SCHOLARSHIPS

→ Eiffel Scholarship

About

The Eiffel Scholarship Program is a tool developed by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs to allow the best international students to benefit from mobility assistance in order to attend master and doctoral degree programs. Submit your application before December 2, 2021

Calendar

Opening of the call for applications by Campus France: week of September 24, 2021

  • Deadline for receipt of applications by Université de Paris: December 2, 2021
  • Deadline for receipt of applications by Campus France after Université de Paris has sent them: January 7, 2022
  • Announcement of results on the Campus France website: week of April 4, 2022
Duration of the scholarship

At a master’s level, the scholarship is awarded for a period of :

  • 12 months maximum when enrolling in M2 ;
  • a maximum of 24 months for an M1 registration;

It is awarded on condition that the student has met the academic requirements for each year of the program.

Scholarship holders may continue to receive their scholarship during an internship of up to 25% of the total duration of the program, provided that it is a mandatory internship that is included in the program curriculum. In all other cases, the scholarship is interrupted for the duration of the internship.

If the program includes an international academic exchange, the scholarship will be interrupted for the period spent abroad.

The signing of an apprenticeship or professionalization contract by an Eiffel scholarship holder automatically leads to the termination of the scholarship.

Eligibility criteria
  • Nationality: This program is reserved for candidates of foreign nationality. Candidates with dual nationality, one of whom is French, are not eligible;
  • Age: 25 years old (born after March 1996) at most on the date of the selection committee;
  • Origin of applications: only applications submitted by French institutions are admissible. A candidate presented by more than one institution will be rejected;
  • The student must not be living and/or studying in France at the time of application (Master level).
  • International students already receiving a French government scholarship, an AUF scholarship or an Erasmus + scholarship from another program at the time of application are not eligible;
  • Students who have already applied for this scholarship without obtaining it cannot reapply even if their application is submitted by a different institution or in a different field of study;

NB. It is only possible to apply once for the same level of study.

How to apply

The International Mobility Department of the International Relations Service (SRI) of Université de Paris centralizes all applications and forwards them to Campus France within the required deadlines.

Step 1:

Step 2:

The Frontiers in Chemistry graduate program chairs will fill out the educational section.

  • Please make sure that your COMPLETE application is received by the International Mobility Department within the deadline.

The International Mobility Department will not be responsible for forwarding applications to the program chairs for completion of the educational section. This part is entirely up to the candidate.

Please note that due to the closure of the university during the end-of-year school vacations and the deadline imposed by Campus France, the deadline for submitting applications to the International Mobility Department is December 2, 2021 and that no applications submitted after this date will be processed.

→ SMARTS UP Scholarship

About

The SMARTS-UP program, financed by the SFRI call (Structuring training through research in initiatives of excellence) at Université of Paris, aims to promote the internationalization of Master’s programs and facilitate the admission of the best international students. It intends to build notably a pool of excellence in the recruitment of future doctoral students.

For more information, please click here: GUIDELINES SMARTS UP SCHOLARSHIP 2022-2023

Calendar
  • Opening of the call for applications by Campus France: December 10, 2021
  • Deadline for receipt of applications by Université de Paris: January 16,  2022 (before 5pm CET).
  • The scholarship awards will be sent by email on: mid-march 2022
  • The final decision for candidates on the waiting list will be communicated on: end of April 2022.
Duration of the scholarship

The SMARTS-UP scholarship is a masters-level scholarship only. It cannot be accumulated with any other scholarship.

It is awarded for one year and can not be extended.

Eligibility criteria
  • Applicants must be international students, French citizens are not eligible (including binational
    or multinational students with a French citizenship).
  • Applicants must be new to the French higher education system (exception : international students preparing a joint-degree in collaboration with Université de Paris are eligible).
  • Applicants should not hold any degree from a French University or Institution.
  • Applicants from one the countries listed below have to also register via the Etudes en France platform (https://www.campusfrance.org/fr/candidature-procedure-etudes-en-france). This application must be completed in paralleled of the submission of your SMARTS-UP application. It is a completely independent but mandatory procedure.
How to apply

The call will be opened from the 1st of December 2021 until the 16th of January 2023, 5pm (CET).

  • The admissibility of the applications will be will be checked by the university services, then each Graduate School will assess the candidates.
  • Applicants will be informed of the decision by email by mid-March 2022.
  • For applicants on the waiting list, the final decision will be communicated by the end of April.
  • Awardees will join Université de Paris in September 2022

Warning: Laureates will have to acknowledge acceptance of the scholarship within 2 weeks after receiving the confirmation email. In the absence of a timely confirmation, the scholarship will be awarded to the next candidate on the waiting list.

To apply, please click here: https://mobility.smarts-up.fr/

→ MIRES Scholarship

About

The University of Paris seeks to promote the international mobility of its student body in order to enable them to strengthen their scientific knowledge and professional skills as well as to aid in providing a means to live a particularly enriching and formative intercultural experience. Thanks to IdEx funds, Université de Paris will issue 80 international mobility scholarship grants through the MIRES program based on merit and quality criteria of academic backgrounds.

One of the coinciding objectives of the program is to also increase partnership relations between Université de Paris and the other formidable academic institutions around the world. The MIRES program supports master’s students who seek to impact the European continent or internationally as part of a research internship during the second semester 2021- 2022.

Information about the process and how to apply for the international internship program is found on the University of Paris’s website: https://u- paris.fr/stage-a-letranger/

 ATTENTION: The portal for candidacy on the dedicated platform online will close 10 December 2021 at midnight.

Calendar
  • Opening of the call for applications: October 15, 2021
  • Deadline for submitting applications on the dedicated online platform: December 10, 2021 midnight
  • The examination of applications will take place: from December 15 to January 31, 2022
  • Transmission of results by email to candidates: February 3, 2022
Internship locations

The chosen applicants and his or her internship program must take place in research institutions or public (or private) laboratories as part of a research internship. These institutions and laboratories must be recognized for the quality of their host team and the excellence of their specialization.

Internship renumeration breakdown
  • The MIRES program will provide: 1000 euros / month (six months max)
  • Universite de Paris does not and will not finance travel expenses.
  • MIRES scholarships are not able to be combined with other mobility aid programs operated by Université de Paris.
Eligibility criteria
  • Any student registered at the University of Paris for a research master’s degree carrying out an internship mobility in Europe or internationally as part of their training.
  • All research masters from the University of Paris are eligible for this scholarship.
How to apply
  • The student will complete the MIRES application form online on the MoveOn platform.
  • If the internship agreement is not signed at the time of application, a certificate of engagement may be attached to the application. It will indicate the place of the internship, the start date, the end date of the internship, the amount of any bonus from the University of Paris and / or the host institution.
  • Internship mobility: one choice of internship will be formulated in the application.
  • The Strategy and International Relations Department (SRI) will verify the eligibility of the applications received.
  • The faculties and the IPGP will study and select the candidacies in closed committees.
  • A notification of acceptance or rejection of the application will be sent by email to candidates.