enrol scholarship holders on the course for which
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Combination with other scholarships: Foreign students who, at the time of application, have DAAD Scholarships in Germany for Development-
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For Eiffel Master Scholarship: 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.

For Eiffel PhD Scholarship: 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.

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.

Students undertaking a course of study abroad take priority over those already living in France.

Application instructions:

Applications are currently closed.

Applications are not accepted from students directly. Applications for EIFFEL
scholarships are submitted by French Higher Education Institutions. You must apply and
meet the requirements of the French Higher Education Institution in order to be considered for
the scholarship. The deadline for applications to Campus France is 11 January
2019. Application deadline to participating French Institutions is earlier and falls around
November-December 2018.

It is important to read the Eiffel Programme Guide and visit the official website (link found
below) to access the online application form and for detailed information on how to apply for
this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: http://www.campusfrance.org/en/eiffel

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