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EIFFEL

The Eiffel Scholarship Program was developed by the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs to help French higher education institutions attract the best international students to their Master's degrees and PhD programs.

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ThE program

The Eiffel Scholarship Program is designed to train future foreign decision-makers from the private and public sectors in priority areas of study, and to encourage students from emerging and industrialised countries.

Eligibility

  • be a foreign national (binationals with a French nationality are not eligible)
  • be no more than 32 years old at the time of selection (i.e. born after March 31, 1992)

Academic fields

  • Humanities and social sciences: History, French language and civilisation, Law and Political sciences, Economy and management
  • Science and technology: Biology and health, Ecological transition, Mathematics and digital studies, Engineering sciences

Duration of the scholarship

The Eiffel scholarship can be awarded for period of 6 to 36 months:

  • 36 months for candidates starting their 1st year of PhD in the year following selection (more limited number of grants);
  • 12 or 18 months for candidates in a cotutelle or international co-supervision project:
    • 12 months for an enrollment in 2nd or 3rd year of PhD in the year following selection
    • 18 months for an enrollment in 1st or 2nd year of PhD in the year following selection

All applications must go through the University of Bordeaux, which centralises all applications and submits them to Campus France. Applications sent directly to Campus France will be immediately rejected.

Please note that the deadline for applications to the University of Bordeaux is different from the one indicated on the Campus France website.

how to apply?

  1. Read the program guidelines and the terms and conditions provided by Campus France to make sure your application could be eligible (nationality, age, field of study, etc.).
  2. Read the university's internal application procedure carefully.
  3. Get in touch with a teacher-researcher willing to supervisor your work.
  4. If all the requirements are met, the potential thesis supervisor will be able to request the application form by e-mail.
  5. Together with your potential thesis supervisor, gather all the documents requested (please do not merge all your documents into a single PDF). Your thesis supervisor must send the application by e-mail to the University of Bordeaux before the deadline indicated.

The application period for 2025 is open until November 26, 2024.

CONTACT

  • Manon DUMAS

    International Project Manager

    +33 (0)5 40 00 24 65

    internationalisation.doctorat%40u-bordeaux.fr