*Eiffel Masters Scholarships in France

• The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched the Eiffel excellence scholarship program in January 1999 to support French centers of higher education in their international outreach initiatives, in a context of mounting competition among developed countries, to attract elite overseas students on master’s, engineering and  PhD courses.
• The Eiffel excellence scholarships are aimed at overseas students whose talents and abilities have been recognized by French higher education establishments wishing to attract them to pursue their studies. The courses undertaken in France will help them to obtain positions of responsibility in the public and private sectors.
• 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.
• Applications from students currently studying outside France will be given priority over those from students already studying in France.
• 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.

• Study in France

Field(s) of Study

• A Master component which helps fund a master level degree course from 12 to 36 months
• A Ph.D. component to fund mobility programs for 10 months under a thesis joint supervision or co-tutorship (preferably for the second doctoral year).

• Nationality: This program is for candidates of foreign nationality. Bi-national candidates, one of which nationality is French, are not eligible.

Am I Eligible to Apply?

• The selection is made by a committee composed of three colleges of experts (one for each field of study). The members of these colleges are not allowed to assess applications submitted by institutions to which they are linked institutionally.

The selection criteria are:The excellence of the candidate, as reflected in his previous academic career and the innovative nature of the research topic (score out of 10, coefficient 3)

• Age: for programs leading to a master’s degree level, applicants must be at most 30 years old at the date of the selection committee, that is to say, born after 07/03/1985; for PhD applicants, candidates must be aged at most 35 years old on the date of the selection committee, that is to say, born after 03.07.1980.
• Origin of applications: Only applications sent by the French institutions are admissible. The latter undertake to enroll laureates in the training for which they were selected. Applications sent by other means are not receivable. In addition, a candidate nominated by more than one institution will see his application rejected.
• The training involved: Eligible candidates are likely to incorporate a training course of master level attested by a diploma, including engineering school, and PhD candidates. The French trainings relocated abroad are not affected, fellows, non doctoral, having to perform at least 75% of their studies in France.

• Apply Online –http://extranet.egide.asso.fr/FormulairePJEiffel/

Closing Date:

• 28 rue de la Grange-aux-Belles 75010 Paris
• Tel: +33 (0)1 40 40 59 30
• Website – http://www.campusfrance.org/en/eiffel
• E-mail: candidatures.eiffel@campusfrance.org
• Eiffel Programme guide – This Session