Partially funded

France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship (Sorbonne University nomination, 2027/2028 call)

Sorbonne University, France

Scholarship overview

The France Excellence Eiffel programme is run by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to help French institutions attract top international Master's and PhD students in priority fields. The award is made for the academic year of the call.

Sorbonne University carries out the first selection. Only the strongest files are completed by the university and submitted to Campus France, which manages the final stage of the programme.

The stay must begin between 1 September and 30 November of the award year.

Priority fields

  • Biology and health
  • Ecological transition
  • Mathematics and digital science
  • Engineering
  • French history, language and civilisation
  • Law and political science
  • Economics and management

Award Information

  • International student applying to a Master's or PhD at Sorbonne University in one of the seven priority fields.
  • Master's: first-time arrival in France only (primo-arrivant).
  • PhD: 12 to 18 months within a signed cotutelle (joint supervision) agreement; a 36-month award is available only to new arrivals enrolling in the first year of a doctorate.
  • Average of at least 15/20 over the last three academic years; Sorbonne University forwards only very strong files.
  • Detailed eligibility is set by the Eiffel regulations and Campus France.
  • Master's: stay funded for 12 to 24 months depending on year of enrolment.
  • PhD (cotutelle): 12 to 18 months depending on year of enrolment.
  • PhD (first-year, new arrivals): 36 months.
  • The monthly amount is set in the Eiffel 2027 regulations (not stated on the Sorbonne page).

2027/2028 call: Master's applicants must present their file to the faculty contact before 23 November 2026. PhD applicants must obtain a favourable opinion from the head of their doctoral school before 23 November 2026. Files received after this date are not processed by Sorbonne University. The Campus France closing date must not be used as the reference date.

  1. Check eligibility on the Campus France Eiffel programme page.
  2. Review Sorbonne doctoral schools and the Master's offer.
  3. Master's: present your file to the faculty contact person (not to programme heads) before 23 November 2026.
  4. PhD: obtain the favourable opinion of the doctoral school head, who then gives the contact person access to the online application; complete the online file.
  5. Sorbonne University completes part 3 (institution information), finalises and submits the application to Campus France.

Contacts

Official links

Documents you will need

  • Application file on the Campus France Eiffel platform, following the Eiffel 2027 application guide and regulations (PDFs linked from the Sorbonne page).

How selection works

  • First selection by Sorbonne University on academic excellence (at least 15/20 average over three years).
  • Selected files are sent to Campus France for the final programme process.

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