Applications are being received for the ENS International Selection Scholarship for the academic year 2026-2027. The École Normale Supérieure aims to vary its students’ profiles and incorporates students enrolled in the 3rd year of bachelor’s in Math and in Computing science (license 3) or 1st year of master (master 1), coming from all over the world and from all disciplines.
The competitive examination of the international selection is intended for young graduates in Arts & Humanities as well as Sciences, who justify at least one-year undergraduate studies in a foreign university and distinguish themselves with outstanding results.
Founded in 1794 and renamed in 1845, the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) is one of the most prestigious graduate schools in Paris, France. ENS has two main sections (literary and scientific) and has become a place for a few French students to pursue careers in government and academia. The university’s alumni include 14 Nobel Prize laureates, 12 Fields Medalists, more than half the recipients of the CNRS’s Gold Medal (France’s highest scientific prize), several hundred members of the Institute de France, and scores of politicians and statesmen.
Programme Details
- Host Institution: École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in France.
- Field of Study: Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
- Number of positions: Varies.
- Duration: 3 years.
- Target group: Open to all nationalities.
ENS International Selection Scholarship Benefits
Selected candidates for this Europe scholarship program will be provided with the following benefits:
- Training of excellence, through contact with exceptional researchers, in a privileged research environment,
- Integrated into the community of the normaliens,
- Receive a 1000 euros/month grant for 3 years,
- Be accommodated on one of the ENS campuses,
- Be graduated with a master degree in your domain and with the diploma of École normale supérieure.
ENS International Selection Scholarship Eligibility
In order to qualify for a place on the ENS International Selection Scholarship candidates:
- must be under 26 when they apply (must not have reached their 26th birthday)
- apply only once to the International Selection
- must not have lived in France for more than 10 months during the academic year of the selection (September 1st– August 31st) nor the previous year.
- must justify at least one year of undergraduate studies awarded by a foreign university (outside France) during the calendar year preceding the start of applications.
- justify at least two years of undergraduate studies in a foreign university (outside France), on the 1st of September following admission.
Note : On rare occasions, the Director of ENS may authorize applications from candidates whose academic background is non-standard.
Why study at the École Normale Supérieure?
Please watch the presentation video below to see if École Normale Supérieure is what you’re looking for.
How to Apply for the École Normale Supérieure Scholarship?
Interested applicants who would like to be considered for this university scholarship are required to click on the apply button and follow instructions to fill in the initial application form. You will receive a link to the application portal in a few days. You will then use the link to submit your application with the required documents.
- Applicants are required to complete and submit the preliminary application form available at: https://formulaires.ens.psl.eu.
- Within approximately two days, you will receive an email prompting you to activate your account on Dematec, the online platform where all supporting documents must be uploaded in PDF format.
- Once your Dematec file is fully completed, it is forwarded to the selection committee for review.
- Candidates whose applications are shortlisted by the committee are then invited to participate in written and oral examinations, which are conducted remotely.
- Final admission decisions are based on the scores obtained in these assessments.
The application deadline is for Arts & Humanities, and for Sciences. For more details on the ENS International Selection Scholarship, please visit the official page.