École normale supérieure de Lyon

ENS de Lyon welcomes Ernest Leong and Josephine O’Brien, two of the 30 American students selected for the inaugural Lafayette Fellowship cohort, for a year of study and research in France during the 2026–2027 academic year.

At the start of the 2026-2027 academic year, ENS de Lyon will welcome its first two Lafayette Fellows, two of the thirty recipients of the Lafayette Fellowship. This Franco-American program of excellence will enable 30 American students to pursue a fully funded Master's degree in France while participating in an international leadership program.

To celebrate the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence and French-American friendship, France has launched the Lafayette Fellowships, a new program offering 30 scholarships each year to American students who wish to spend a year pursuing a master’s degree in France. ENS de Lyon is proud to be among the 15 French host institutions for the laureates.

Congratulations to Louise Gerbier, ENS de Lyon alumna, on her scholarship to Oxford.

ENS de Lyon offers international students masters excellence scholarships.
The call is open from November 12, 2024 to January 31, 2025.

Call for applications for international doctoral students - 2023/2024.
Deadline: June 30, 2023, 12:00 am (Paris time)

2023-2024 call for application is open until January 10, 2023.