France Scholarships & funding Questions

A separate portal for checking your Eiffel Excellence Scholarship status is not officially stated. The French institution that nominated you handles updates, so keep in touch with its international office and watch your email. Results are on the Campus France website from 30 March 2026.

You cannot apply directly for the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship. Any French higher education institution can submit your application on your behalf, and it decides whether to nominate you. Each institution follows its own internal selection process and timeline, so ask early.

The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship allowance supports living costs and mobility and does not pay tuition directly. Some French institutions waive tuition fees for selected scholars, so treatment varies by institution. Ask your French institution which fees still apply to you before you plan your budget.

The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship gives Masters students EUR 1,200 per month and doctoral students EUR 2,000 per month in France. The allowance supports living costs in France. Tuition fees are not covered, although some institutions offer fee waivers to selected scholars.

To apply for the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship, first choose a French institution and apply for admission to your programme. Then tell the institution you want to be considered. It must support your candidacy and submit it to Campus France, which selects among nominated candidates.

The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship offers a monthly stipend of EUR 1,200 for Master's students and EUR 2,100 for PhD students in France. It also provides travel and insurance support, and you need a nomination from your university to be considered for selected programmes.

The France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship for master's students is open to non-French citizens aged 29 or below who are nominated by a French university. It pays EUR 1,200 per month plus round-trip airfare, local travel and health insurance. Tuition is not covered directly, and direct applications are not allowed.

France's public universities charge a standard non-EU master's fee of 3,950 euros a year for 2026-27, with exemptions and the Eiffel Scholarship's 1,200 euro monthly stipend available, while the UK's Chevening Scholarship offers fully funded tuition and living costs for applicants with at least two years of work experience.