Partially funded

France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship via Université de Lorraine

Université de Lorraine, France

Scholarship overview

The Eiffel programme, run by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs through Campus France, trains future foreign decision-makers from the public and private sectors at Master, engineering diploma and doctoral level in priority fields. Applications are submitted only by French institutions.

The Université de Lorraine runs its own internal Eiffel procedure. The programme is very selective and the university gives priority to candidates coming through its international cooperation with partner universities.

Priority fields are Sciences and Techniques (biology and health, ecological transition, mathematics and digital, engineering sciences) and Humanities and Social Sciences (history, French language and civilisation, law and political science, economics and management).

Award Information

Student at Master or engineering diploma level, or doctoral candidate in a cotutelle or co-supervised thesis with a foreign partner institution.
Pre-admitted to an Eiffel-eligible programme at the Université de Lorraine before applying.
Studies in one of the programme's priority fields.
Eligibility rules are set in the annual Campus France Eiffel regulations (Vademecum).
Applications sent directly by students or by foreign institutions are ineligible.

Master level: monthly allowance of 1,200 EUR (from January 2026); up to 12 months for M2, 24 months for M1, 36 months for an engineering diploma.
Doctorate: monthly allowance of 2,000 EUR (from January 2026); 12 to 36 months in France.
Directly covered benefits include international and national transport, insurance, housing search and cultural activities.
Tuition fees are not covered by the programme.

Call opens: early October each year
Deadline for unsolicited applications to the Université de Lorraine: 15 November each year
Results announced by Campus France: early April of the following calendar year

Check eligibility in the Campus France Eiffel Vademecum.
Get pre-admitted to an eligible Master, engineering diploma or doctoral offer at the Université de Lorraine through its training catalogue or thesis offers.
Contact the head of the chosen master, engineering diploma or doctorate to state your wish to apply for Eiffel.
If your application is judged admissible, the programme head helps build the Eiffel file and submits it to Campus France on behalf of the university.

Admin contacts (do not send applications there): Master [email protected]; Doctorate [email protected].

Official links

Documents you will need

Indicative list; the annual Campus France regulations prevail.

CV with study history, grades, class ranking and language level; an official ranking certificate for each year of higher education
Professional project of 1 to 2 pages in French or English
Transcripts for the last three years of study with class ranking
Passport copy (identity page)
French or English language certificate where applicable
One or two recommendation letters (optional)

How selection works

The university selects and submits only applications meeting Eiffel excellence criteria, giving priority to its partner universities; final awards are decided by Campus France.