2758 Scholarships for France Students
French students searching for scholarships abroad can explore a wide range of fully funded and partially funded opportunities for master’s, PhD, and research programs across Europe and beyond. Global Scholarships features real scholarship recipient stories from French nationals who have successfully secured competitive awards such as the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships, which support international master’s study across multiple European universities, the fully funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions for doctoral research and mobility, and the IDEX Scholarship for selected graduate programs. These examples make this scholarship search especially useful for applicants from France looking for proven funding routes followed by other French scholarship recipients. Students who are still comparing academic options can also browse undergraduate courses for international students and master’s courses for international students to find programs that match their study plans.
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2,751
Across All Degrees
Fully Funded
483
Tuition + Living Costs
Full Tuition
621
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Most Featured Scholarships — French Nationality
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Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Master’s
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Agriculture and Environmental Studies | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Scholarships | 1 |
| IDEX Scholarship | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Al Am — France, Lebanon | IDEX Scholarship | CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay; France | Master’s in Aeronautics and Energetics |
| Eline — France | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Universidade Nova de Lisboa; University College Dublin; Portugal; Ireland | Master’s in Transition, Innovation and Sustainability Environments |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Al Am Master’s in Aeronautics and Energetics | IDEX Scholarship | IDEX Scholarship €10,000 annually. |
| Eline Master’s in Transition, Innovation and Sustainability Environments | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarship — Reports receiving the Erasmus Mundus scholarship during the joint master’s |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Al Am Master’s in Aeronautics and Energetics | IDEX Scholarship | Mechanical Engineering degree, 17/20; fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, machine design, projects and industrial internships. |
| Eline Master’s in Transition, Innovation and Sustainability Environments | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Sociology-Ethnology BA with additional Journalism study; a third-year Berlin exchange and employment while applying |
What Recipients Pursued After Their Scholarship-Funded Studies — Master’s
| Recipient | Scholarship-funded degree/program | Reported later outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Al Am | Master’s in Aeronautics and Energetics | Pursued a PhD at École Centrale de Lyon in collaboration with Safran, then became an assistant professor at the Australian University of Kuwait. |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Ph.D.
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Computer Science and Data Science | 1 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship,ANT project | 1 |
| MSCA HINA Doctoral Network | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Théliau Rage — France | MSCA HINA Doctoral Network | PIEMACS Sàrl; degree awarded by Université Marie et Louis Pasteur; France; Switzerland | Ph.D. in Microtechnology, photonic and piezoelectric devices |
| Thomas Debelle — France | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship,ANT project | Technical University of Darmstadt; Germany | Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence for embedded systems,software/hardware AI-model development |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Théliau Rage Ph.D. in Microtechnology, photonic and piezoelectric devices | MSCA HINA Doctoral Network | Living and mobility allowances under the doctoral research funding, with family allowance conditional on eligibility. |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Théliau Rage Ph.D. in Microtechnology, photonic and piezoelectric devices | MSCA HINA Doctoral Network | Engineering degree at SUPMICROTECH-ENSMM , 2021–2025; ONERA, Jet Aviation and THALES internships; microfabrication and finite-element modelling. |
| Thomas Debelle Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence for embedded systems,software/hardware AI-model development | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship,ANT project | Industrial Engineering Diplôme d’Ingénieur at INSA Centre Val de Loire and Mathematical Engineering master’s at Université Bretagne Sud , both 2025; Carrefour warehouse-automation work-study and Tampere research-assistant experience. |