Bourses Eiffel
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers Eiffel Excellence scholarships every year.
This device, intended for international students, makes it possible to finance either a training at Master level (1 or 2) or a mobility up to 18 months within the framework of a joint supervision or a co-supervision of a thesis (for a first year Phd).
Eligible fields of study : Biology and Health ; Ecological Transition ; Mathematics and Digital ; Engineering Sciences ; History, French language and civilization ; Law and Political Science ; Economics and Management.
Application file
To process your application for the Eiffel excellence scholarship, you must first be pre-admitted to the training at the University of Lille - which you wish to join. To do this, consult our catalogue des formations and contact the person in charge of the program as soon as possible, as well as the international relations office of the faculty concerned.
The submission of an application for the Eiffel scholarship is subject to the appreciation of the person responsible for the master's or doctorate. If the latter considers your application valid, he must write a recommendation. On the other hand, if the person in charge considers that you do not have the prerequisites to enter the training (depending on the documents you have provided), the procedure stops and you will not be able to submit an application file.
Please contact the person in charge of the master's or doctorate to whom you wish to apply by sending him / her all the requested documents by email. If the teacher responsible for the master's or doctorate decides to pre-admit you to the desired training and to support your application for the EIFFEL scholarship, a selection will be made on the basis of the excellence of the projects, you will then be informed. .e of the follow-up given to your application. If this is positive, you must then complete a detailed file relating to your CV and your training project. For any further information, do not hesitate to visit the Campus France page dedicated to the Eiffel program.
Deadlines
- Contact the director of your Faculty/Laboratory/Doctoral school as soon as possible mid-September
- The university's components must send applications to the International Mobility Department by UPCOMING CALENDAR
- Internal selection committee: end of November
- Preparation of application files selected by the committee: in December
- Sending of the finalized files to Campus France: before the beginning of January
- Results of applications: early April
What level of French should I have when applying for and entering university?
It all depends on the component you are going to integrate but for training in French, you must justify level B2
Documents to be attached to the application file:
The CURRICULUM VITAE, written in French or English (1 to 2 pages). This must specify:
- Surname and first name, title, all nationalities, date of birth, place of birth, country of birth, permanent address (if you currently reside in France, you also need your permanent address in your country of origin), a single email address reliable which will be used during the entire file examination process;
- Graduate studies completed or in progress (start with the most recent): Name of the institution, name of the diploma (s) obtained with indication of the specialty, start and end dates of your studies, grades - mention, classification (promotion rank/size);
- Professional experience (name of employer, sector of activity, position held, period of occupation of the position);
- Level of linguistic competence in French and English, if possible according to the common European framework of reference for languages, your language diploma (year obtained, level, score);
The PROFESSIONAL PROJECT, written in French or, failing that, in English (1 to 2 pages). The personal project must be drawn up in a form which makes it possible to explain the choice of studies in France in relation to previous studies and the future professional career. This presentation could possibly be supported by an opinion of people outside the establishment, for example belonging to a company.
The TRANSCRIPTS OF RECORDS for the last three years referring to an academic career both in France and abroad.
PHOTOCOPY OF THE PASSPORT (identity page) or IDENTITY DOCUMENT.
In the case of a BIDIPLOMATION (issuance of a double degree), the institution must attach the agreement and specify the terms of the procedure implemented if they do not appear in this agreement between the institutions.
LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA (if applicable).
The MODEL OF THE TRAINING targeted and its complete CALENDAR.
Please note, all attachments must be provided in a single document in PDF format.
The CURRICULUM VITAE, written in French or English (1 to 2 pages). This must specify:
- Surname and first name, title, all nationalities, date of birth, place of birth, country of birth, permanent address (if you currently reside in France, you also need your permanent address in your country of origin), a single email address reliable which will be used during the entire file examination process;
- Graduate studies completed or in progress (start with the most recent): Name of the institution, name of the diploma(s) obtained with indication of the specialty, start and end dates of your studies, grades - mention, classification (promotion rank/size);
- Professional experience (name of employer, sector of activity, position held, period of occupation of the position);
- Level of linguistic competence in French and English, if possible according to the common European framework of reference for languages, your language diploma (year obtained, level, score);
The PROFESSIONAL PROJECT, written in French or, failing that, in English (1 to 2 pages). The personal project must be drawn up in a form which makes it possible to explain the choice of studies in France in relation to previous studies and the future professional career. This presentation could possibly be supported by an opinion of people outside the establishment, for example belonging to a company.
A presentation of the THESIS PROJECT and the progress of the research, written in French or English (1 to 5 pages). If possible, justify at least one presentation in a conference (cite references, attach an extract)
The overall financing plan for the thesis
The CO-TUTORSHIP AGREEMENT or a CO-MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE signed by the French and foreign parties (in the event of joint management, attach a letter co-signed by the 2 directors).
PHOTOCOPY OF THE PASSPORT (identity page) or IDENTITY DOCUMENT.
LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA (if applicable).
Please note, all attachments must be provided in a single document in PDF format.