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Eiffel Excellence Scholarship (Master and Doctorate) at Université Lumière Lyon 2

Université Lumière Lyon 2, France

Scholarship overview

The Eiffel programme was created in 1999 by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and is run with Campus France. It supports academic excellence among foreign Master's and doctoral students and aims to train future leaders of partner countries. Thousands of fellows from 122 nationalities have been funded.

Lyon 2 nominates candidates in two strands. The Master strand funds a diploma programme of up to 12 months when entering M2, or up to 24 months when entering M1. The Doctorate strand funds 12- or 18-month mobilities for doctoral students in international cotutelle or joint supervision, and up to 36 months for newly arrived doctoral students.

Lyon 2 priority fields are biology and health, ecological transition, mathematics and digital, engineering sciences, history, French language and civilisation, law and political science, and economics and management.

Award Information

Master

  • Foreign nationality; binationals with French nationality are not eligible.
  • Born after 31 March 1997 (29 or younger at selection for 2027).
  • Holds, or is completing, a higher-education degree abroad; students currently studying in France are not eligible.
  • Resides abroad and is not enrolled in a French higher-education institution.
  • No previous Eiffel Master selection or French government scholarship; candidates refused or placed on the waiting list for the same degree level are not eligible.
  • Programme must be state-accredited, lead to a Master-level diploma and fall within the listed fields. Work-study, continuing education and programmes delivered entirely abroad are excluded; accredited double degrees are eligible.
  • Apply for M1 and M2, or for M2 only; M1-only applications are not eligible.
  • Overall average of at least 12/20 (or equivalent), or ranked among the best in the class.
  • Sufficient French or English, often C1.
  • Master strand is aimed at students from emerging countries.

Doctorate

  • Foreign nationality; open to students from emerging and industrialised countries.
  • Born after 31 March 1990.
  • Current doctoral students need an international cotutelle or joint supervision; newly arrived students do not.
  • Master: funding for up to 12 months (M2 entry) or up to 24 months (M1 entry).
  • Doctorate: 12- or 18-month mobilities (cotutelle or joint supervision), or up to 36 months for newly arrived doctoral students.
  • Call opens: 12 October 2026.
  • Master: Lyon 2 submission deadline 20 November 2026, 23:59 French time.
  • Doctorate: candidates and supervisors must contact the DRED international team before 26 November 2026.
  • Pre-selection by institutions in early January; transfer to Campus France in December/January.
  • Results announced the week of 12 April 2027.
  1. Master: complete the online application form linked from the Lyon 2 call page, answering every section and attaching all required documents; the form cannot be submitted incomplete.
  2. Lyon 2 checks the file and confirms pre-validation.
  3. If validated, Lyon 2 requests a recommendation letter from the programme head. Do not contact programme heads yourself.
  4. Once the letter is received, Lyon 2 enters the file on the Campus France platform.
  5. Selection is not admission: successful candidates must also apply for admission through Campus France / Etudes en France.
  6. Doctorate: candidate and supervisor contact the DRED international research unit ([email protected]) before 26 November 2026.
  7. Master contact: [email protected] (Direction des Relations Internationales).

Only one university may submit a given candidate; if several do, all applications are rejected. Inaccurate answers lead to cancellation.

Official links

Documents you will need

  • Supporting documents list for 2027 (PDF on the call page).
  • Eiffel scholarship regulations 2027.
  • Scholarship commitment form 2027.
  • Master grading grid 2027.
  • Recommendation letter from the programme head (requested by Lyon 2).

How selection works

  • Lyon 2 pre-selects the best files in early January.
  • A panel of experts makes the final selection.

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