Ecole Normale Supérieure Scholarship 2025

The Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) Scholarship is an international selection competition that awards scholarships to students worldwide who wish to pursue a diploma or master’s degree program in France.

When you are selected for the ENS through an international competitive examination, you will have the opportunity to receive excellent education through contact with outstanding researchers in a favorable training and research environment.

The examination takes place in two phases: a selection based on application and then oral and written exams (Arts & Humanities) or oral exams only (Sciences) for shortlisted candidates.

École Normale Supérieure offers ten positions in Natural Sciences and ten in Humanities. The ENS scholarships target international students enrolled in the third year of a Bachelor’s degree (Licentiate 3) or the first year of a Master’s degree (Master 1) discipline.

Tuition Fees in France

If you are studying in France as a foreigner, one important fact about education is that tuition fees in French public universities are low because the government subsidizes higher education. But on average, the cost of studying in the country is around the same as that in other developed countries, which is about €10,000 a year for domestic students. As a student undertaking a master’s program at a higher institution in France, you will also have to pay a registration fee of around €3,879 per year.

Eligibility Criteria

You must fulfill the under-listed requirements to be eligible for the 2025 ENS Scholarships in France.

• Applicants should apply only once to the International Selection.
• Applicants must not be older than 26 at the time of application.
• After admission, applicants must justify at least two years of undergraduate studies in a foreign university.
• Applicants must not have lived in France for more than ten months during the academic year of the selection (September 1 – August 31) or the previous year.
• Candidates must justify at least one year of undergraduate studies awarded by a foreign university (outside France) during the calendar year preceding the start of applications.

Scholarship Benefits

The 2025 ENS Scholarships provides international students with the following benefits: full tuition coverage because ENS is a public university, a monthly stipend of 1,000 euros for three years, and a room on one of the ENS campuses. There are ten positions in Sciences and 10 in Arts & Humanities to benefit from the scholarship scheme.

Application Procedure

• You must fill and validate the initial application form: https://candidatures.ens.psl.eu/
• After two days, an email will be sent to you, where you will activate an account on Dematec.
• Subsequently, upload the required documents in PDF format on the application.
• If your file on Dematec is complete, it is submitted to the jury.
• You can take written and oral tests remotely if the jury selects your dossier.
• The marks obtained at the tests determine the list of admitted students.

NB: Applicants interested in the Department of Cognitive Studies (DEC) can apply indiscriminately using the Science or Arts & Humanities forms. This document shows the differences between these two options.

Deadline/Expiration: December 12, 2024

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