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The Eiffel Scholarship Program, sponsored by the French government, offers fully funded aid covering tuition, airfare, living expenses, and stipends for international students seeking to pursue their academic goals in prestigious French universities.
The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs developed the program to allow French higher education institutions to attract the best international students for diploma courses at the Master’s and Doctorate/PhD levels. The objective is to train the subsequent foreign decision-makers in the private and public sectors in critical studies fields and boost applications by students from emerging countries.
The France Excellence Eiffel Scholarships, named after the iconic Eiffel Tower, are currently accepting applications from interested foreign students seeking financial support to study any of France’s diverse range of academic disciplines.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are low in public universities in France because the government subsidizes higher education. The actual cost of education is the same as it is elsewhere in the world—around €10,000 a year. Non-EU students will be required to pay differentiated registration fees if they enroll for the 1st time for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or an engineering program. The total registration fee you will be required to pay will be €3,879 per year at the master level.
Eligibility criteria
- Eiffel Scholarships are only offered to students not of French nationality.
- Candidates must be no older than 27 at the time of the 2024 competition to be eligible for the master’s scholarship.
- Candidates must be no older than 32 at the time of the 2024 competition to be eligible for the doctoral scholarship.
- The French government does not accept applications from students who have already been awarded another scholarship at the time of application.
Eligible Courses (Masters, Doctorate)
The 2025 applications session for the France Excellence Eiffel scholarships program is related to 7 fields of study.
Science and Technology
- Biology and health
- Ecological transition
- Mathematics and digital
- Engineering sciences
Social and Human Sciences
- History, French language, and civilization
- Law and political science
- Economics and management
Scholarship Benefits
For master students, €1,181 will be provided monthly for living expenses. You will also get a monthly stipend of 150 euros, return air tickets, cultural activities, housing allowance, and health insurance. The recipients undertaking PhD courses will get €1,800 per month for living expenses alongside other benefits mentioned above.
Application Procedure
Step 1: Apply for admission to a recognized French educational institution or research organization.
- You can contact the International Relations department of a French institution via their website, email, or phone to find out the terms and deadline for applying for the scholarship.
- You can also contact the Espace Campus France in your country of origin or the French Embassy’s Cooperation and Cultural Action department for guidance or advice on your study project.
Step 2 (Important): Students cannot apply directly for the Eiffel Scholarship. Applications must be made through a higher education institution.
You can only submit a single application if you are studying in two higher education institutions.
Deadline/Expiration: January 8, 2025
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