French public institutes and the Erasmus+ programme offer a large number of scholarships for foreign students to help them finance their studies in France and Europe.
Campus Bourses: the essential tool for finding funding
Campus Bourses (Campus Scholarships) provides information on the scholarships offered to foreign students. The tool lists all of the assistance provided by the States (French and foreign), regional authorities, companies, foundations and institutes of higher education. Filter your search by nationality, field and level of studies to find the assistance that corresponds to your profile.
The Foreign Ministry's scholarships
The French Foreign Ministry awards many different scholarships to foreign students. 25% of these scholarships are directly financed by the Ministry in the framework of Eiffel (for Master's or Doctoral level studies) or Major programmes (for the best foreign students who have graduated from French high schools abroad).
The Ministry of Higher Education's scholarships
The French Ministry of Higher education and Research also awards scholarships to some foreign students, based on social criteria. To be eligible, students must have been residing in France for at least two years and be paying taxes in France. The Ministry also finances doctoral contracts managed by the Doctoral schools.
In France, public research is split between institutes of higher education and public organisations such as the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) which covers all fields of research, the IRD (Institute for Research and Development), the ADEME (Environmental and Energy Control Agency) and the IFREMER (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea). In partnership with the regions, these public bodies finance research allocations for doctoral and post-doctoral students.
Finally, some institutes of higher education offer scholarship programmes to enrolled foreign students. To find out more, contact their international relations department.
The Erasmus+ mobility scholarships for foreign students
Erasmus + is a European Union programme that supports education, training, youth and sport. Through it, over two million students can benefit from a mobility bursary in Europe: it covers the 2014-2020 period, with a budget of 14.7 billion Euros.
The Erasmus Mundus joint Master's offer is a study programme that awards scholarships to the world's best students for one or two years, regardless of their field of studies. To receive one, these students must take their master's programme in at least two countries participating in the programme. Several French institutes of higher education offer joint Master's programmes.
In the framework of bilateral agreements between institutes of higher education, Erasmus+ also offers mobility scholarships from and to France. They cover removal and accommodation costs. Find out more from the institute you are enrolled in.
TOTAL Scholarship
Each year TOTAL is sponsoring students to study in France. Some scholarships are awarded to sciences students interested in Energies, some others are for social sciences students (management, economics, etc.).
Applications for 2019/2020 Total/Quai d'Orsay scholarships is open. Qualified candidates are invited to apply before 28th March 2019. For further inquiries on eligibility and application process, click on the following link: https://ng.ambafrance.org/French-GVT-TOTAL-scholarship-Call-for-applica…
PTDF Scholarship
PTDF is sponsoring students and they have selected some partners universities and schools for their scholars. The call for application is published on their website, each year around April. Information will be given on our website when the call is open.
