The Eiffel scholarship program 2022 call for application is open now! International students from all over the world are invited to apply and get the opportunity to study in France for free.
The Eiffel scholarship (France Government Scholarship) 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.
All You Need to Know about Eiffel scholarship 2022
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.
| Hosted Country | Scholarships in France.. |
| Issued | French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. |
| Language of Instruction: | English or French. |
| Coverage | Fully Funded. |
| Study Mode: | Full-Time Study. |
| Eligibility: | |
| Scholarship Duration |
Master’s level
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| No. of scholarships: | Not specified. |
Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program Areas
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
- Biology and Health
- Ecological Transition
- Mathematics and Digital
- Engineering Sciences
For Humanities and Social Sciences
- History, French language and civilization
- Law and political science
- Economics and management
Eiffel scholarship 2022 in France BENEFITS
Master’s level
Eiffel scholarship holders receive a monthly allowance of €1,181. In addition, the following benefits are
provided:
- International air travel: Round-trip international air travel between the awardee’s home country and France.
- Train travel within France: Campus France will provide a train ticket to the awardee’s first study location and a second ticket from the last study location to the airport.
- Local transportation: Reimbursement of up to €50 of the cost of travel via taxi or public transportation from the airport or train station to the first study location.
- Health insurance: Campus France will provide health insurance coverage.
- Cultural activities.
Doctorate level
Eiffel scholarship holders a monthly stipend of €1,700. In addition, the following benefits are
provided:
- International air travel: Round-trip international air travel between the awardee’s home country and France.
- Train travel within France: Campus France will provide a train ticket to the awardee’s first study location and a second ticket from the last study location to the airport.
- Local transportation: Reimbursement of up to €50 of the cost of travel via taxi or public transportation from the airport or train station to the first study location.
- Health insurance: Campus France will provide health insurance coverage.
- Cultural activities.
For both elements of the program, tuition fees are not covered by the Eiffel program.
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–The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (Fully Funded)
Eiffel scholarship (France Government Scholarship) Eligibility
1. Nationality
The Eiffel Program is reserved for non-French nationals. Candidates with two nationalities of which one is French are not eligible.
2. Age
Candidates for the master’s component must be 25 or under at the time of the 2022 competition—that is, they must have been born after the 31 of March 1996. Candidates for the doctoral component must be 30 or under at the time of the 2022 competition; they must have been born after the 31 of March 1991.
3. Source of applications
Only applications submitted by French educational institutions will be accepted. These institutions commit to admitting awardees to the academic program specified in the application. Applications from any other source shall not be considered. Any candidate nominated by more than one institution shall be disqualified.
4. Academic levels targeted
Eiffel Program scholarships are intended for students seeking to enroll in a master’s level program in France (including at a school of engineering) and for doctoral candidates. Only programs recognized by the French government are eligible. The Eiffel Program cannot be used at French-run programs abroad or in connection with apprenticeship contracts or professional training contracts.
5. Language proficiency
When preselecting non-French-speaking candidates, institutions shall ensure that the candidates’ language skills meet the requirements of the academic program.
6. Geographic location
Master level: Candidates already studying in France are ineligible.
Doctoral level: Students enrolled in academic programs abroad have priority over students already in France.
How to apply for Eiffel scholarship 2022 (France Government Scholarship)
For students
Student can not apply directly to the Eiffel scholarship 2022 (France Government Scholarship), becuase only applications submitted by French higher education institutions are accepted.
1. First step
- Contact Campus France in your country of origin or the French Embassy’s Cooperation and Cultural Action Department, who can guide you and advise you on your study plans.
- To learn about the procedures and deadlines for submitting an application, contact the international relations department of a French institution via its website, by e-mail or by telephone.
- It’s up to you to choose the school or university that best fits your plans for studying in France.
- All French higher education institutions can submit applications.
2. Second Step
- The institution accepts and supports your application for the Eiffel scholarship
- The institution submits your application online via the dedicated Campus France website
- Applications sent directly by students or by foreign institutions will be declared ineligible.
For institutions
- You are an institution and you have already participated in the Eiffel program => You should have received an email concerning the download of application files. If that is not the case, please contact them on candidatures.eiffel@campusfrance.org.
- You are an institution participating for the first time in the Eiffel Program => Please Contact them in order download the application files.
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Eiffel scholarship 2022 Timeline
- Opening of the call for applications: week of September 27, 2021
- Deadline for the reception of applications by Campus France: January 7th 2022.
- Publication of results: week of 4 April, 2022