Eiffel Scholarships international students 2012
The Eiffel France Scholarships are for international students wishing
to study in France. The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
launched the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme in January 1999 to
support French centres of higher education in their international
outreach initiatives, in a context of mounting competition among
developed countries, to attract elite overseas students on master’s,
engineering and PhD courses. It aims to attract outstanding
international students identified by French institutions of higher
education.
Host Institutions: French Universities and Academic Institutions, Course starts AY 2013-2014
Fields of study: The areas of study concerned by the Eiffel scholarships are:
• Engineering sciences at Master level, sciences in a broader sense
for PhD level (engineering sciences, exact sciences such as mathematics,
physics, chemistry and life sciences, nano- and bio-technology, earth
and environmental sciences and information and communication sciences
and technology)
• Economics and management
• Law and political sciences
Target group: The Eiffel France Scholarships are for excellent international students from any country.
Value: The Eiffel programme does not cover tuition
fees, though the higher education centres concerned are invited to apply
the best possible financial conditions to Eiffel scholarship-holders.
Enrolment fees at state-run higher education centres are waived for
students on French government scholarship programmes such as this.
Eiffel scholarship-holders on Master’s courses receive an allowance
of €1,181. In addition, the programme meets various expenses including
return trip, health insurance and cultural activities.
Scholarship-holders might also be eligible for additional accommodation
allowance.
Eiffel scholarship-holders on PhD courses receive an allowance of
€1,400. In addition, the programme meets various expenses including
return travel (single return trip for law and political science students
on multiple stays), health insurance and cultural activities.
Scholarship-holders might also be eligible for additional accommodation
allowance.
Eligibility: French higher education establishments
shortlist the best overseas students whom they wish to enrol in their
courses for Eiffel scholarships.
You are eligible for a scholarship if you are enrolled in a course
awarding a Master or in colleges awarding an engineering science diploma
or a PhD course as part of a jointly tutored or jointly supervised
thesis with a foreign higher education establishment partner.
Applicants for Master courses must be no more than 30 years old at
the deadline date for the selection committee of the 8th March 2013
(i.e. born after 08/ 03/1982) and no more than 35 years old for the PhD
courses (i.e. born after 08/03/1977)
Application instructions: Applications are not
accepted from students themselves, or from non-French institutions.
Applications for EIFFEL scholarships are submitted by French Higher
Education Institutions. You must meet the requirements of the French
Institution in order to be considered for the scholarship.
Deadline: 9 Jan 2013 (annual)
Further Information: http://www.egide.asso.fr/jahia/Jahia/appels/eiffel
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