Developed by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and launched during the French Presidency of the European Union (January 1–June 30, 2022), the "France Excellence Europa" scholarship program allows students from 26 European Union countries to obtain scholarships to study at the Master's level in a French institution of higher education.
Being admitted to a French higher education institution in Master’s 1 or Master’s 2 for the 2025-26 academic year ;
Not being the holder of a French Higher education degree or not being currently registered in France for a Higher education degree ;
Not be the recipient of an Erasmus +, AUF or other French ministry scholarship.
Eligible areas of study
The "France Excellence Europa” scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic excellence and is in line with the strategic priorities of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
Applications are pre-selected by the college relations teams at the French embassies. The applications are then evaluated within the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs by collaboration specialists from the eligible fields.
The scholarship is awarded for a period of:
Benefits of obtaining a “France Excellence Europa” scholarship
The "France Excellence Europa" scholarship does not cover course fees, nor the cost of international or national transportation.
[1] However, it will be necessary to create an account on messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr and to log into cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr to obtain the exemption certificate.
Candidates must send their applications electronically providing all documents mentioned below before April, 30th, 2025 11:59 pm to this address: fee.republique-tcheque@campusfrance.org
To apply, please duly complete and sign this application form and provide the documents attached.
To complete the application form (PDF), you must save it on your computer (right click on the link, save link as…) then open it with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
The required documents are:
Cover letter (in French or English)
Copy of the most recent higher education diploma obtained or copy of the secondary school diploma if the applicant is in the process of higher education. The higher education diploma must be sent as soon as it is obtained.
Copies of transcripts from the last two years of higher education
Copy of an identity document (passport, ID card)
Letter of admission to a Master’s 1 or Master’s 2 program at a French institute of higher education for the year 2025-26*
*If the applicant is not yet in possession of a letter of admission for the 2025-26 academic year at the time of application, he/she is invited to attach a sworn statement (model here to complete), mentioning the name of the institution and the title of the anticipated program for 2025-26, and a copy of the communications with the institution attesting to the fact that the application for admission is being processed. One sworn statement is required for each program.
The letter of admission must be sent as soon as possible, as soon as it is received by the candidate.
Optional:
The main and the auxiliary lists of successful candidates will be published on the Campus France website.
Developed by the French Ministry of foreign affairs, this program contributes every year to the training of future foreign decision-makers, from the public and private sectors, in degree courses at Master and Doctorate level. Applications are presented exclusively by French higher education establishments.
Several study areas have been identified as priorities and the objective is to stimulate applications from students from emerging countries for the master's level and from emerging and industrialized countries for the doctorate level.
For more information on the application process, click here.
The two spheres of Eiffel scholarships are available in the following seven fields:
French higher education establishments which present candidates for the Eiffel Master program undertake to register them either:
(or in a joint doctoral program in partnership with a partner institution abroad : for more information about the Eiffel Excellence sholarship at doctoal level, it's here)
At master level, the scholarship is awarded for a period of:
Eiffel Master scholarship holders receive a monthly allowance of 1200€, to which is added the direct payment of several services: international transport, national transport, insurance, finding accommodation, cultural activities, etc.
Tuition fees are not covered by the Eiffel program.
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