Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Requirements 2024

Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Application Status 

Eiffel Excellence Fully Funded Scholarship

• The Eiffel scholarship program is established by the French government in order to attract students from the developing countries to pave way for the development of public and private sector.

• The scholarship is awarded clearly on the basis of merit and in specific fields and varies in duration in accordance with the level of study chosen.

• The scholarship is provided for the following durations, 36 months for engineering degree and 12 moths for PhD level of study.

Facts

No. of scholarships: Total 378 applicants will be awarded

Host Country: Scholarships will be granted in France

Level of education: Scholarships are available for postgraduate (masters + PhD)

Courses for study: All study courses available at French universities

Host Institutes: Selected candidates will get a chance to study at any French University

Benefits of scholarship: Scholarship will cover tuition fee, Health, Travel and living expenses of students

Deadline to apply: Last date to submit application for this scholarship is 11 January

Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme France 

The courses in which the student can get enrolled are as under.

Courses

• Law

• Economics

• Engineering sciences

• Exact sciences

• Physics

• Biotechnology

• Nano- technology

• Political science

• Earth science

• Information technology

Level 

Postgraduate in an engineering program, PhD in above stated program.

Host country 

France

Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Universities

Universities in France

What Benefits are Provided By Eiffel Excellence Scholarship?

• For a postgraduate student monthly allowance of €1,181 and for a PhD student a monthly allowance of €1,400.

• International transport- The Pakistani students will be provide with air ticket from Pakistani to France and back home.

• The train ticket to the study location.

• Local transport reimbursement of up to €50.

• Health insurance.

• Housing allowance in some cases.

Eligibility Criteria of Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Pakistan 

• Non-French nationals like Pakistani citizens can apply.

• The Pakistani students who have a dual French citizenship cannot apply.

• For postgraduate level the student must not be older than 30 and for PhD level the student must not be older than 35.

• The applicants who are admitted to French institute are eligible

• The scholarship is only restricted to the engineering and non-engineering courses stated above, the candidate other than this are not applicable.

• The Pakistani students receiving any other scholarship by the French government is not eligible for the Eiffel excellence scholarship.

• The Pakistani students who are already been nominated for the scholarship won’t receive the scholarship again at any level.

• The Pakistani students whose application had been rejected at a previous campaigns are also not eligible.

• The Pakistani students who have already qualified for the French language requirements of the course will only be eligible.

How to Apply for Eiffel Excellence Scholarship?

• The students not need to send any separate application for the scholarship. The Pakistani students must first seek admission in a French university in one of the courses as stated above before the deadline of the institute.

• The university selects its top candidates amongst their international students and submit and complete the student’s application on behalf of the candidate.

• The cultural branch of the French embassies gives the valuable info about the candidates. The candidates are then selected by four groups that supervise the application in different prospects.

• 70 percent of the applications are given to academically excellent candidates, and the remaining are distributed amongst the French universities that have not received one.

Nationality required:

Any nationality except French.

Deadline:

11 January

FAQs About Eiffel Excellence Scholarship

Can a Pakistani student apply for the scholarship?

Yes student from Pakistani is eligible for this scholarship.

Does a Pakistani student need to learn French for this scholarship?

Yes the student needs to fulfill the French language requirements of the institute they are seeking admission.

Is a Pakistani student guaranteed the scholarship once admitted to French university?

No the student must be amongst the top students then they will definitely get the scholarship.

Who is eligible for Eiffel scholarship?

For master's level, candidates must be 25 years old or less at the time of the 2024 application campaign.

What does Eiffel scholarship cover?

For a postgraduate student monthly allowance of €1,181 and for a PhD student a monthly allowance of €1,400.

Are there any English language requirements for the scholarships?

No but the student must fulfill all the English language proficiency required for the institute.

Does the scholarship provide with a health insurance?

Yes the scholarship does provide with health insurance.