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Scholarships

Students who wish to benefit from financial support to finance their semester, year or master’s degree in France can apply for the financial aid below:

This one-year scholarship includes a round trip plane ticket from your home country to France, coverage of study and insurance costs, as well as a monthly stipend (around 700€) for housing, meals and living expenses. Each year, priority areas are identified for the allocation of French Government Scholarships.

How to apply? All information is available on the website of the French Embassy in your country of origin where you can learn about the procedure and the supporting documents required. Application deadlines are different from an embassy to another.

The Eiffel scholarship is an excellence scholarship. All nationalities outside of France are eligible (candidates with two nationalities of which one is French are not eligible). Obtaining this scholarship, for a period of 12 to 24 months, offers a monthly allowance of € 1,181 and the payment of study costs (tuition fees and CVEC fee) among other advantages!

Each year, areas are recognized as priorities:

Science and techniques: Biology and Health/ Ecological transition/ Mathematics and digital/ Science and engineering

Human and social sciences: History, French language and civilization/ Law and political sciences/ Economics and management

Ineligible:

  • candidates who are studying in France,
  • candidates with two nationalities of which one is French.

Who can apply? The Eiffel Program is reserved for non-French nationals. Candidates with two nationalities of which one is French are not eligible. Candidates for the master’s component must be 25 or under at the time of the 2023 competition—that is, they must have been born after the 31st of March 1997. The candidate must apply to a Master registered in the fields of study covered by the Eiffel scholarship.

How to apply? Read the guidelines of the Eiffel scholarship (English version to come) carefully. If your field of study is covered by the Eiffel scholarship program, contact the Head of Master of the program you have selected and join to your email a CV, a cover letter, all your higher education transcripts of records, any document that you might find relevant. If he/she decides to support your application, you will receive the guidelines and calendar to follow. The International Relations office of UBFC will grant you access to the platform dedicated to Eiffel applications.

When do I apply? You can contact the Head of Master as of now. If he/she supports your application, you will need to fill out the application form on the dedicated platform before December 15th 2022.

Who is in charge of submitting my application? Only applications submitted by French higher education institutions are accepted.

The “France Excellence Europa” scholarship program was developed by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and launched during the French Presidency of the European Union.

Obtaining this scholarship, for a period of 12 to 24 months, offers a bi-annual allowance of 6 850€ and an installation allowance of 1 700€, as well as the exemption of tuition fees, amongst other advantages.

Who can apply?

You can apply if you

  • are national of one of the 26 European Union member states (excluding France).
  • are between 18 and 26 years old at the time of the beginning of your stay in France.
  • apply to a Master registered in the fields of study covered by the “France Excellence Europa” scholarship.
  • are not the recipient of an Erasmus +, AUF or other French ministry scholarship.

Students of French nationality, including bi-nationals, are not eligible for the program.

How to apply?

You must send your application electronically to the French Embassy in your country of nationality. The list of e-mail addresses by country is available here.

When to apply?

The deadline for submitting applications is March 30, 2023.

All information related to this scholarship are available on the Campus France website.

Check also the rights and obligations of the France Excellence Europa scholarship holder here.

If you are going on an exchange or as part of a double-degree at one of our partner universities (click on “voir les calques” on the left), you can benefit from an alliance scholarship.

How to apply? Only the heads of your master’s degree are the decision-makers regarding the attribution of this scholarship, after acceptance for your mobility from UBFC and the partner university.

The ISITE-BFC Excellence scolarship is based on your results, experience and projects. It can be attributed for up to 10 months.

How to apply? Only the heads of your master’s degree are the decision-makers regarding the attribution of this scholarship.