France Excellence Charpak Master Scholarship

CHARPAK MASTER'S SCHOLARSHIP

ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship is designed for one to two years of studies in France at the Master’s degree level for all streams and fields of study.

BENEFITS

  • Monthly living allowance of 860 euros
  • Student visa fee waiver
  • Etudes en France fee waiver or reimbursement
  • Social security
  • Accommodation assistance (priority access to CROUS residencies, subject to availability)

ELIGIBILITY

The applicant must:

  • be an Indian national or an OCI card holder

  • be 30 years old maximum at the time of application

  • be a student currently enrolled in or have studied at an Indian Institution of higher learning

  • have applied for admission at a French institution, before applying for the scholarship. For admission procedure, please contact your nearest Campus France office in India or refer to the website of the institution of your choice.

  • the course must take place in France. If you have one semester or more of studies in another country, the scholarship will not be provided during that period.

  • knowledge of French is an asset but not mandatory to apply for the scholarship

  • scholarship is available for master's degree programmes in France. You are not eligible to apply if you want to work on your master thesis, training programme or research project.

ONLINE APPLICATION PROCEDURE

The students must submit their application on the online scholarship portal http://ifi.scholarship.ifindia.in/ along with the scans of following documents:

  • Passport size photograph (please make sure that the photograph uploaded is formal)

  • Copy of the first page of your passport (with photo and expiry date). If you will be getting your passport after the deadline, please attach proof of your passport application.

  • Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages).

  • Copy of your admission/acceptance letter from the French higher education institution.

  • Copy of mark sheets and degree of Higher Secondary School (XII), Bachelor's and Master's degrees (including those of completed semesters of the ongoing degree)

  • French language certificate, if any (DELF /DALF)

  • Document of employment / internship record, if applicable

  • Letter(s) of recommendation from the current Indian university/employer or the institution last attended. The letter(s) of recommendation should be submitted as scanned copies of the original typed and signed paper letters and should preferably be with reference to the scholarship. They have to include the signature and the contact details of the referee, and (if possible) should be on headed paper of the institution and bear a stamp of the institution

NOTE:

1. If you have not received the acceptance letter from the French institution before the deadline, you can attach an email correspondence to show that you are in the process of getting the letter or will get it after the scholarship deadline.

2. If you are submitting applications to two or more universities, be sure to fill out the scholarship application form with information about your top choice.
There should only be one online application per applicant. The submission of multiple online applications will result in disqualification.

3. All the above documents must be in pdf or jpeg format (word, rtf, odt, txt, msg documents, zip folders, screenshots or scans of social media are NOT acceptable). Applications submitted without required documents, or incorrect documents, will be rejected. 

The French Embassy is not obliged to respond to candidates whose applications are incomplete or not considered for the scholarship award.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Applications will be selected on the basis of academic excellence, consistency, quality of the application and the statement of purpose. There is no CGPA/percentage cut-off for the scholarship. A tie-up between your current Indian institution and your future French institution will also be an asset.

 

TIMELINE

  • Opening of the call for applications: 22 December 2023
  • Deadline for the reception of applications : 20 March 2024 (23:59 IST)
  • Publication of results: End of April 2024

Applicants will be notified via email when the results have been published.

QUESTIONS/ASSISTANCE

If you have questions regarding the Charpak scholarship program, please contact us by e-mail: scholarship.france@ifindia.in

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