About the programme
The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program, set up by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, aims to attract top foreign students to master's and PhD programmes in France. It targets future foreign decision-makers in public and private sectors, in priority fields of study. Applications must be submitted by French higher education institutions, not by individual students; students interested in applying are directed to their host institution.
Eligibility
- Be a foreign student (non-French national)
- Under 29 years old for master's level applicants
- Under 35 years old for PhD level applicants
- Applications must be submitted through a French higher education institution
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What they look for
- Future foreign decision-makers in private or public sectors, in priority fields of study
Needs a third party. Applications are only accepted when submitted by a French higher education institution.
How to apply
- French higher education institutions submit applications to Campus France by the deadline
- Students apply via their host institution; institutions with prior participation access files by email, first-time institutions contact Campus France
- Results published from 12 April 2027
Applications are submitted on Campus France / French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs’s own site. Open Doors helps you prepare; it is not the official application portal.
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Source and verification
- Official source
- Eiffel Excellence Scholarship
- Last checked
- 13 Nov 2026, read automatically from the official page
- Recently changed
- Eligibility updated. Requirements updated
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