International Scholarship Award - Eiffel Scholarship 2013 for International Master and PhD Students, France

Description
The Eiffel Programme is a tool designed to help French higher education establishments accompany the high-calibre overseas students that they select. Only French higher education establishments can submit applications and, if successful, they must enrol the candidates in the requested courses to obtain the Eiffel grant.

Benefit

• Master course: Eiffel scholarship-holders receive a monthly grant allowance of 1,181 Euros (current applicable rate).
• PhD course: Eiffel PhD scholarship-holders receive a monthly allowance of 1,400 Euros (current applicable rate)

Eligibility
Only foreign nationals are eligible to apply for a scholarship from the French Government. In the case of dual nationality applicants, those with French nationality are ineligible.Applications from students currently studying outside France will be given priority over those from students already studying in France. Educational establishments that shortlist non-French speaking applicants must ensure that their level of French is sufficient to enable them to integrate satisfactorily into the anticipated course.

Application Procedure
Complete information of the scholarship application process can be seen at the link below.

Submission Deadline
9th January 2013

Website Link
http://www.campusfrance.org/en/eiffel

Fellowship Scholarship Special Offered For Government Officials Balkans' Countries'

Description
The Programme  aims  to contribute to the development of effective and efficient state administrations in the region by offering a tailor-made fellowship and training programme for highly qualified young professionals from the  highest ranking  state authorities of the countries of the Western Balkans.

The program will include as follow:

• Fellows begin the programme by attending a 2 - 3 months LANGUAGE COURSE to prepare themselves for work and life in the host institution and
• All 20 fellows are brought together for the first time at the 2 weeks INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR, held in Berlin and Potsdam, in  co-operation with the Potsdam Centre for Policy and Management (PCPM).
• The  TRAINEESHIP PHASE  follows, with each fellow starting work at host EU member state institutions: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,  France,  Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. 
• Mid way through the traineeship, Fellows are gathered in Brussels for a 4 day INTERMEDIARY SEMINAR and visit of EU and international institutions. 
• The Programme is completed with a FINAL SEMINAR, held each year at a different location throughout the Western Balkans. Fellows attend a last set of trainings in leadership, conflict resolution, communication, negotiations and evaluation.

Scholarship Benefits:
During the Programme duration, fellows receive a monthly stipend of 1,500 euros from the European Fund for the Balkans  in addition to the  re-allocation fee. The costs for language training are also reimbursed up to the fixed sum of 1,500 euro. Travel, accommodation and any other essential maintenance costs relating to seminars and other compulsory events are also covered. The EFB supports the fellows with organisational issues.

Eligibility
Civil servants of ministries  and highest ranking state institutions  in the Western Balkan countries can apply (including entity and cantonal level government in Bosnia Herzegovina and regional level government of Vojvodina in Serbia). 

Application Procedure
Please find furthe at the site link below

Submission Deadline
September 20 2012

Website Link
http://www.balkanfund.org/application2013/docs/Fellowship%20Programme%20DescriptionJuly2013.pdf

NIE OR IRON SCHOLARSHIPS at the University of Strasbourg, France

Description
In  the  framework of  the  training program of  the “Laboratoire d’excellence” NIE  (Nanostructures  in  Interaction with  their  Environment)  or  IRON  (Innovative  Radiopharmaceuticals  in  Oncology  and  Neurology),  students    from France or abroad can apply for a Master 2 scholarship of the University of Strasbourg

Eligibility
Only students with an excellent academic background will be considered for this scholarship

Application Procedure
The  applicant  should  fill  in  the  information  form  of  Appendix  2,  and  provide  the  supporting  documents listed below. All documents  in pdf  format  should be exclusively  sent by electronic mail to: phi‐master‐scholarship@unistra.fr

Supporting Documents:

1. The  filled  information  form with  the  explicit  choice  for one of  the Master  2 degrees  listed  in Appendix 1, and the signed commitment to perform the research training  in one of the NIE or IRON laboratories
2. Copy of passport or national identity card (Schengen area) valid at least until July 31st 2013 
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. Examination marks from the Master 1 (or equivalent) university year 
5. Letter  presenting  the  applicant’s motivations  for  the Master  2  degree,  written  in  French  or English 
6. Two recommendation letters from University teaching staff who supervised the applicant

Submission Deadline
July 9th 2012 

Website Link
http://www.physique-ingenierie.unistra.fr/IMG/pdf/Labex-BoursesM2-en.pdf

Master 2 Scholarship for foreign students - Fondation Rennes 1, France

Description
Foreign students, you would like to have a student experience in France for your Master 2 research ? The University of Rennes 1 would be pleased to welcome you on its campuses !

