Eiffel Excellence Scholarship 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide to Studying in France
The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship is a French government-funded program for international Master’s and PhD students, covering living expenses, travel, and health insurance. This guide explains eligibility, application requirements, and tips for securing a scholarship to study at top French universities.
What is Eiffel Excellence Scholarship?
Today we are going to talk about the biggest scholarship in France, which is for Masters and PhD students. Bachelors cannot apply for this scholarship. This is the scholarship, Eiffel Excellence Scholarship. Eiffel was the person, on whose name this scholarship is. Eiffel was a civil engineer. Eiffel Tower is also on his name, and this scholarship is also on his name. I will show you guys the complete process, and how to win that scholarship. That's actually the science.
What are the benefits of Eiffel Excellence Scholarship?
The host country of course is France, and apart from this, this scholarship, I will only say again, is for Masters and PhD, Bachelors cannot apply for this scholarship. So, the stipend in this scholarship, you get a very good stipend, if you are coming for Masters, then you will get 1200 Euros, along with this, you will also get a subsidy in accommodation, by the French government, and accommodation here is very cheap, for international students. But, you won't get a cheaper accommodation anywhere else in Europe.
You won't get a cheaper accommodation anywhere else in Europe. Imagine living in France, which is one of the expensive countries in Europe, you are living in only 200 Euros, this is very cheap, and finding accommodation here is not a big deal, just like it is in Germany. So, if you come for Masters, you will get 1200 Euros, and if you come for PhD, you will get 1700 Euros, and apart from this, there are many other allowances, like, you will get a travel allowance, you will get a ticket allowance for coming and going back, by the French government.
Your health insurance will be covered, which is the most expensive thing, here in Europe. Health is very expensive, and if your health is covered, then even your teeth will be covered. So, I think it's a very good amount, to live here, even I am an Erasmus Scholar, and my stipend amount is 1000 Euros. If you are a French Government Scholar, then you will get more than the stipend of an Erasmus Scholar.
Almost all of the universities, French public universities, have exempted all those students, who got the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship, that they will not pay the tuition fee. So, you don't have to worry, you don't have to pay the fee. Although, it is written on the page of the scholarship, that tuition fee is not included in this.
You have to pay the tuition fee, but, the universities themselves, have excluded those students, who win this prestigious scholarship. So, you don't have to worry. You will get only 1200 Euros, in which you have to live.
Eligibility Criteria for Eiffel Excellence Scholarship.
You should be national, French should not be national, and you should not be EU national. Apart from this, anyone can apply. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, anyone can apply.
It's very simple. And apart from this, if you are coming for the master's, then you should have a bachelor's degree. And many people say that, we can apply in the final year.
In this scholarship, you can apply in your final year. I think it is important to tell you one thing here, that if you are considering France, and you are considering this scholarship, then you will have to start applying in French universities right now. Because, for this scholarship, first, you cannot apply. You will need an acceptance letter, and your university or school, where you will get admission, that school, on your behalf, will send an application to Eiffel Excellence Scholarship to Campus France
You have to secure admission in France. And how will that happen? Registration will be done on Etude in France. You will have to apply in French universities. You will have to secure admission. And when you get an email that your admission has been secured, then you will reply them that you want to be considered for Eiffel Excellence Scholarship.
Eiffel Excellence Scholarship, your school will recommend you towards Campus France. You cannot directly apply for Eiffel Excellence Scholarship. This is the main point of the scholarship. And only those people will win this scholarship who will apply for it soon. So, I suggest everyone who wants to consider this scholarship, start as soon as possible. Some university programs are open now.
If they are in your relevant courses, then apply now so that you get the acceptance letter soon and your application reaches Campus France earlier. The sooner you get admission, the sooner your school will recommend you for Eiffel Excellence Scholarship. And usually, schools recommend you.
But the better your CGP is, the more chances you have. By the way, I will explain to you how much this scholarship is. But the main point so far is the sooner you apply, the more chances you have. And the deadline for this scholarship, no deadline of applying. The deadline is when your school can recommend Campus France for the last date. It's 10th January 2025.
I am telling you now that this will be the deadline. It may be a little up or down, but this scholarship is open now.
Required documents for Eiffel Excellence Scholarship.
- Letter of motivation
- CV
- Transcript
- Recommendation letter
- Valid Passport
How to write a letter of motivation? This is the main criteria of this scholarship. How to write a letter of motivation? Because for this, you have to write a separate letter of motivation towards your school. Because your school will recommend you. So they can tell you to send a letter of motivation. This letter of motivation will be different from the letter of motivation Apart from this, you will need a CV. You will need your transcript.
