The call for applications (for the 2020 academic year) is ongoing until 9 January 2020
The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program was established by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to attract highly-qualified international students to enroll in Master's and PhD programs taught at French higher education institutions.
With the goal of educating future international decision-makers in the private and public sectors; this Scholarship encourages Master's-level applicants (from developing countries) and PhD-level candidates (from developing and industrialized countries) to pursue their graduate studies in France.
2020 TIMELINE
- Opening of the call for applications: week of October 21th 2019
- Deadline for the reception of applications by Campus France (Paris headquarters): January 9th 2020.
- Announcement of results: week of March 23th 2020.
COMPLETE GUIDELINES
- Eiffel Programme guide – 2020 Session
- Contains all the important information on the following topics:
- Priority fields of study
- Explanation about the levels of study (Master's degrees and joint PhD programs)
- Duration of the scholarship coverage
- Scholarship benefits
- Eligibility (age, nationality, etc)
- Age restrictions: Master's-level (30 years old and below); PhD-level (35 years old and below)
IMPORTANT NOTE ON APPLICATIONS
Only applications nominated and submitted by French higher education institutions will be accepted.
- This means that interested candidates cannot submit their applications for these scholarships themselves
- It is therefore essential for candidates to apply to French schools and universities first and inform the institution of their interest to be nominated for the Eiffel Excellence Scholarships
- French higher education institutions preselect candidates and endorse their profiles to the Eiffel selection committee
- Applications from any other source will not be considered
- Any candidate nominated by more than one French higher education institution will be disqualified
ON COMBINING SEVERAL SCHOLARSHIPS
The Eiffel Scholarship cannot be held concurrently with the following:
- another French government scholarship (from the French Embassy, other French government agencies and institutions),
- an Erasmus+ scholarship,
- a scholarship from the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie
Concerning past awardees of French government scholarships
Students (who at the time of application), have previously been awarded another French government scholarship are ineligible for the Eiffel Excellence program, even if the past scholarship covered only health insurance.
