Eiffel scholarship programmes

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The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship programme is a tool developed by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs administered by Campus France, enabling French institutions of higher education to attract the best international students for Master and Doctorate degree programmes.

The Eiffel Scholarship programme is designed to train future foreign decision-makers from the private and public sectors in priority fields of study, and to encourage applications from students from emerging countries aged 29 and under for the Master level and from emerging and industrialised countries aged 35 and under for the Doctorate level.

The main fields of study concerned are:

  • Human and social sciences: law, political science, economics and management
  • Science and technology: biology and health, ecological transition, mathematics and digital studies, engineering sciences

How to apply

All applicants must go through the University of Bordeaux, which centralises all applications and submits them to Campus France. Applications sent directly to Campus France will be immediately rejected.

Please note: the deadline for applications to the University of Bordeaux is different from the deadline indicated on the Campus France website. 

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Application steps

Master scholarships

Step 1: Find out more about the Eiffel Programme run by Campus France and check your eligibility (nationality, age, relevant field of study, etc.)

Step 2: grant-application.master%40u-bordeaux.fr, specifying your nationality, age and the precise training programme sought at the University of Bordeaux, based solely on the Master degrees available:

 

Application deadline: to be announced (usually in November)

Any incomplete application or any application sent after the deadline will not be processed.

PhD scholarships

Applications for the 2026 academic year are now closed. The next application round will open in autumn 2026.

Step 1: Find out more about the Eiffel Programme run by Campus France and check your eligibility (nationality, age, relevant field of study, etc.). Read the Campus France programme guide carefully when it is published on their website at the start of the application round.

Step 2: Read the internal application procedure at the University of Bordeaux carefully; this will be published when the application round opens.

Step 3: Contact a lecturer-researcher who would be willing to supervise your research.

Step 4: If all criteria are met, your potential supervisor may internationalisation.doctorat%40u-bordeaux.fr.

Step 5: Together with your prospective thesis supervisor, gather all the required documents (please do not merge all your documents into a single PDF). It is the responsibility of the thesis supervisor to submit the application via email before the deadline specified by the University of Bordeaux. Please note that this date differs from the one indicated by Campus France.

For more information, visit the Graduate Research School website

Contacts

  • Master

    International Office

    +33 (0)5 56 84 29 84

    grant-application.master%40u-bordeaux.fr

  • Doctorate

    Graduate Research School

    +33 (0)5 40 00 24 65

    internationalisation.doctorat%40u-bordeaux.fr

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