Université Paris-Saclay Scholarship for Foreign Students, 2024/25

The Université Paris-Saclay Scholarship aims to promote access for international students to its Master’s programs, delivered by its member institutions, and to make it easier for highly-qualified international students to join the University, especially for those wishing to develop an academic project through research up to the doctoral level.

Established with the IDEX funding of the 3rd Programme Investissements d’Avenir, and based on academic achievements, these scholarships are aimed at students admitted to a Master’s program delivered by Université Paris-Saclay and provided by one of the following institutions: AgroParisTech, CentraleSupelec, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), INSTN-CEA, Institut d’Optique Graduate School (IOGS), Université d’Evry-Val-d’Essonne (UEVE), Université Paris-Saclay (UPSaclay), Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ).

These scholarships are awarded for 1 or 2 years to students enrolled in a Master’s program at Université Paris-Saclay, depending on their admission level (M1 or M2), and subject to completion of the required number of credits to go through to the following year of study.

Program Details

• Host institutions: Université Paris-Saclay, France.
• Fields of Study: Students admitted to Université Paris-Saclay Master’s program delivered by one of the following institutions: AgroParisTech, CentraleSupelec, ENS Paris-Saclay, INSTN-CEA, IOGS, UEVE, UPSaclay, UVSQ.
• Number of Awards: Not specified.
• Duration: up to 2 years.
• Eligible countries: Open to all nationalities.

Université Paris-Saclay Scholarship Benefits

Selected candidates for this university scholarship will have the following benefits:

• An amount of 10,000€ per year. It is paid by Université Paris-Saclay for the duration of the academic year, and for a period of 10 consecutive months (September to June).
• A maximum of 1,000€ for travel and visa expenses can also be awarded depending on the candidate’s country of origin.
• Laureates will receive their scholarship as well as travel expenses only upon arrival in France and once they have enrolled in the program to which they were admitted.

Université Paris-Saclay Scholarship Eligibility

To apply for the Paris-Saclay Scholarship, candidates must be

• Students admitted to a Université Paris-Saclay Master’s program delivered by one of the following institutions: AgroParisTech, CentraleSupelec, ENS Paris-Saclay, INSTN-CEA, IOGS, UEVE, UPSaclay, UVSQ. Among these students, only those who answer one of the following criteria are eligible to apply:
• Newly arrived international students, aged 30 and less during the course of the selection year.
• Foreign students living in France for less than a year, previously or currently enrolled in a training course or internship that does not lead to certification.
• Students of foreign nationality living in France for less than a year, taking language classes (type FFL).
• Students who have lived in France in the past, within the framework of a mobility program during their studies (e.g. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degrees, exchange programs, etc.) that did not lead to certification.

Are ineligible:

• All students who have been or who are enrolled in a French higher education institution during their studies, except international students enrolled in French higher education institutions abroad.
• Students who have interrupted their studies for more than 3 consecutive years.
• Students receiving any other type of funding whose amount exceeds 650 € per month.

Together with UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) and backed by MEnS association (Migrants dans l’Enseignement supérieur / Migrants in Higher Education), Paris-Saclay University is implementing a bonus system for refugee students or students with subsidiary protection within the framework of the IDEX scale of scholarships. If you are concerned by this status, please indicate it in your statement of purpose as soon as you submit your application to the master’s degree.

Similar opportunities

1. Government of Hungary Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship;
2. Sophie Germain Master Scholarship in France;
3. Heinrich Böll Foundation scholarships in Germany.

How to Apply for the Université Paris-Saclay Scholarship

To be considered for this scholarship to study in Europe, students must first be admitted to a Master’s Program offered at Université Paris-Saclay. Please contact the university for detailed information on the admission process. Being admitted into a master’s degree program at the University does not automatically entitle you to a scholarship.

1. Selected students will automatically be sent a link by email to an online application form. Upon receipt of this email, students wishing to apply will need to complete the online application form and provide (mandatory) the names of two references who would be willing to submit a reference for the candidate (director of studies, professor, internship coordinator…).
2. Each of the two references named by the candidate will be sent a link by email to an online recommendation form. They will be asked to complete and submit the form prior to May 7, 2024. The candidate will automatically be informed when each reference has submitted the form.
3. The application file for a scholarship will be considered complete when both recommendation forms have been submitted by the two references.

The deadline to submit applications is May 3, 2024. For more details on the Université Paris-Saclay Scholarship, please visit the official page. To be the first to see latest opportunities, please follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.