The Université Paris-Saclay annually offers eligible international students the opportunity to pursue their Masters degree in Paris at no cost.
The scholarship provides a sum of 10,000€ per year to selected students. It is paid by Université Paris-Saclay for the duration of the academic year.
As a beneficiary of the IDEX scholarship, you will also get a 1,000€ for travel and visa expenses to cover your movement from your country to France.
The scholarship is ubiquitous and can be applied to study any Masters degree program at the Université Paris-Saclay.
In this post, the full details of the eligibility, benefits, timeline, and application procedure will be provided for you in simple comprehensible terms.
Scholarship Abstract
- Scholarship Host: Université Paris-Saclay
- Location: Paris, France
- Category: Scholarships || Study Abroad || Study-In-Europe || Postgraduate Scholarships || Masters Scholarships
- Benefits: Full Scholarship
- 11,000€
- Tuition
- Travel + Visa
- Eligibility: All Countries
- Deadline: May 3, 2024
Université Paris-Saclay IDEX Scholarship Details
Université Paris-Saclay aims to promote access for international students to its Master’s programmes, provided by its faculties, component-institutions and associated universities.
She also aims 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 2024-2025 academic year. Established with the IDEX funding of the 3rd Programme Investissements d’Avenir, and based on academic achievements, these scholarships are aimed at students admitted to a Master’s programme delivered by Université Paris-Saclay
These scholarships are awarded for 1 or 2 years to students enrolled in a Master’s programme at Université Paris-Saclay, depending on their admission level (M1 or M2), and subject to completion of the required number of credits to go through to the following year of study.
IDE Scholarship Requirements
To be eligible for the IDEX Scholarship, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Are eligible:
- Students admitted to a Paris-Saclay University Master’s programme delivered by one of the following institutions: AgroParisTech, CentraleSupelec, ENS Paris-Saclay, INSTN-CEA, IOGS, UEVE, UPSaclay, UVSQ.
- Among these students, only those who answer one of the following criteria are eligible to apply:
- Newly arrived international students, aged 30 and less during the course of the selection year.
- Students of foreign nationality living on the French soil for less than a year, previously or currently enrolled in a training course or internship that does not lead to certification.
- Students of foreign nationality living on the French soil for less than a year, taking language classes (type FFL).
- Students who have lived in France in the past, within the framework of a mobility programme during their studies (e.g. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degrees, exchange programme…) that did not lead to certification.
Are ineligible:
- All students who have been or who are enrolled in a French higher education institution during their studies, except international students enrolled in a French higher education institution abroad.
- Students who have interrupted their studies for more than 3 consecutive years.
- Students receiving any other type of funding whose amount exceeds 650€ per month.
Available Programmes
For the 2024/25 academic session, the IDEX Scholarship will accept applications to all accredited Masters programmes available at the university.
IDEX Scholarship Benefits and Timeline
IDEX Scholarship recipints will get the following;\
- The amount of the Université Paris-Saclay scholarship is 10,000€ per year. It is paid by Université Paris-Saclay for the duration of the academic year, and for a period of 10 consecutive months (September to June).
- A maximum of 1,000€ for travel and visa expenses can also be awarded depending on the candidate’s country of origin.
- Scholars are also eligible for internships in research laboratories or in companies
- To apply, first submit an application to the university for admissions into a Masters program,
- Students eligible for a Paris-Saclay University IDEX scholarship will be selected by the admission panel among those students admitted to a Paris-Saclay University Master’s programme.
- Only students who receive an email from Paris-Saclay University inviting them to apply for a Paris-Saclay University IDEX scholarship will be able to submit an application.
- 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 and contact details of two referees who would be willing to submit a reference for the candidate.
- Each of the two referees 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 referee has submitted the form.
- The application file for a scholarship will be considered complete when both recommendation forms have been submitted by the referees.
- Please note: the candidate will not receive a message confirming that the application is complete.
It is up to the candidate to ensure both referees 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.
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