The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program 2021 was established by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to enable French higher education institutions to attract top foreign students to enroll in their masters and Ph.D. programs.
It gives an opportunity to the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applicants up to 30 years old from developing countries at master’s level, and applicants up to 35 years old from developing and industrialized countries at the Ph.D. level.
The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program is awarded to two types of studies:
- Masters level, for a duration between 12 and 36 months;
- Doctorate or Ph.D. level, for research periods in France of up to 12 months, a part of a cotutelle or joint doctoral thesis supervision (preferably in 2nd year of Ph.D.).
Fields of study
- Eiffel scholarships are available in four main fields:
- Law studies;
- Economics and management;
- Engineering sciences at the master’s level, Science in a broad sense at the Ph.D. level (engineering sciences; exact sciences: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and life sciences, nano, and biotechnology, earth sciences, sciences of the universe, environmental sciences, information, and communication science and technology);
- Political sciences.
Benefits of Eiffel Excellence Scholarship
5.1. Master’s level
- International transport: a round-trip international ticket Country of origin – France;
- National transport: a train ticket to the first study location; a train ticket from the last study location to the airport for the return to the country of origin;
- Local transport: reimbursement of up to a maximum of €50 of the trip between the airport or train station and the first study location (taxi or public transport);
- Health insurance by Campus France, for the time needed to register to French Social Security, for students from outside of the European Economic Area (EEA); Mutual health insurance (mutuelle);
- Cultural activities: Subject to certain conditions, students may also benefit from a housing allowance,within the 3 months following the signature of the housing contract
5.2. Ph.D. level
- International transport: a round-trip international ticket Country of origin – France;
- National transport: a train ticket to the first study location; a train ticket from the last study location to the airport for the return to the country of origin;
- Local transport: reimbursement of up to a maximum of €50 of the trip between the airport or train station and the first study location (taxi or public transport);
- Health insurance by Campus France, for the time needed to register to French Social Security, for students from outside of the European Economic Area (EEA); Mutual health insurance (mutuelle);
- Cultural activities: Subject to certain conditions, students may also benefit from a housing allowance, within the 3 months following the signature of the housing contract.
Eligibility
Nationality: this program is reserved for non-French nationals. Candidates with two nationalities, one of which is French, are not eligible.
Age: for the master’s level, candidates must be no older than 30 on the date of 2020. The campaign, that is, students born after March 1989. At the Ph.D. level, candidates must be no older than 35 on the date of the 2021 Campaign, that is, students born after March 1984.
Origin of applications: only applications submitted by French educational institutions are accepted. These institutions commit to enrolling scholarship holders on the academic program for which they have been selected. Applications submitted by any other means shall not be considered. Furthermore, any candidate nominated by more than one institution shall be disqualified.
How to Apply?
For Master Course: Click here
For Ph.D. Course: Click here
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