Université Paris-Saclay International Master’s Scholarships

“Université Paris-Saclay International Master’s Scholarships” The Université Paris-Saclay offers International Master’s Scholarships through the IDEX scholarships to facilitate access to its master’s programs for international students. This initiative aims to support highly-qualified foreign students, including those interested in pursuing research up to the doctoral level.

Summary

• Host Institution: Université Paris-Saclay, France, and enrolled in one of its member institutions.
• Study Level/Field: All Master’s programs in accredited academic fields except for vocational training.
• Value: €10,000 per year, with additional funding for travel and visa expenses.
• Duration: Granted for 1 or 2 years based on the admission level (M1 or M2), subject to credit completion for progression.
• Application timeline:
  • Candidate selection deadline by the master’s programme coordinator: May 5, 2025
  • After being selected, deadline to apply for the scholarship: May 9, 2025
  • Deadline for the reception of the recommendations from the 2 referees, and closure of the call: May 12, 2025
  • Publication of results: late June 2025

Benefits

• The amount of the Université Paris-Saclay scholarship is 10,000€ per year. It is paid by Université Paris-Saclay for the duration of the academic year from September to June, for a period of 10 consecutive months.
• A maximum of 1,000€ for travel and visa expenses can also be awarded depending on the candidate’s country of origin.
• Laureates will receive their scholarship as well as travel expenses only upon arrival in France and once they have registered in the programme to which they were admitted.

Eligibility Criteria

Students meeting the following cumulative criteria are eligible:

• Students admitted to a Paris-Saclay University Master’s programme delivered by one of the following institutions: AgroParisTech, CentraleSupélec, ENS Paris-Saclay, INSTN-CEA, IOGS, Université Évry Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ
• International students studying in France for the first time
• Students aged 30 or less during the year of selection

Nevertheless, students meeting the following criteria remain eligible:

• Students of foreign nationality living in France for less than a year, previously or currently enrolled in a non-degree training course or internship.
• Students of foreign nationality living in France for less than a year, taking language classes (such as “FLE” courses).
• Students who have lived in France in the past, within the framework of a mobility programme during their studies (e.g. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degrees, exchange programme…) that did not lead to a degree from the French higher education system.

Students meeting one of the following criteria are not eligible:

• Together with UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) and backed by MEnS association (Migrants dans l’Enseignement supérieur / Migrants in Higher Education), Paris-Saclay University is implementing a bonus system for refugee students or students with subsidiary protection within the framework of the IDEX scale of scholarships.

Admission to a Master’s programme does not automatically entitle students to a scholarship.

• Students eligible for a Paris-Saclay University IDEX scholarship will be selected by the admission panel among those students admitted to a Paris-Saclay University Master’s programme.
• Only students who receive an email from Paris-Saclay University inviting them to apply for a Paris-Saclay University IDEX scholarship will be able to submit an application.
• No direct application is possible.

How To Apply

• Selected students will automatically be sent a link by email to an online application form.
  • Upon reception of this email, students wishing to apply will need to complete the online application form and compulsorily provide the names and contact details of two referees who would be willing to submit a reference for the candidate (director of studies, professor, internship coordinator…).
• Each of the two referees named by the candidate will be sent a link by email to an online recommendation form. They will be asked to complete and submit the form prior to the closing day of the scholarship call.
  • The candidate will automatically be informed when each referee has submitted the form.
• The application file for a scholarship will be considered complete when both recommendation forms have been submitted by the referees.
  • Please note: the candidate will not receive a message confirming that the application is complete.
    • It is up to the candidate to ensure both referees complete and submit the form by the deadline given in the invitation email.
    • Applications that are incomplete or received after the deadline will automatically be rejected.

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