The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs offers The Eiffel PhD Scholarships for the year 2010/11 in France

The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs offers The Eiffel PhD Scholarships for the year 2010/11 in France

The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs launched the Eiffel excellence scholarship programme in January 1999 to support French centres of higher education in their international outreach initiatives, in a context of mounting competition among developed countries, to attract elite overseas students on master’s, engineering and  PhD courses.
Eligibility:

PhD Applicants

How to Apply:

• For application forms visit http://www.egide.asso.fr/jahia/webdav/site/egide/shared/docs/appels/eiffel/Efd_DossierCandidature_2010.pdf.
• For further information on application procedure contact:

Égide – Programme Eiffel
28 rue de la Grange-aux-Belles
75010 Paris
eiffel@egide.asso.fr

Scholarship Details:

1. Eiffel scholarships are granted for a period of up to ten months.
2. Language instruction simultaneous with the main course may be available for the disciplines of law and political science, on request from the French host centre. It is not available for science and economics courses.
3. Split courses: If approved by the selection commission, law and political science students may split the ten months into a maximum of three sessions lasting three to four months, over a maximum of three years, with students returning to their countries of origin between sessions.
4. Centres are invited to inform Égide immediately of any event liable to delay graduation.

Scholarship Benefits:

Eiffel scholarship-holders on PhD courses receive an allowance of €1,400. In addition, the programme meets various expenses including return travel (single return trip for law and political science students on multiple stays), health insurance and cultural activities. Scholarship-holders might also be eligible for additional accommodation allowance.

Scholarship Deadline:
8 January 2010

Source:
http://www.egide.asso.fr/jahia/Jahia/lang/en/accueil/appels/eiffel/presentation