France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship (Paris-Saclay applications)

• Master's: 1,200 euros per month plus certain direct services; 24 months for M1 entry, 12 months for M2 entry.
• PhD: 2,100 euros per month plus certain direct services; 36 months (first-year, newly arriving students, no co-supervision), 18 months (first or second year) or 12 months (second or third year).
• For 12- and 18-month PhD awards, other funding must be secured to cover the full PhD duration.

Master's (2027 call)

• 1 October 2026: call published.
• 26 November 2026: internal deadline at Paris-Saclay (contact the programme coordinator before this date).
• By 7 December 2026: results sent to candidates.
• Regular admission application from February 2027, whether or not preselected.

PhD (2027 call)

• 1 October to 6 November 2026: applications via ADUM.
• By 10 December 2026: applicants notified.
• April 2027: successful candidates and institutions notified.

Master's

1. Contact the coordinator of your chosen master's programme before 26 November 2026 using the link on the programme page.
2. Describe your project: current studies, university and country, results, class ranking, professional experience and internships.
3. Provide the documents the coordinator requests. Only one application per student goes to the national jury; if you apply to several programmes, choose one.
4. Complete the regular admission procedure from February 2027.

PhD

1. Apply on ADUM (adum.fr/psaclay/pt) between 1 October and 6 November 2026.
2. Upload the required documents, including the cotutelle agreement.
3. If preselected, submit the additional documents.

Master's

• Passport or ID copy.
• CV (1-2 pages, French or English) with universities attended and dated professional experience.
• Degrees already awarded.
• Official ranking certificate for the last degree or completed years.
• Transcripts since the first year of higher education.
• French language certificate if the programme is taught in French and French is not the language of instruction in your country or university.
• Professional project (1-2 pages) covering background, programme choice and why France; optional recommendation letter.

PhD

• Passport or national ID copy.
• Cotutelle agreement or co-supervision certificate signed by both parties (12- or 18-month awards).
• Overall financing plan.
• CV (1-2 pages).
• Registration certificate for the current year, if studying.
• Transcripts for the last 3 years and degrees.
• Motivation letter (1-2 pages).
• Research project presentation and progress report (1-5 pages).
• Evaluation of the scientific quality of the project by a full professor or research director who has not co-authored with the expected supervisor.
• If preselected: research-language certificate, evaluations from the Paris-Saclay supervisor, host laboratory and doctoral school director, and the evaluator's CV (max 2 pages).

• Internal Paris-Saclay committees review applications at both levels; PhD applicants may be preselected before submitting additional documents.
• Paris-Saclay submits its nominees to Campus France for the national jury, which announces results to laureates and institutions in April 2027.