What kind of support can I get for studying a master's program in France or the UK?

France and the UK offer genuinely different kinds of support, one built around low baseline public tuition, the other built around a small number of fully funded scholarships, so the right strategy depends on which cost problem you actually have.

France: Low Base Cost Plus Targeted Funding

• Standard tuition: public universities in France charge a standard non-EU master's fee of 3,950 euros a year for 2026-27, exemptions are possible depending on the institution and your profile.
• Excellence Eiffel Scholarship: provides roughly 1,200 euros a month plus travel and insurance support for eligible master's students, applied for through your admitting institution rather than directly by you.

UK: Higher Base Cost Plus Full Scholarships

• Chevening Scholarships: fully funded, covering tuition, a living allowance and travel, for Indian citizens with an undergraduate degree and roughly two years of eligible work experience.
• University and government fee waivers: department-specific scholarships and research funding can offset UK tuition even without a Chevening award, though these are typically partial rather than full.

Other Support Worth Checking

Both countries allow Indian students to combine university or government scholarships with an education loan from an Indian bank, which typically covers the funding gap that scholarships alone do not close, and interest paid on such loans is eligible for a tax deduction under Section 80E once repayment begins.

This Information Is Also Available On

Campus France, official tuition fee guidance for 2026-27; UK Government, Chevening Scholarships announcement for the 2027-28 cohort.

My Advice

If your budget problem is the base cost of study, France's low standard tuition solves more of it than chasing a scholarship. If your problem is covering both tuition and living costs entirely, the UK's Chevening route is the stronger target, but only if your work-experience profile genuinely meets its roughly two-year threshold, since an incomplete application wastes a cycle you cannot get back.