Applications are being received for the ENS International Selection Scholarship for the 2027 session. The École normale supérieure – PSL aims to vary its students’ profiles and incorporates students enrolled in the 3rd year of bachelor’s (licence 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 of 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-PSL) in France.
- Field of Study: Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
- Number of awards: Not specified.
- Duration: 3 years.
- Target group: Candidates from all over the world.
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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-PSL campuses.
- Be graduated with a master degree in your domain and with the diploma of École normale supérieure.
ENS International Selection Scholarship Eligibility
Arts & Humanities
- Be no older than 25 years of age as of the application opening date (must not have turned 26).
- Must not have resided in France for more than 10 months during the academic year of the competition or the preceding academic year.
- Must provide proof of completion of at least three years of study toward a foreign university degree. This proof must be submitted in the form of complete transcripts for all university coursework.
- Must not have previously applied to the International Selection.
You may apply if you are currently in your 3rd year of studies.
Sciences
- Candidates must be under 26 years old on the opening day of applications.
- Candidates must justify at least one year of undergraduate studies awarded by a foreign university. They must justify at least two years of undergraduate studies at the time of their enrollment.
- Candidates must not have been registered in a high school or higher education institution in France more than 6 months (in total) during the academic year of the competition and the preceding year.
- Candidates must not have applied to the International Selection before.
Note : On rare occasions, the Director of ENS may authorize applications from candidates whose academic background is non-standard.
Other Opportunities
Why study at the École normale supérieure?
ENS-PSL is a higher education establishment for pre-doctoral and doctoral studies and a top-level research centre in France. It counts fifteen departments for education and research across the main disciplines in humanities and sciences. It is situated in the Quartier Latin, in the heart of Paris.
Key Dates for the 2027 Session
- Application: From 16 October 2026 (14.00, Paris time) to 15 December 2026 (14.00, Paris time), for Arts & Humanities and Sciences.
- Arts & Humanities shortlist: From 21 January 2027.
- Arts & Humanities tests: Between 15 February 2027 and 26 February 2027.
- Arts & Humanities admission results: From 9 March 2027.
- Sciences shortlist: From 27 January 2027.
- Sciences tests: Between 3 March 2027 and 19 March 2027.
- Sciences admission results: From 26 March 2027.
How to Apply for the École normale supérieure Scholarship?
Interested applicants who would like to be considered for this university scholarship should submit their application on the OnePSL30 platform before the deadline.
- Sciences applicants also fill the initial form at https://formulaires.ens.psl.eu. The link to the platform for the required documents follows after that initial form.
- Submit all required documents by the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration.
- If the jury selects your dossier, you are invited to take written and oral tests remotely.
- The marks obtained at the tests determine the list of admitted students.
- No applications submitted via email will be processed.
Note : Do not use @icloud.com email addresses, neither for you as candidate nor for your referees.
Application Documents
- Curriculum vitae.
- Motivation letter (1 to 3 pages, Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing), written in French. Candidates in Economics, Linguistics or Cognitive studies must submit their motivation letter both in French and in English.
- Research project of 3 pages maximum (10 000 characters including spaces), written in French. Candidates in Economics, Linguistics or Cognitive studies can submit their project either in French or in English. This is a research project, not a cover letter, and it includes a bibliography of 10 books, articles, or literary works important in your intellectual career.
- University transcript.
- High school diploma.
- 2 to 4 letters of recommendation. Request letters directly through the OnePSL30 platform by entering your referees’ email addresses in the designated fields.
The application deadline is at 14.00 Paris time for both Arts & Humanities and Sciences. For more details on the ENS International Selection Scholarship, please visit the official page.