Eiffel Excellence Scholarship

Since its launch, this programme has funded thousands of scholarship students representing 122 nationalities from countries with which French institutions have established strategic relations, with the support of diplomatic representations.
Supported and financed by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, a call for applications is launched every year in conjunction with Campus France. The higher education establishments taking part in this programme work with the candidates and teachers to present the best shortlisted applications at the beginning of January, before a panel of experts makes the final selections.

The programme has two training components:

• A Master's component, which provides funding for a course leading to a Master's degree lasting a maximum of 12 months for enrolment in the second year of a Master's programme (M2), and a maximum of 24 months for enrolment in the first year of a Master's programme (M1);

• A Doctoral component, which provides funding for 12- or 18-month placements for doctoral students who are in the process of completing their thesis, under international co-supervision or co-directorship, and 36 months for first-time doctoral students.

Presentation of the programme

The Eiffel scholarship programme, developed by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, enables French higher education establishments to attract the best foreign students to degree courses at master's and doctorate level. It is designed to train future decision-makers from the private and public sectors in priority areas of study, and to encourage applications from students from emerging countries at Masters level and from emerging and industrialised countries at PhD level.

Fields of study at the Université Lumière Lyon 2 eligible for Eiffel scholarships:

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Biology and Health

• Ecological transition

• Mathematics and Digital 

HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

• French history, language and civilisation

• Law and Political Science 

• Economics Management

How to apply

Candidates for an EIFFEL scholarship:

• At Master's level should contact the International Relations Department;
• At Doctoral level must follow the procedure below and contact the International Research Unit of the Research and Doctoral Schools Department (DRED) for any questions or additional information.

DRI (master)	DRED (Doctorat)
Programme Administrative Manager Maria BYVSHEVA/ eiffel.lyon2@univ-lyon2.fr	Pôle international Recherche Berges du Rhône Campus  18 quai Claude Bernard 69365 Lyon cedex 07 Belenos office, 3rd floor: offices BEL.315 and BEL.316 ri.recherche@univ-lyon2.fr

Provisional timetable

Call for applications opens	2nd half of October
Deadline for receipt of applications by Lyon 2	Early December
Applications sent to Campus France by Lyon 2	1st week of January
Announcement of results	1st week of April

To find out about the exact dates and supporting documents required, refer to the latest news on the Eiffel 2025 scholarship campaign.

Campus France

Campus France is an organisation that promotes French university education abroad and welcomes international students and researchers.
At the same time, Campus France encourages and promotes international mobility, in particular by managing scholarship programmes and running the France Alumni network.