Applications are now open for the 2026 Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program for International students to study in France
Closing Date: 8 January 2026
Applications are now open for the 2026 Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program for International students to study in France
Call for 2026 application is now open.
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.
It gives opportunity to the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applicants from foreign countries up to 29 years old at master’s level, and applicants up to 35 years old at PhD level.
2026 Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program Timeline
- Opening of the call for applications: October 1, 2025
- Deadline for the reception of applications by Campus France: January 8, 2026 included.
- Publication of results: from the 30th of March, 2026
Program objectives
The France Excellence Eiffel scholarship program is a tool developed by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assist French institutions of higher education in attracting the best foreign students to Master’s and Doctoral/Phd degree programs. It trains future foreign decision-makers from the private and public sectors in priority areas of study.
Areas of Study
The two main disciplinary fields for the France Excellence 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
Levels of Study
French higher education institutions who submit candidates to the France Excellence Eiffel program agree to enroll them:
- in courses leading to a master’s degree
- in an engineering program
- in a joint doctoral program (joint supervision of dissertation and/or dual degree), in partnership with a partner institution abroad.
Duration of the scholarship
Master’s level
- a maximum of 12 months when enrolling in an M2
- a maximum of 24 months when enrolling in an M1
- a maximum of 36 months for the completion of an engineering degree
Doctorate level
The France Excellence Eiffel scholarship is awarded for a period of maximum 12 to 36 months starting on September 1 of the year the scholarship is awarded.
Benefits included
Master’s level
France Excellence Eiffel scholarships holders receive a monthly allowance of €1,200 (from January 2026), to which is added several services: International transportation, national transportation, insurance, housing searches, cultural activities, etc.
Doctorate level
France Excellence Eiffel scholarship holders receive a monthly stipend of €2,100 (from January 2026) to which is added several services:: international transportation, national transportation, insurance, housing searches, cultural activities, etc.
For both elements of the program, tuition fees are not covered by the France Excellence Eiffel program.
How to apply for the France Excellence Eiffel scholarship
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.
Only applications submitted by French higher education institutions are accepted.
- You are an institution and you have already participated in the Eiffel program => You should have received an email concerning the access of application files. If that is not the case, please contact.
- You are an institution participating for the first time in the Eiffel Program => Please Contact in order download the application files.
- You are a student interested in participating in the Eiffel program : click here
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