The scholarship will cover:

• 4 000€ as a mobility allowance
• 1 000€ at most as a travel allowance (economic class and 2nd class, with justifications)

Eligibility
The applicant must proposed the following courses:
- biology and environement
- health
- physics, chemistry, mechanics
- mathematics, computer science, electronics
- law, economics, management, philosophy

Application Procedure
Please submit the following documents;
- the personal information request form filled
- a detailled curriculum vitae
- a copy of the grades since starting university and the ranking for each year
- a copy of the last diploma obtained
- a copy of your last university registration
- if possible a recommandation letter from the chairman of your last studies
- the email addresses of at least 2 reference persons
- a letter from the chairman of the Master that will host you
- a cover letter should explain your professional project.

The above documents must be sent to:
By mail :
Fondation Rennes 1
Présidence de lʼuniversité de Rennes 1
2 rue du Thabor - CS 46510
35065 RENNES Cedex
FRANCE

AND
by email : fondation@univ-rennes1.fr

Submission Deadline
April 6th 2012

Website Link
http://www.fondation.univ-rennes1.fr/digitalAssets/297/297643_AppelOffre_AccueilEtudiantsEtrangersMaster_en_2012.pdf 

Master scholarship At The International Space University, France

Description
The International Space University is provided funding from industry and government agencies to help support MSc students who are unable to cover all of their tuition fees. This aid is available to selected applicants, and covers a portion of their fees. It is paid directly to ISU by the sponsoring organization.

This financial aid is available for:
- applicants from Europe (the countries listed below have priority*)
- applicants from the United States and Canada
- applicants from developing countries
- applicants from other countries (within the limits of funds available)

Financial aid is granted on the basis of:
- academic and professional merit
- demonstrated efforts in personal fund-raising
- demonstrated financial need

Eligibility

• The following countries are eligible:Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
• Applicants from all backgrounds (technical or non-technical) are eligible. The minimum pre-requisite is to hold a Bachelor's degree or equivalent (involving a minimum of 3 years of full-time study) and to present a proof of English proficiency (except for native English speakers or those who have completed a degree program in an English-speaking university).

Application Procedure
Applicants for the MSc programs 2012-2013 should apply online on the ISU website

Submission Deadline
Please go to website link below to find the deadline information

Website Link
http://www.isunet.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=83&Itemid=276 

Fernand Braudel – IFER Fellowships, A Postdoctoral Fellowship In Social and Human Science, France

Description
The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH, Paris) offers postdoctoral fellowships for researchers in the social and human sciences for periods of nine months within the framework of its “Fernand Braudel-IFER” (International Fellowships for Experienced Researchers) programme.

This programme is supported by the European Union (Action Marie Curie – COFUND – 7th EU Research Framework Programme), the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR), the Institute for SHS at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation (Cologne), and is carried out in collaboration with the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

The amount of the monthly stipend for room & board and living expenses is €2,000 (euros). The cost of medical insurance is covered for researchers hosted in France. Travel expenses (return travel fare) between the researcher’s country of residence and France or between France and the host country will be covered, subject to prior approval. Upon request, additional funding may be granted to cover documentation costs or participation in scientific events held in France (or in the host country). 

The Fernand Braudel-IFER programme breaks down into two sections:

1. The Fernand Braudel-IFER incoming programme for residencies in France (for researchers that belong to a foreign research centre).
2. The Fernand Braudel-IFER outgoing programme for research stays in other European countries (for researchers that belong to a French research centre).

Eligibility
Eligibility criteria for the Fernand Braudel-IFER incoming programme

• Applicants must reside outside France and belong to a non-French research institution (university, academy of sciences, or other research organism).
• Foreign candidates that reside in France or have resided there in the year preceding the deadline for applications are not eligible. Lecturers, fellowship-holders and those holding teaching positions in a French institution or research centre are considered to be French residents.
• Applicants must hold a PhD (or equivalent) as at the date of application (i.e. dissertation successfully defended).
• The application must be submitted within six years of defending their doctoral dissertation. Exceptions may be granted for some cases of career breaks (e.g. interruptions due to maternity leave, illness, etc.).
• Applicants must be fluent in one of the working languages of the host laboratory; fluency in French or English is preferable.
• Any laboratory in which the applicant has already worked at any time during his/her scientific experience (including during doctoral studies) is not eligible as a host laboratory.
• Due to the limited number of fellowships available, applicants residing abroad but that completed their doctoral studies in France are not given priority.

