Deadline: 24 March 2017
The Embassy of France invites students who wish to continue their tertiary education at Masters Level in France to apply for its bursary programme for the academic year September 2017-2018.
The scholarship programmes form part of the commitment between France and South Africa to establish fruitful partnerships between their universities while building a vast network of academic and professional contacts.
Students can either apply for the first year of a Master’s degree (M1) or, if they have an honours degree, the university may admit the student into the second year of a Master’s degree (M2) in order to complete their degree after one year. The duration of the grant is therefore one year, once renewable should a student originally admitted in M1 continue with the M2 programme.
Benefits
- The Embassy allocates around 20 Master scholarships per year for the duration of one French academic year, renewable once.
- They include the:
- Tuition fees
- The Schengen visa fees
- A monthly stipend towards living expenses
- Health insurance
- The flight tickets
Eligibility Criteria
- Citizenship of South Africa or Lesotho. International students may apply if they have a previous degree from a South African university.
- Bachelor’s or Honour’s degree (depending on academic year the student is enrolling for), completed or to be completed by the time the student would depart for France. (Minimum requirement is at least a B-degree, i.e. B.Tech, B.A, B.Com, BSc, etc.)
- At least three selected French institutions of the candidate’s choice. Students should apply for admission to these universities concurrently to the bursary application (if applicants have not been accepted at an institution yet). Applicants can contact Campus France to assist applicants with this process, but it remains the student’s responsibility to contact and apply on time to universities.
- Applications from all academic disciplines will be considered. Applications in the following disciplines are particularly encouraged: Energy, transport, environment and biodiversity, social and political sciences, space and earth science, materials & nuclear physics, as well as food security. However, different application requirements and procedures may apply for French Language Practice (i.e. translation, interpreting or French language teaching): It is advisable that applicants contact the relevant person before submitting their application: Mr. Damien Guyard, Attaché for French Language Cooperation ().
- No knowledge of French language required, depending on the availability of English programs in the student’s field and the study program applied for.
How to Apply
Applications are to be submitted via e-mail only at the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: South Africa or Lesotho
For more information, please visit French Embassy Scholarship Programme.