The Eiffel scholarship enables international students to benefit from a mobility grant and pursue courses at the master’s and doctorate levels. Submit your application starting October 13th 2025 and before November 7th 2025 !

The Eiffel scholarship programme enables top international applicants to benefit from financial support, allowing them to enrol in Master degree and PhD programmes.

The main fields of studies covered by the Eiffel scholarships are:

Science and technology

  • Biology and health
  • Ecological transition
  • Mathematics and digital sciences
  • Engineering sciences

Humanities and Social sciences

  • History, French language and civilisation
  • Law Political science
  • Economics and management

 

Application Calendar

  • Application for Université Paris Cité* : 13/10/2025 to 07/11/2025 23h59 (Paris time).

NB : This date is different from the one indicated on the Campus France website (January 8th, 2026) to allow for the preparation of selected applications.

 

  • Application updates from Université Paris Cité: between december 1st and December 5th 2025.

Candidates pre-selected by Université Paris Cité will be contacted by email during that week. If you are not contacted by this date, this means that Université Paris Cité has not selected your application for the Eiffel scholarship.

 

  • Final results announced by Campus France by email (for pre-selected students by Université Paris Cité only) : from 30th march 2026

*  Please note: Université Paris Cité accepts, supports and submits your application to Campus France.

 
Eligibility criteria

Master’s level scholarship:

  • Foreign students aged 29 or under (born after March 31st 1996) not studying in France at the time of their application.
  • Must be applying to the Eiffel scholarship for the first time (Eiffel scholarship cannot be combined with another French government scholarship)

Be careful ! Please note that students currently living in France are no longer eligible for the scholarship.

 

PhD scholarship:

  • Foreign PhD students aged 35 or under (born after March 31st 1990) for the first year of a co-supervised or co-directed thesis
  • Must be applying for the first time for a PhD with the Eiffel scholarship (which cannot be combined with another French government scholarship).
Scholarship duration

Master’s program : the Eiffel scholarship is given for a period of :

  • 12 months maximum for enrolment in Master 2
  • 24 months maximum for enrolment in Master 1
  • 36 months for an engineering degree.

 

PhD program : the Eiffel scholarship is given for 12months to 36 months (divisible into stays of at least 6 months with justification and following a decision by the commission).

Sholarship Amount
  • PhD level: monthly allowance of €2,100
  • Master’s level: monthly allowance of €1,200
How to apply ?

International Relations office centralizes all applications and forwards them to Campus France within the deadlines.

Step 1 :

Check application guides below :

Master
PhD 

 

Step 2 :

Submit your application here (between 13th October 2025 and 7th november 2025) :

Please follow the instructions as indicated here.

Applications that will not be reviewed :

  • Incomplete applications
  • Applications sent after the deadline
  • Applications which do not comply with the procedure

 

 

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