The call for applications (for the 2021 academic year) is ongoing until 8 January 2021.
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 (up to 25 years old, from developing countries) and PhD-level candidates (up to 30 years old, from developing and industrialized countries) to pursue their graduate studies in France.
2021 TIMELINE
- Opening of the call for applications: week of September 28, 2020
- Deadline for the reception of applications by Campus France (Paris headquarters): JJanuary 8th 2021
- Announcement of results: week of March 22, 2021
ELIGIBLE FIELDS OF STUDY
- Law
- Economics and Management
- Engineering sciences (Masters' level); General sciences (PhD level);
- Political sciences
COMPLETE GUIDELINES
- Eiffel Programme guide – French version is currently available, the English one will follow
- Contains all the important information on the following topics:
- Eligible 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 (25years old and below); PhD-level (30 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.
