Grants issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Grants from the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research
Grants being offered within the framework of European programmes
Grants from the Academic Agency for the French-speaking world (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie)
Grants from international institutions, non-governmental organizations and foundations.
Grants from regional authorities
Grants from foreign governments
Grants issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Grants issued by French Embassies abroad
French government grants are delivered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for studies, training courses or language courses in France. Most of them are issued by the Department of Cultural Initiatives and Cooperation of France’s Embassies and consulates abroad. Whatever their country of residence may be, candidates must, before their departure and sufficiently in advance, apply directly to this Department located in their country of origin in order to obtain complete information on these grants: granting conditions, selection schedule, and application documents to be handed over.
For more information
Apply to the Department of Cultural Initiatives and Cooperation from your country of residence’s French Embassy or French consulate
There are various categories of grants: study grants, training course grants, high-level scientific course grants.
For more information on the various categories of grants 
Specific programmes
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also delivers grants within the framework of specific programmes that directly depend upon its Paris services (Direction Générale de la Coopération Internationale et du Développement, Direction de la Coopération scientifique et universitaire, Sous-Direction de la Coopération universitaire et de la formation professionnelle, Bureau de la mobilité étudiante).
- Eiffel excellence grants
The “Eiffel excellence grant” programme, which was created in 1999 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is intended for the best foreign students who wish to pursue their higher education in France for the final three years of their degree course or for their postgraduate studies, in three great fields: engineering science, economy-management, law-political science.
Applications must absolutely be submitted by a French school in which their registration has already been accepted.
This programme is also devised to support French schools’ international initiatives, giving them a particularly attractive tool for identifying and selecting the best students who enrol for their courses.
EGIDE manages the Eiffel programme.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ presentation of the programme
For more information: EGIDE website
-* PhD Eiffel excellence grants
In 2005, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs created a new programme, PhD Eiffel, in order to complete the already existing Eiffel system by extending its scope to doctoral education, in accordance with the directions chosen by the Prime Minister.
This programme’s aim is to encourage PhD students who are in co-supervision or co-tutoring to come to France by ensuring the continuity of the Eiffel programme.
Applications from students who live in emerging countries (Asia, Latin America, new EU member states, Russia) but also in countries with a high scientific and academic potential are encouraged.
The PhD Eiffel programme makes it possible to offer foreign PhD students the possibility of spending one year in France (preferably the 2nd or 3rd year of their thesis).
EGIDE manages this programme.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ presentation of the programme
For more information: EGIDE website
- Major excellence grants
In September 2000, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs created the Major grant programme to add to the programme of excellence grants given by the AEFE (Agence pour l’Enseignement Français à l’Etranger), which targets former foreign students in French lycées abroad.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ presentation of the programme
For more information (in french)
The Major grant programme makes it possible for students whose excellence grant from the AEFE is coming to an end to pursue their higher education in France after the first cycle of university courses. On certain conditions, it indeed allocates them an additional three-year grant to study in the grandes écoles (prestigious higher education schools) or in university during the final three years leading to a master’s degree (bac + 5).
The CNOUS manages this programme.
- Grants for theological studies
The grant programme for theological studies concerns students who wish to follow theology courses in French colleges. It gives grants to French-speaking postgraduate students, those studying religions coming first, or eventually to students doing the final three years of a degree course when they are from a country that does not have the required infrastructures.
The CNOUS manages this programme.
Outline, and application documents
- Charcot grant programme
In partnership with 5 French university-hospital centres (Strasbourg, Lyons, Paris, Marseilles, Bordeaux), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers one-year grants every year for education through clinical research in hospital services. Applicants must be less than 40 years old, French-speaking or English-speaking and of teacher and researcher level (or future teacher and researcher level) in their country of residence abroad.
Excellence grant programme in the medical field
 | Charcot grant programme 2008-2009 - Application form (PDF, 42 kb) |
The CNOUS manages this programme.
- Partnership agreement with the THALES company for welcoming and supporting the best foreign students
New: the minister of Foreign Affairs and the chairman and managing director of the THALES Group, Mr Denis Ranque, signed a partnership agreement that allows the financing of 24 Chinese and Indian students since September 2006.
Grants from the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research
According to their nationality or their status, some foreign students may also lay claim to financial backing from the French Ministry of Education: travel grants, revenue-based aids, grants for doctoral studies.
For more information: Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research (in french)
Grants being offered within the framework of European programmes
The SOCRATES/ERASMUS and LEONARDO European programmes make it possible to grant, within the context of projects being laid out by schools, mobility aids for students who go and study or do a training course in a different country from the European Union.
The Socrates-Leonardo da Vinci agency ensures the promotion of Socrates and Leonardo da Vinci programmes over the French territory.
Grants from the Academic Agency for the French-speaking world (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie)
The Academic Agency for the French-speaking world has aid programmes to help students, teachers and researchers.
Grants from international institutions, non-governmental organizations and foundations.
Trilingual guide (English, French and Spanish): “Study Abroad”, published by the UNESCO.
For the financing of PhD thesis or postdoctoral studies: Andès guide (Association of French doctors)
Grants from regional authorities
Regional councils and other regional authorities can offer mobility grants to foreign students.
For more information on regional authorities’ initiatives abroad Database for French regional authorities (in french)
Grants from foreign governments
Some countries award grants making it possible to study abroad. Students can enquire for details at their country of origin’s Ministry of Education or at the body responsible for grants.
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