Eiffel scholarships are awarded for excellence at Master's and Doctorate levels.
Eiffel Scholarships: Call for applications 2026/2027
The Eiffel scholarship program, launched in January 1999 by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is designed to support the international recruitment efforts of French higher education establishments, against a backdrop of increasing competition between developed countries to attract the best foreign students in Master's, engineering and doctoral programs.
Eiffel scholarships are awarded for excellence in Master's and Doctoral degree courses.
Eligible fields are
| Science and Technology | Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Biology and Health | French history, language and civilization |
| Ecological transition | Law, Political Science |
| Mathematics and Numeracy | Economics and Management |
| Engineering sciences |
Master's level application procedure
Please refer to the Campus France for eligibility criteria, then fill in the before November, 14th 2025, 5pm French time. Incomplete applications sent after the deadline will not be considered.
A CV, covering letter and your last three school reports will be required. Don't forget to prepare them in advance!
Application procedure for doctoral students
To apply for the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship at doctoral level, please follow the steps below:
Step 1 : Contact the doctoral school (ED) concerned by your field of study to find out about admission requirements.
Step 2 : Find a thesis director within Aix-Â鶹tv.
Step 3 : Complete the registration procedures indicated on the website of each doctoral school concerned. We remind you that to be eligible for the Eiffel scholarship at doctoral level, you must be enrolled in a degree program at our university.
Step 4: Before November, 14th 2025 to your thesis director at Â鶹tv all the supporting documents required by Campus France to apply for an Eiffel scholarship. You'll find the list in the .