Call for France Excellence Eiffel applications 2026

The call for applications for the France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship program is open until January 8, 2026, and is exclusively for French higher education institutions.

Fields of Study for Master's and Doctoral Levels

Two major disciplinary fields are covered by the France Excellence Eiffel scholarships, encompassing the following 7 fields of study for both the Master's and Doctoral components.

For Science and Technology

• Biology and Health
• Ecological Transition
• Mathematics and Digital Sciences
• Engineering Sciences

For Humanities and Social Sciences

• History, French Language and Civilization
• Law and Political Science
• Economics and Management

Applications must be submitted solely by the higher education institutions, based on the excellence of the international students they wish to welcome into their programs.

The France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship Program

The France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship program has been developed by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to enable French higher education institutions to attract the best international students to master's and doctoral degree programs.

It aims to train future foreign decision-makers from the private and public sectors in priority fields of study.

Consult the call for applications for the 2026 campaign.

The management of the France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship program is entrusted to Campus France.