Eiffel Scholarships in France for International Students
French Government
Masters/PhD Degree
Deadline: 8 Jan 2021 (annual)
Study in: France
Course starts AY 2021-2022
Brief description:
The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program was established by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to enable French education institutions to draw in top foreign students to enrol in their masters and PhD programs.
It gives the opportunity to the longer-term foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applicants up to 25 years old from developing countries at master’s level, and applicants up to 30 years old 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, and Engineering programme, or a PhD programme (in a cotutelle or joint doctoral thesis supervision, in partnership with a far off education institution) in four major fields:
• law;
• economics and management;
• engineering sciences at Masters’ level, sciences within 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 may be awarded for 12-36 months. For PhD level studies, the Eiffel scholarship includes a monthly allowance of €1,400 until 31 December 2020, then €1,700 from 1 January 2021 and is awarded for a maximum of 12 months.
In addition, the programme meets various expenses including international return trip, national and native transport, insurance, and cultural activities. Scholarship holders can also receive a further housing allowance, under certain conditions.
Tuition fees aren’t covered by the Eiffel Programme. The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs expects the tutorial institutions, whose international influence is enhanced by this program, confirm students receive the simplest support. Students admitted to public educational institutions are, as French government scholarship holders, exempted from enrolment fees.
Eligibility:
Nationality: This programme is reserved for candidates of non-French nationality. Candidates with two nationalities, one among which is French, aren’t eligible.
Age: For master’s level, candidates must be 25 years old or less at the time of the 2020 application campaign; i.e. born after March 1995. At PhD level, candidates must be at the most 30 years old during the appliance 2020; that’s, born after March 1990.
Origin of applications: Only applications submitted by French educational establishments are accepted. These establishments undertake to enrol scholarship holders on the course that they need been selected. Applications submitted by the other means shall not be considered. Furthermore, any candidate nominated by quite one establishment shall be disqualified.
Courses of study: Scholarships are for college kids wishing to enrol on a master’s course, including at a polytechnic institute, and for PhD students. The Eiffel Programme doesn’t apply to French-run master’s courses abroad. It doesn’t apply to training under an apprenticeship contract or knowledgeable training contract either.
Combination with other scholarships: Foreign students who, at the time of application, have already been awarded a French government scholarship under another programme aren’t eligible, albeit the scholarship in question doesn’t include Social Security cover.
For Eiffel Master Scholarship: No application is going to be accepted for any student who applied previously but was rejected, albeit the appliance is submitted by a special establishment or in another field of study. Students who have already been awarded an Eiffel scholarship at master’s level aren’t 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 can’t be awarded it for a second time. No application is going to be accepted for any student who applied previously but was rejected, albeit the appliance is submitted by a special establishment or in another field of study.
Language skills: When pre-selecting non-French-speaking candidates, establishments must confirm that their language skills meet the wants of the relevant course of study.
Students undertaking a course of study abroad take priority over those already living in France.
How to apply
Scholarship Council Canada has electronic application center, fill in the form and upload your documents. Upon successful application submission, you will receive an acknowledgment and electronic payment receipt. Keep it safe as a reference and wait for the outcome. Scholarship Council Canada team will take care of your further process upon qualifying.
Official Scholarship Council Canada Website: https://apply.
