Students: for the best foreign students who wish to pursue their higher education in France
Grant-awarding organization: the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Study areas:

• Engineering
• Economics and management
• Law and political science

Level: Master
Grant duration: for the period required to obtain the Master
Eligibility:

• The Eiffel Excellence Programme offers grants to outstanding foreign students that French higher education centres have identified as especially deserving of a place on their courses
• The grants cover training in France to prepare students for taking up positions of responsibility in the public or private sector (excluding education and research)
• Priority is given to candidates from emerging countries, especially those (in Asia and Latin America, for example) currently under-represented among the student population in France
• Applications from non-proficient French speakers will be considered, and if such an application is accepted, the Eiffel programme will cover preparatory training in the French language of up to one year as requested by the French higher education centre with which the student is enrolled
• Applications from students currently studying outside France will be given priority over those from students already studying in France

Grant amount: € 1,031 per month and covers various additional expenses including travel, health insurance and cultural activities.
Application details: at your university near Egide (the application form must be downloaded after the calls for application are available on their website).
Website: http://www.egide.asso.fr/uk/programmes/eiffel/
E-Mail: eiffel@egide.asso.fr
Observations: this scholarship program is totally administrated by Egide

Students:

• French students
• Foreign students who live in France for at least 2 years
• Some other foreign students

Grant-awarding organization: the French Ministry of the Education, Higher Education and the Search
Study areas: all
Level: all
Grant duration: 9 months
Eligibility: under 26 – students with limited domestic revenues and studying in an institution recognized by the French Ministry of Youth, Domestic Education and Research
Grant amount: from €1,335 to €3,607 per year; renewable (+ possible additional grants)
Application details: in our academy
Website: www.cnous.fr
E-Mail: infodoc@cnous.fr
Observations: there are also other scholarships suggested by the CNOUS (fonds de solidarité universitaire…): see the CNOUS website

Students: students from Southern countries in Nothern countries (or students from Northern countries in Southern countries)
Grant-awarding organization: AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie) – international
Study areas: sciences
Level: Master
Grant duration: 6-10 months
Eligibility:

• This program encourages the mobility of students from Southern countries towards Northern or Southern establishments, or students from Northern countries towards Southern establishment
• Students from Southern countries pursuing their programme within the framework of doctoral studies, by the allocation of scholarships (scholarships for training in research)
• Students in the training process ( generally 2nd course degree) according to a part of their programme outside of their establishment of origin (scholarships of initial training) the young researchers perfecting in their research works by the allocation of post-doctorate scholarships including the exchanges of researchers between departments of French studies (mobility of perfection in research)
• Teachers and researchers participating in inter-university missions of regional exchanges (of training and\or research), within the framework of the regional and interregional cooperation
• Students from transition countries following trainings in the socioeconomic area (in particular within the framework of the professionalization of the university trainings)
• The students from Northern countries making a training in transition countries

Grant amount: it depends on several criteria. Transport, a monthly grant according to the living costs abroad and insurances are included
Application details: AUF
Application deadline: depends on your country
Website: www.auf.org/actions/bourses-mobilite/accueil.html 
Observations: AUF grants several scholarships. An international and a regional offer is made each year. You can download the application form on the AUF website

Students: for internships abroad
Grant-awarding organization: CROUS
Study areas: all
Level: all
Eligibility:

• French students or foreign students who live in France for at least 2 years, and some other foreign students
• Under 26 – students with limited domestic revenues and studying in an institution recognized by the French Ministry of Youth, Domestic Education and Research

Application details: at your university
Grant amount: covers a part of the travel costs
Website: http://www.crous-rennes.fr/
E-Mail: service.dse@crous-rennes.fr
Observations: these grants are mainly for scholars based on social criteria