Apply for France Excellence Eiffel scholarship program - 2026 edition!

29 years old -born after 31 March 1996

Grant amount

Services provided : €1200/month – Travel ticket, insurance – Tuitions fees excluded

Duration

• A maximum of 12 months when enrolling in the 2nd year of a Master's program (M2)
• A maximum of 24 months for enrolment in the 1st year of a Master's degree (M1)
• A maximum of 36 months for an engineering degree

Supporting documents

• A PHOTOCOPY OF THE IDENTITY DOCUMENT containing the following information: surname, first name, date of birth.
• The candidate’s CURRICULUM VITAE (1–2 pages), specifying the academic background and, where applicable, professional experience.
• DIPLOMAS AND RANKING: a copy of the most recent diplomas obtained, indicating the date, specialization, honors/grades, and any other document attesting to the candidate’s excellence and performance.
• The LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA (if applicable).
• TRANSCRIPTS of the last three years.
• The candidate’s PROFESSIONAL PROJECT (1–2 pages), presented on one or two pages. This presentation may, where relevant, be supported by an opinion from external stakeholders, for example from a company.
• The PROGRAM SYLLABUS of the intended training course and its complete SCHEDULE.
• The Accreditation of the Master of Science.

35 years old - born after 31 March 1990

Grant amount

Services provided : €2100/month – Travel ticket, insurance – Tuitions fees excluded

Duration

• 36-month scholarship, based on enrollment in the first year of a PhD program only; note that the number of 36-month scholarships will be limited.
• 18-month or 12-month scholarship for all candidates, whether they are already working on their thesis or are new arrivals in France or internationally, in co-supervision or joint supervision. Possibility of splitting the stay.

Supporting documents

• Copy of the passport
• CV (1-2 pages)
• Copy of Diploma and Ranking – (for the academic level of the applicant)
• Last 3 years Transcripts of records
• Professional project supported by exterior person (Cie, association, professor, …)
• A PRESENTATION OF THE THESIS PROJECT (maximum 5 pages): including the thesis topic, objectives and research hypotheses, the innovative aspects, expected impact, and benefits of the project
• A substantiated expert opinion on the scientific quality of the thesis topic:
  • The expert must necessarily be a full professor, research director, or lecturer/researcher authorized to supervise doctoral research (HDR) or equivalent, in accordance with ethical standards.
  • The expert must necessarily be external to the institution submitting the application.
  • The expert must necessarily belong to the same CNU section or research field as that of the proposed thesis project.
  • The expert must not have carried out joint work or co-authored publications with the proposed thesis supervisor.

This document aims to provide the Eiffel program selection committee with evidence regarding the realistic and feasible nature of the thesis project and to highlight the scientific contribution in which the thesis is embedded.

• The expert’s CV who drafted the opinion on the scientific quality of the thesis topic (summary CV, maximum 2 pages — longer documents will not be considered).
• The OVERALL FUNDING PLAN for the thesis.
• The CO-TUTELLE AGREEMENT or CO-SUPERVISION CERTIFICATE signed by the French and foreign parties, including the timetable for alternating stays in case of split arrangements, for scholarships of 12 or 18 months. For 36-month applications, where co-supervision or co-tutelle is not mandatory, attach a blank page if applicable.