Scholarships in France
Is your dream to study in France or another francophone country but you’re not quite sure on how to finance the trip? Here are resources both in the Library collection and on the Web to help you find scholarships, grants and housing assistance during your studies.
Resources at the French Institute Alliance Française Library:
▪ Le guide des études en France (REF/370/GUI and 370/GUI)
pp 62-69 details different possibilities for scholarships in France.
▪ Je vais en France/I’m going to France (REF/370/JEV)
These handy guides (in both French and English) provide practical information on life in France, the French educational system, student jobs, housing, and visa requirements. These guides can be found in both the reference and circulating collections.
Resources on the Web:
§ L’Education Nationale http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/pid20127/vie-etudiante.html
Provides the majority of scholarships to students in France. This is a list of several government-sponsored grants and scholarship options for university students:
§ Ministère des Affaires Étrangeres et Européennes http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/services-formulaires_831/espace-etudiants_12793/etudier-france_12794/financer-projet_12805/index.html
List of scholarship options from inside France as well as from your own country for various subject areas and levels of study.
§ Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid20274/bourses-a-sauvegarder.html
The Minister of Higher Education in France lists several different resources on need-based and merit-based scholarships for undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students.
§ Centre Régional des Œuvres Universitaires et Scolaires Paris http://www.crous-paris.fr/article.asp?idcat=AAC
§ Each major city in France has its own CROUS. Contact your region’s CROUS to get more information on scholarship opportunities in your area. The Paris site has general information on steps towards acquiring a scholarship in France
§ Studya http://www.studya.com/Bourse/bourses_pour_les_etranger.htm
Scholarship opportunities based on merit, finance, subject area and level of study.
30 Bd Clemenceau 78200 Mantes la Jolie
Tel: 011(+33) 01.30.94.22.93. E-mail
§ UNESCO http://www.unesco.org/education/studyingabroad/networking/fellowship.shtml
The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s site has information about funding from UNESCO as well as links to several other grant possibilities.
§ iEdu http://www.iedu.asso.fr
Use this site to search by region, university, type of funding or subject area.
§ Fondation de France http://www.fdf.org/jsp/site/Portal.jsp?page_id=423
§ Helps to fund ages 18 to 30 in creating and carrying through a project related to arts, science, social sciences and a variety of other domains.
§ IIEPassport http://www.studyabroadfunding.org/France/
Undergraduate to Post-Doctorate funding including the Phi Beta Kappa Walter J. Jensen Fellowship, the Rotary World Peace Fellowship and the Embassy of France Teaching Assistantship Program.
§ Fulbright Scholarships http://us.fulbrightonline.org/about.html
Fulbright Scholarship is funded by the U.S. Department of State in order to foster a multicultural understanding. There are grants for study and research as well as a teaching assistantship program.
Centres Internationaux Francophones des Lions Clubs de France http://www.amicif.fr
Offers a free 3-week stay in one of their affiliated schools in France for students 18-35. (only the cost of air fare is undertaken by the student) Must already have a good level of French.
295, rue Saint-Jacques 75005 Paris France
Tél: (+33)1.46.34.14.10 Fax: (+33)1.46.33.92.41 Email:
▪ Goabroad.com http://scholarships.goabroad.com/index.cfm
Offers links to Scholarships, grants, and fellowships for a variety of levels of study and subject areas.
▪ Campus France http://www.campusfrance.org/en/a-etudier/bourse01.htm
Offers two types of scholarships. One is based upon organizations that promote a more international community and encourage foreign students to study in France. The second is based upon academic merit.
o http://editions.campusfrance.org/infos_generales/TravailBourse_FR.pdf
A handy pdf guide on several scholarships available to foreign students.
§ International Education Financial Aid http://iefa.org/search/index.html
Search engine for a variety of scholarships as well as student resources.
Subject-Specific funding
§ French Embassy Office of Science and Technology http://www.france-science.org/-Cooperation-and-exchanges
§ Here you will find a list of scholarship opportunities and grants for students and researchers in various scientific domains. This includes the Chateaubriand fellowship as well as information on University endowment programs among other opportunities.
§ The Camargo Foundation http://www.camargofoundation.org/
§ Located in Cassis, France. An interdisciplinary and multicultural residential center for scholars pursuing studies in the humanities, arts and social sciences related to French and francophone cultures. It provides a stipend for study for its students.
§ The ERCIM Alain Bensoussan Fellowship Programme http://www.ercim.org/activity/fellows/index.html
§ For those holding a PhD wishing to research in the field of Mathematics or Information Technology.
Financial Aid for Housing
▪ Centre National des Œuvres Universitaires (CNOUS) http://www.en.cnous.fr/_vie_33.htm
Explains the different types of housing grants allocated through the Caf in English.
▪ Caisse national des Allocations Familiales (CAF) www.caf.fr
The Caf grants need-based housing subsidization. This organization will help lower your rent, even if you are not a student.
o http://www.caf.fr/cataloguears/bas.htm Special need-based housing aide for the parents of students up to 18 years of age.
Scholarship opportunities outside of Metropolitan France
§ Foreign Affaires office of Canada http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/noncanadians-fr.html
This site, based out of Foreign Affaires and International Trade Canada has links to scholarship opportunities provided by both the Canadian and American governments for study and research in Canada.
§ L’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie http://www.auf.org/actions/bourse-mobilite/accueil.html
Provides funding for masters, doctorate and post-doctorate students wishing to study and do research abroad in francophone countries.
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