The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program 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 PhD programs.
It gives opportunity to the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applicants up to 25 years old from developing countries at master’s level, and applicants up to 30 years old from developing and industrialized countries at PhD level.
The Eiffel scholarship program objectives
The Eiffel scholarship program is a tool developed by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assist French institutions of higher education in attracting the best foreign students to Master’s and Doctoral/Phd degree programs.
It trains future foreign decision-makers from the private and public sectors in priority areas of study and encourages applications from students in emerging countries at the Master’s level and in emerging and industrialized countries at the PhD level.
The two main disciplinary fields for the Eiffel scholarships cover the following seven areas of study for the Master’s and Doctorate elements:
For Science and Technology
For Humanities and Social Sciences
French higher education institutions who submit candidates to the Eiffel program agree to enroll them:
Scholarship Duration
Master’s level
Doctorate level
The Eiffel scholarship is awarded for a period of 12 months in France.
Benefits
Master’s level
Eiffel scholarship holders receive a monthly allowance of €1,181, to which is added several services: International transportation, national transportation, insurance, housing searches, cultural activities, etc.
Doctorate level
Eiffel scholarship holders a monthly stipend of €1,700 to which is added several services:: international transportation, national transportation, insurance, housing searches, cultural activities, etc.
For both elements of the program, tuition fees are not covered by the Eiffel program.
Timeline:
How to Apply for the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme 2023
All French higher education institutions can submit applications.
Applications sent directly by students or by foreign institutions will be declared ineligible.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the French Government Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme 2023
Application Deadline: January 10, 2023.
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