Deadline: November 20, 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.
It provides future international decision-makers, in both the private and public sectors, with the opportunity to be educated in French higher-education institutions, in specific disciplinary areas of study.
Conditions: Applicants must be non-French citizens. Master's applicants must not have already studied in France and must be up to 29 years old (born after March 31st, 1996). PhD applicants must be up to 35 years old (born after March 31st, 1990).
For PhD students, in case of joint PhD or co-supervision, the agreement must be already approved between ENS de Lyon and the partner University at the time of application.
2027 Campaign Timeline
- Opening of the call for applications
The application must be submitted by November 20, 2026
- Applications will be selected by an ENS de Lyon committee in December 2026. Results will be communicated directly to Campus France
- Campus France will publish results in April 2027
Please note : this process applies exclusively to the Eiffel Grant. The application to the Master’s degree is separate.
If you apply for a Master level Eiffel scholarship, you must also apply for a Master’s program online.
All the information is available online.