How to apply on Eiffel Excellence Scholarship?
Now I will explain the complete process to you. For example, if you click on Apply Here, then you will come to this official website where you have to apply through Campus France.
Now Campus France has explained you here that how you have to register. First of all, the simplest way is to contact Campus France. The easiest way is that you will register on Campus France.
And to register on Campus France, the fee is 30,000 PKR in Pakistan. And there is the same kind of fee in India which is for registration on Campus France. It has been completely explained where you have to pay your amount and how to register.
By the way, if you get this scholarship, then all that fee will be returned. 30,000 PKR whatever you paid on Campus France will be returned. Or if you have already got the scholarship, for example, you have applied directly on University and you got this scholarship, then you will attach the letter of this scholarship.
And you have to register on Campus France for visa and for admissions. So if you get the scholarship in advance, then you will attach the letter of scholarship with it. There will be a portal there.
I had told you registration of There you will upload your scholarship letter and you will be exempted so there are a lot of benefits. And if you come to France, France is one of the best countries in Europe to study in. And it has one of the best research institutes.
The second step is that when you register at university, you will get admission then you will tell your university coordinator to whomever email you will say that you if you want to apply for IFEL Excellence Scholarship, your university will recommend you to apply for IFEL Excellence Scholarship.
It will also be written here, the institute accepts and supports your application for IFEL Excellence Scholarship. The institute submits your application online via a dedicated Campus France website. You will not get that website.
That is, you cannot submit your application for scholarship in that website. The university in which you will be admitted, that university will recommend you for scholarship. And for that, the better your CGPA, the more chances you have.
It is clearly written here that applicants cannot directly send applications. So it is very important that you see these things once and understand these things. By the way, the updated information is that for a PhD, it has become 1800 Euros.
Now they have increased it from 1700 for PhD. There are a lot of opportunities for PhD. If you see my detailed video in France, the last video, I explained that if you are looking for a PhD in any country, then you can easily come to France.
France is a heaven for PhD students. There are so many funding opportunities in France. And for you, there are endless, endless funding.
In France, if there are the most PhDs in any European country, and the most funding is being received, it is France. You must consider France. So I hope you have understood the whole process, that how to apply for this scholarship.
How to win Eiffel Excellence Scholarship?
Now I will explain to you how you can win this scholarship. So the simplest way to win this scholarship is the first criteria. The sooner you apply, the more chances you have.
The second thing is the letter of motivation. The better the letter of motivation you have written, the more chances you have. And how would you have written the letter of motivation? Every scholarship has a type.
This is a government-based scholarship. In this, you have to explain in which course you are interested, and why you are interested in that course. What are the issues in your country that you want to sort out? This is the main thing.
This is very important when you are considering government-based scholarships. I will say again that every scholarship has a different type. If you mention your research experiences well, and country-based experiences, for example, you are coming here in Civil Engineering.
What are the main issues in your country that you want to sort out by achieving this program? So after this program, you will go back, or whatever you want to do, how you are going to plan this master, you also have to write clearly what you want to achieve in this master. Like on what skills, on what things you want to work, and after that, where are you looking at your future? Like what do you want to do after going back to Pakistan? Do you want to become a professor at the university? Do you want to educate people about that project or initiative? What do you want? So you have to write everything clearly. And another very important thing is your CV.
There should be things in your CV that are relevant to your master. There should not be any irrelevant things. Let me explain.
Many students ask how much impact extracurricular activities have on applications. I say that extracurricular activities do not have much impact on such scholarships. The most things you have to show are related to research.
For example, your semester project, for example, everything, portfolio, everything that relates to this master's in which you are applying. So in this way, if you work on these things, you can easily win this scholarship.
FAQ’s
What does the Eiffel Scholarship cover?
It covers a monthly stipend, travel, health insurance, and sometimes accommodation.
Do I have to pay tuition fees with the Eiffel Scholarship?
Most French universities waive tuition fees for Eiffel scholars, but check with each institution.
How much is the monthly stipend for Master’s and PhD students?
Master’s students receive €1,200; PhD students receive €1,800.
How do I apply for the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship?
You cannot apply directly; the French university must nominate you.
What documents are required for the Eiffel Scholarship?
You need a CV, motivation letter, transcript, recommendation letter, and a valid passport.
Can final-year Bachelor’s or Master’s students apply?
Yes, final-year students can apply as long as they meet the eligibility criteria.
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