Eligibility criteria for the Fernand Braudel-IFER outgoing programme

• Candidates must have resided in France and been affiliated with a university or other research laboratory in France for at least two years, regardless of their nationality.
• Applicants must hold a PhD (or equivalent) as at the date of application (i.e. dissertation successfully defended).
• The application must be submitted within six years of defending their doctoral dissertation. Exceptions may be granted for some cases of career breaks (e.g. interruptions due to maternity leave, illness, etc.).
•  Applicants must be fluent in one of the working languages of the host laboratory; fluency in the language of the host country is preferable.
• Due to the limited number of fellowships available, stays at French-speaking universities in countries neighbouring France are not given priority.
• Due to the limited number of fellowships available, stays in the applicant’s home country are not given priority.
• A French research institute abroad is not sufficient as a host laboratory unless a local host laboratory is also chosen.

Application Procedure
Applicants must submit the following documents:

• An application form (Please download at: http://www.msh-paris.fr/en/research/mobility/fernand-braudel-ifer-fellowships/application-procedure/)
• Curriculum vitae.
• List of publications.
• Detailed research project proposal
• Copy of the doctoral diploma.
• Summary of the applicant’s doctoral dissertation
• Two (2) letters of recommendation from scientific scholars from France or elsewhere.
• A welcome letter from the director of the institution or research laboratory that agrees to host the applicant and direct his/her research for the duration of the fellowship.

Please address your documents to:
Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme
Direction scientifique – “Fernand Braudel-IFER” Programme (specify incoming or outgoing)
190, Avenue de France 75013 Paris France

Submission Deadline
31 March and 30 September

Website Link
http://www.msh-paris.fr/en/research/mobility/fernand-braudel-ifer-fellowships/

École Normale Supérieure International Scholarship, France

Description
About 30 foreign students are allocated by the International Selection a monthly scholarship of approximately 1000 euros during two years (in Mathematics, a year of undergraduate studies can be added before the Master, depending on the candidate’s profile).

Eligibility

1. Providing proof of a non-French nationality
2. Being younger than 26 years old on September, 1st, 2012
3. Applying only once for this program
4. Attending a University outside of France

Application Procedure

• There is no specific program for this international selection. The first step of the admission process is a selection of students according to their records. Then, a committee interviews the candidates in order to assess their capacity of analysis, conceptualization, and their ability to synthesize, in the light of their scientific or literary culture, their intellectual curiosity, and the relevance of their study project.
• Candidates submit the form available on the website between January , 10 th and March, 15th 2012;
• In May, they will be informed of the results of the preselection process;
• The candidates whose applications have been preselected are individually invited in Paris, where they will take the written tests and then will be interviewed by the examination panel immediately afterwards. The results are published in the few following days. All in all the candidates need to stay up to two weeks;
• Classes start mid-September.

Submission Deadline
March, 15th 2012;

Website Link
http://www.ens.fr/spip.php?rubrique29&lang=en

the GDF SUEZ / MAEE Master Scholarship Programme, France

Description
The co-financed GDF SUEZ / MAEE scholarship programme for the 2012-2013 academic year is aimed at students from Brazil, Chile, India and Lebanon who are currently studying in their country. Only applicants who are citizens of one of these four countries are eligible for this programme.

GDF SUEZ will give those selected for this programme, among other things, a scholarship of €13,000, tutoring during their year in France, and a possible career opportunity.

Eligibility

1. Master Renewable Energy (Brazilian, Chilean, Lebanese students)
2. Master Water, Air, Pollution Energy at local regional scales (Indian and Lebanese students)

Application Procedure
You may obtain further infomation about the application process at the website link below.

Submission Deadline
11 May 2012

Website Link
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france/studying-in-france/finance-your-studies/quai-d-orsay-entreprises/article/gdf-suez-maae-program

The Emile-Boutmy scholarship For For Undergradute and Master Students from Non European Union Countries, France

Description
Sciences Po created the Emile Boutmy scholarship after the founder of Sciences Po (1871) in order to attract the very best international students from outside of the European Union. The Emile Boutmy Scholarship is awarded to top students whose profiles match the admissions priorities of Sciences Po and individual course requirements.

Eligibility
Eligible students are those from a non-European Union state, whose household does not file taxes within the European Union, and who have been admitted to the Undergraduate or Master's programme.
Application Procedure
Please click here to download and print the form. Before you submit your online application, please attach the completed form and the relevant documents translated into French or English. If you do not attach the completed form and required documents, your application for the scholarship will not be taken into consideration.

Submission Deadline
May 2, 2012(Undegraduate Applicant)
March 13rd, 2012 (Graduate Applicant)

Website Link
http://formation.sciences-po.fr/en/contenu/the-emile-boutmy-scholarship