Applications for Eiffel Scholarship (Master's level) 2027-2028

Call for application International
October 2, 2026 - November 16, 2026
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.

For the PhD applications contact the Collège Doctoral.
If you wish to apply to Grenoble INP, Sciences Po Grenoble, École Nationale Supérieure d’architecture de Grenoble, you may contact them directly.
Applications are open

The Eiffel scholarship offers merit-based grants to international students.

Only French higher education institutions can preselect candidates and send an online application on their behalf on the Campus France website. Applications submitted directly by students or by foreign educational institutions will be rejected.

Eligible fields of study are

  • Science and techniques: Biology and health / Ecological transition / Mathematics and digital / Engineering sciences
  • Human and social sciences : History, Language and French Civilization / Law and Political Sciences / Economics and Management

Grant amount

€1,200 per month (starting from January 2026). Direct coverage of several services:
  • International and domestic transport in accordance with the provisions of the Eiffel 2027 regulations;
  • Health and supplementary insurance
  • Assistance with housing search
  • Cultural activities
A preliminary intensive language course may be planned if it is specified at the time of application.

The scholarship may be maintained during a period abroad only if it involves a compulsory internship or mobility period included in the programme curriculum, subject to the conditions set out in the Eiffel regulations.

A gap year may result in the suspension of scholarship payments and associated benefits, in accordance with the Eiffel regulations.

Grant duration

No deferral of the scholarship is possible.
  • Maximum 12 months for students in second year master's programs (M2)
  • Maximum 24 months for students in first year master's programs (M1)
  • Maximum 36 months for students preparing an engineering degree

Criteria for the selection of candidates

  • Academic excellence of the candidate.
  • A coherent and well-developed academic and professional project.
  • Be no older than 29 on 31 March 2027, i.e. born after 31 March 1997.
  • Be a foreign national. Dual nationals holding French nationality are not eligible.
  • For Master's-level scholarships, candidates already studying or residing in France are not eligible.
  • The Eiffel scholarship cannot be combined with another French government scholarship, an Erasmus+ scholarship or a scholarship from the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF).
  • A candidate who has already received an Eiffel scholarship at Master's level cannot apply again under the same category.
  • A candidate whose application was unsuccessful in a previous Master's-level selection round may not reapply, even if changing institution or field of study.
  • A candidate may be nominated by only one French higher education institution.

Procedure

Please note: every application must be completed in full. An incomplete application cannot be processed by Université Grenoble Alpes or validated on the Campus France platform.

Applicants must follow the steps below:

1. Choose a Master's programme at UGA by consulting Master’s catalog to find out about the program content, application procedures and the programme coordinator's contact details

2. Carefully read the Eiffel regulations for the 2027 session, check the eligibility requirements and complete the application form before contacting the programme coordinator.
  • Section 1 – “Applicant Information”: to be completed by the student.
  • Section 2 – “Presentation of the Application”: to be completed by the student, except for the sections “Candidate Selection Criteria and Procedure” and “Assessment” (page 4), which must be completed by the programme coordinator.
  • Section 3 – “General Information about the Institution”: to be completed by the central International Relations Office. The section concerning scholarship recipient monitoring must be completed by the relevant faculty or school.
3. Name the application file as follows: DossierM_First name_Last name.

4. Attach all supporting documents in PDF format (maximum 3 MB per file), clearly named — e.g. Transcript_LASTNAME_Firstname.pdf.

5. Submit the fully completed application form and all supporting documents to the Master’s programme coordinator and/or the International Relations Office of the relevant faculty or school for evaluation and possible approval, respecting the deadline set by UGA and, where applicable, by the faculty or school concerned.

All fields in the application form must be completed. Any field left blank will prevent validation of the application on the Campus France platform and render the application inadmissible.
 
ATTENTION: Candidates cannot submit their application directly to Campus France or to the Main International Office at UGA. They must contact directly Master supervisor and/or the International Relations Office of the Faculty.
Published on  October 24, 2019
Updated on  October 12, 2026