Study in France: Full Scholarship for International Students at Université Paris-Saclay, 2018

Country of Study: France	Institution/ University: Université Paris-Saclay
Application Deadline: See below	Level of Study: Master’s Degree

 Université Paris-Saclay aims to promote access to its Master’s programmes for international students, delivered by its member institutions, and to make it easier for highly-qualified international students to join the University, especially for those wishing to develop an academic project through research up to the doctoral level.

Scholarships will be awarded for the 2018-2019 academic year. The scholarships are aimed at students enrolled in Université Paris-Saclay Master’s programmes and are awarded based on academic achievements.

Scholarships are awarded for 1 year to newly enrolled Master’s students at Université Paris-Saclay (M1 or M2 level).

Scholarship Sponsor: Université Paris-Saclay

Scholarship Benefits:

The amount of the Université Paris-Saclay scholarship is 10,000€ per year. It is paid by the institution the candidate is registered with for the duration of the academic year, and for a period of no less than 10 consecutive months per year.
– 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 the scholarship as well as travel and visa coverage only upon their arrival in France. No advance payment can be made.

Field/Area of Study:

– All academic fields are concerned,
– All Master’s programmes for which Université Paris-Saclay is accredited, except for vocational training.

Type of Award: Fully Tuition 

Eligibility:

Are eligible: 
– Newly arrived international students, aged 30 and under during the course of the selection year.
– International students living in France for less than a year, enrolled in a student programme that does not lead to a qualification.
– International students living in France for less than a year, taking language classes (type FFL or the like).

Are ineligible:
– Individuals already living in France at the time of application (except in cases mentioned above).
– Individuals who have interrupted their studies for more than two consecutive years.
– Students holding any other type of scholarship whose amount exceeds 600€/month.

Please note:
Students who have already stayed in France within the framework of an internship or a study-abroad programme as part of their curriculum (e.g. Erasmus) are eligible.

Instruction on Application:

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

Students eligible for an international Master’s scholarship will be selected by the admission panel among those students enrolled in Université Paris-Saclay Master’s programmes.

Only students who receive an email from Université Paris-Saclay inviting them to apply for a scholarship will be able to submit an application.
No unsolicited application will be accepted.

1) Selected students will automatically be sent a link by email to an online application form.
Upon receipt of this email, students wishing to apply will need to complete the online application form and provide (mandatory) the names of two references who would be willing to submit a reference for the candidate (professors, internship coordinators…).

2) Each of the two references 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 reference has submitted the form.

3) The application will be considered complete when both recommendation forms have been submitted by the two references.
Please note: the candidate will not receive a message confirming that the application is complete.
It is the candidate’s responsibility to make sure both references 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.

Deadline

– The application deadlines to Université Paris-Saclay Master’s programmes are available here:
https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/sites/default/files/dates_ouverture_18-19_pour_site_web.pdf
– Admission juries for the Master’s programmes select the students eligible to apply for a Université Paris-Saclay Master’s scholarship.
– The selection of scholarship laureates takes place in two successive rounds.
– The application deadline to a scholarship for each wave will be communicated by email to students concerned.

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