ORION Excellence Scholarships (Bourses d'excellence ORION), Master 2 Research Track

• Financial aid of 7,000 EUR for the academic year, paid as 1,000 EUR per month over 7 months (first semester of M2 plus the research internship).
• Internship grant (5 or 6 months) of about 600 EUR per month, calculated from the Social Security ceiling.
• The internship grant is paid only for the part of the internship done on the Lorraine site.

• Call opens: 9 April 2026
• Closing date: 9 June 2026 at noon
• Selection by the Unys Projets Committee: 3 July 2026
• Results communicated by email no later than 10 July 2026
• The next call for the 2027-2028 intake opens in April 2027.

1. Confirm you are admitted, or applying for admission, to an eligible M2 master's programme or final-year engineering school diploma.
2. Prepare the file: detailed CV, transcripts of L3 and M1 (or equivalent), motivation letter, letter of commitment to carry out a research internship in a Lorraine-site laboratory, and the programme head's recommendation letter with arguments.
3. Ask the head of your master's or engineering programme to submit the application on the online platform before the deadline (one application per programme or engineering diploma).
4. For candidates from a foreign university, programme heads should read and pass on the practical information sheet on welcoming foreign students.

Questions: [email protected]

• Detailed CV
• Transcripts of L3 and M1 (or equivalent)
• Motivation letter on interest in research
• Letter of commitment to a research internship in a Lorraine-site laboratory
• Recommendation and argument from the head of the master's or engineering programme

Only complete applications are examined.

Ad hoc committees evaluate applications and propose a ranking; the Unys Projets Committee finalises the list of grantees. Criteria:

• Academic record: grades and ranking at M1 and L3 level (or equivalent), years taken to obtain M1, previous internships and research work, recommendations.
• Motivation for a research path: curriculum showing interest in research (including ORION student-researcher clubs) and/or a professional project.
• Recommendation of the master's director.