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FRANCE EXCELLENCE EIFFEL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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LOCATION: France

Developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship Program provides annual training for future foreign decision-makers in the public and private sectors in degree programs at the Master’s and Doctoral levels. Applications are submitted exclusively by French higher education institutions.

ELIGIBILITY:

Program objectives

The France Excellence Eiffel scholarship program is a tool developed by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assist French institutions of higher education in attracting the best foreign students to Master’s and Doctoral/Phd degree programs.

It trains future foreign decision-makers from the private and public sectors in priority areas of study.

Areas of Study

The two main disciplinary fields for the France Excellence Eiffel scholarships cover the following seven areas of study for the Master’s and Doctorate elements:

For Science and Technology

Biology and Health

Ecological Transition

Mathematics and Digital

Engineering Sciences

For Humanities and Social Sciences

History, French language and civilization

Law and political science

Economics and management

Levels of Study

French higher education institutions who submit candidates to the France Excellence Eiffel program agree to enroll them:

in courses leading to a master’s degree

in an engineering program

in a joint doctoral program (joint supervision of dissertation and/or dual degree), in partnership with a partner institution abroad.

Duration of the scholarship

Master’s level

a maximum of 12 months when enrolling in an M2

a maximum of 24 months when enrolling in an M1

a maximum of 36 months for the completion of an engineering degree

Doctorate level

The France Excellence Eiffel scholarship is awarded for a period of a maximum of 12 to 36 months starting on September 1 of the year the scholarship is awarded.

BENEFIT:

Master’s level

France Excellence Eiffel scholarship holders receive a monthly allowance of €1,200 (from January 2026), which is added to several services: International transportation, national transportation, insurance, housing searches, cultural activities, etc.

Doctorate level

France Excellence Eiffel scholarship holders receive a monthly stipend of €2,100 (from January 2026), which is added to several services: international transportation, national transportation, insurance, housing searches, cultural activities, etc.

For both elements of the program, tuition fees are not covered by the France Excellence Eiffel program.

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BRANCO WEISS FELLOWSHIP—SOCIETY IN SCIENCE

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Application Deadline: January 15, 2027, 5 p.m. CET.

LOCATION: Switzerland

The Branco Weiss Fellowship—Society in Science is a community of exceptional young scientists who share a passion for taking research beyond the mainstream. Fellows are given the means to pursue their personal vision of a particular scientific project independently—in the best possible locations, anywhere in the world.

ELIGIBILITY:

You are eligible for the 2027 intake if:

You officially hold a PhD on January 15, 2027. This means that you have at least successfully passed your PhD defense before January 15, 2027.

You have obtained your PhD a maximum of five years prior to January 15, 2027.

You do not hold/have not held a faculty-equivalent position (e.g., assistant professor or lecturer).

Your project departs from the mainstream of research in your discipline.

You have a record of outstanding scientific achievement.

You demonstrate in the proposal a willingness to engage in a dialog on relevant social, cultural, political, or economic issues beyond the frontiers of your particular discipline.

You can confirm that you are willing and able to travel to the Greater Zurich Area and attend the annual symposium in person.

You can ensure that you are the only candidate your chosen mentor is supporting during this round.

Please note that we typically do not fund mainstream research projects that could also be funded by other scientific organizations.

If you have applied before and were not selected, you are welcome to apply again.

Only the following reasons for delays after attaining your PhD are acceptable:

parental leave

inability to work due to illness or accident

Applicants must send an official confirmation of their leave(s) via email to brancoweissfellowship@ethz.ch before they submit an application. It is advisable to send such documents before starting your application and ideally 1-2 months before the annual deadline. The number of weeks that the research work was interrupted is accepted as an extension (max. 1 year in total).

Only periods of full-time leave are taken into account.

Duration
Research projects should be conceived to last five years.

BENEFIT:

A Branco Weiss Fellowship amounts to max. CHF 600,000 for up to five years. It may be used to cover all legitimate costs of research (i.e., salary and/or equipment, travel expenses, consumables, personnel, etc.).

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