Deadline: May 5, 2025
Applications are open for the Université Paris-Saclay International Masters Scholarship Program 2025-2026. Université Paris-Saclay aims to promote access for international students to its Master’s programmes, offered by its faculties, component-institutions and associated universities, 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.
Scholarships will be awarded for the 2025-2026 academic year. 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 programme offered by Université Paris-Saclay and delivered by one of the following insitutions: AgroParisTech, CentraleSupélec, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), INSTN-CEA, Institut d’Optique Graduate School (IOGS), Université Évry Paris-Saclay, 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 programme 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.
Scholarship
- The amount of the Université Paris-Saclay scholarship is €10,000 per year. It is paid by Université Paris-Saclay for the duration of the academic year from September to June, for a period of 10 consecutive months.
- 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 registered in the programme to which they were admitted.
Eligibility
Students meeting the following cumulative criteria are eligible:
- Students admitted to a Paris-Saclay University Master’s programme delivered by one of the following institutions: AgroParisTech, CentraleSupélec, ENS Paris-Saclay, INSTN-CEA, IOGS, Université Évry Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ.
- International students studying in France for the first time.
- Students aged 30 or less during the year of selection.
Nevertheless, students meeting the following criteria remain eligible:
- Students of foreign nationality living in France for less than a year, previously or currently enrolled in a non-degree training course or internship.
- Students of foreign nationality living in France for less than a year, taking language classes (such as “FLE” courses).
- Students who have lived in France in the past, within the framework of a mobility programme during their studies (e.g. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degrees, exchange programme…) that did not lead to a degree from the French higher education system.
Evaluation Criteria
The selection of laureates is the responsibility of a jury composed of experts from the faculties, component-institutions and associated universities of Paris-Saclay University. The evaluation criteria take into account the following elements:
- Academic level,
- Personal project,
- Specifically for students admitted in an M2 programme: well-argued motivation to pursue a PhD in a laboratory of Paris-Saclay University.
Application
- Selected students will automatically be sent a link by email to an online application form. Upon reception of this email, students wishing to apply will need to complete the online application form and compulsorily provide the names and contact details of two referees who would be willing to submit a reference for the candidate (director of studies, professor, internship coordinator…).
- Each of the two referees 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 the closing day of the scholarship call. The candidate will automatically be informed when each referee has submitted the form.
- The application file for a scholarship will be considered complete when both recommendation forms have been submitted by the referees. Note: the candidate will not receive a message confirming that the application is complete. It is up to the candidate to ensure both referees complete and submit the form by the deadline given in the invitation email.
For more information, visit International Master’s Scholarship.
