Eiffel scholarships for Indians

The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs is offering Eiffel scholarships for international students to pursue a master’s degree at a French institution or a PhD through a thesis joint supervision with a foreign higher education institution partner.

The scholarship supports a maximum duration of 12 months for master’s (M) level 2, 24 months for master’s (M) level 1, 36 months for an engineering science diploma and a maximum duration of 10 months for PhD programme.

The areas of study covered are: engineering sciences at master’s level, sciences in the broadest sense at PhD level (engineering science, exact sciences: mathematics, physics, chemistry and life sciences, nano and biotechnology, earth sciences, sciences of the universe, environmental sciences, information and communication science and technology), economics and management and law and political science. For master’s courses, recipients will get 1,181 euros (around `85,000) — 1,031 euros as maintenance allowance and 150 euros as monthly compensation.

The programme also covers expenses, including a return trip, health insurance and housing allowance. For PhD courses, recipients receive an allowance of 1,400 euros (approximately `1 lakh), a return trip, health insurance and housing allowance.

For more details, visit www. campusfrance.org/en/eiffel. Applications for 2016/2017 academic year will close on January 8, 2016.