Scholarships & Financial Aid
Explore prestigious scholarship opportunities to fund your French higher education journey
Annually, the French Embassy, alongside various corporate and academic partners, grants over 500+ scholarships to exceptional Indian students. These awards support diverse fields including engineering, life science and management across all degree levels at both public and private French institutions.
France offers a comprehensive range of government-backed scholarships designed to support international students and researchers. These programmes cover tuition fees, living expenses, and provide opportunities for academic excellence across various disciplines.
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France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship
Eligibility & Categories
Masters
Students aged 29 or younger
PhD Candidates
Researchers aged 35 or younger
Important: Candidates must be nominated by a French Higher Education Institution; direct applications are not permitted.
France Excellence Charpak Scholarship
The programme is divided into four distinct sub-categories based on the student's academic level:
Eligibility & Categories
Charpak Bachelor
For Indian students (23 or younger) pursuing a full-time Undergraduate degree
Charpak Master
For students (30 or younger) enrolled in a one or two-year Master's programme
Charpak Lab
For students currently in India seeking a short-term research internship (1–2 months) at a French laboratory
Charpak Exchange
For students participating in a semester-long exchange between an Indian and a French institution
French Government High-Level Scientific Stay (SSHN)
This grant funds short-term research stays in France for Indian faculty, fostering high-level scientific collaboration through stipends, airfare support, and access to world-class laboratories. The SSHN is open to all scientific disciplines. It is a "bottom-up" programme, meaning it supports any high-quality project that strengthens academic ties.
Key Areas Supported
Natural Sciences
Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
Engineering & Technology
Quantum Computing, AI, and Robotics
Health & Medicine
Global Health and Genomics
Environmental Sciences
Climate Change and Energy Transition
Amba Dalmia Scholarship
This scholarship empowers Indian women pursuing creative and cultural studies in France, providing monthly stipends and visa waivers to foster excellence in arts and gastronomy. This scholarship specifically targets "creative and specialised" domains, including:
Key Areas Supported
Visual & Performing Arts
Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Music, Theatre, Cinema, Ballet, and Opera
Gastronomy
Culinary Studies and Oenology (Winemaking)
Fashion
Design, Tailoring, and Stitching
Sports
Professional athletic training and management
Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA)
This fellowship supports early-career international researchers in climate and environmental sciences, providing generous monthly stipends and funding to conduct advanced projects within French laboratories. Research projects must align with one of the following five priority themes:
Key Areas Supported
Earth System Sciences
Climate Change and Sustainability
Energy Transition
Societal Challenges of Environmental Issues
One Health
Integrated human, animal, and environmental health
Raman Charpak Fellowship (PhD)
This prestigious Indo-French fellowship enables PhD students to conduct short-term research in each other's nations, providing monthly stipends, airfare, and comprehensive insurance to foster global innovation. The fellowship supports research across all major scientific fields, including:
Key Areas Supported
Physical & Chemical Sciences
Engineering & Mathematical Sciences
Life, Medical & Agricultural Sciences
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Legrand Empowering Scholarship
Launched in 2018 by Group Legrand India and the Franco Indian Education Trust, the Legrand Empowering Scholarship assists Indian students pursuing Master's degrees in France, providing monthly stipends and visa waivers to promote high quality international education and gender diversity. It focusses on:
Key Areas Supported
Engineering
Management
Science
More Scholarship Opportunities
Additional funding avenues covering science, gastronomy, film, language teaching, and pan-European mobility
French+Sciences / Gastronomy Scholarships
French+Sciences/Gastronomy offers three to four week immersion stays for international science or culinary students. Managed by FLE centres, it combines technical excellence with French linguistic and cultural training.
Film and New Media Scholarships
In partnership with La Fémis and ENS Louis Lumière, the French Ministry offers summer residencies for film and media students. Selected Indian candidates receive a two month stipend, airfare, and insurance.
Scholarships for French Language Teachers
The French Institute in India provides scholarships for Indian school and university teachers to master modern French language teaching methodologies, ensuring high quality, culturally immersive instruction within the Indian educational landscape.
Erasmus+ & Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters
Erasmus+ is a premier EU initiative supporting global education and youth mobility. Its prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarships fund top tier students for one to two year Joint Master's programmes, requiring study across at least two different European nations, including numerous participating French institutes.
Émile Boutmy Scholarship (Sciences Po)
Named after the founder of Sciences Po, this prestigious merit-based scholarship supports top non-EU international students. Valid for Bachelor's and Master's degrees, it offers annual tuition grants ranging from €3,900 to €14,720, significantly reducing the cost of world class social science education.
EM Normandie Business School Scholarships
Founded in 1871, EM Normandie is a premier French Grande École holding the prestigious Triple Crown (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA). Ranking in the global top 100 for its Master in Management, it excels in entrepreneurship, digital innovation, and corporate networking.
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Co-Financed and Joint Scholarships
Additional funding partnerships with leading French institutions across research, business, and the arts
Sciences Po Paris
Founded in 1872, this elite research university specialises in humanities and social sciences. It offers high ranking programmes across seven French campuses, preparing students for influential global careers in policy.
The Neemrana Music Foundation
Offering two 11-month scholarships for Indian singers and musicians to study Western Classical Music in France. The programme includes monthly stipends, airfare, and training at prestigious French conservatories and schools.
ParisTech
A cluster of seven leading Grandes Écoles in Greater Paris specialising in science and engineering. These institutions provide exceptional cross disciplinary research opportunities and industry linked training for future engineers and researchers.
EDHEC Business School
EDHEC provides a vast range of English taught Master's programmes in finance and business management. This joint scholarship offers 50% tuition waivers for Indian students pursuing the prestigious Master in Management.
Rennes School of Business
Based in Brittany, this triple accredited school focuses on entrepreneurship and sustainable development. Scholarships support international business leaders through innovative, 100% English taught programmes and guaranteed corporate exposure via internships.
ENS de Lyon
An elite public institution dedicated to fundamental research and training future academics. It offers high level Master's and PhD programmes in exact sciences, social sciences, and humanities within interdisciplinary laboratories.
Institutional Scholarships
Dedicated scholarships offered directly by leading French institutions for Indian students
Master's degree scholarship at Paris Dauphine University
PhD program scholarship at Paris-Saclay
Master of Science in Fashion Management Scholarship at IESEG
Sciences Po Undergraduate scholarship
École Normale Supérieure Master's degree scholarship
ENS de Lyon Master's degree scholarship
Sciences Po Bachelor's and Master's degree scholarships
Université Paris-Saclay Master's degree scholarship
Grenoble INP Master's degree scholarship
INSEAD MBA scholarships
HEC Paris MBA scholarships
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