Université Paris-Saclay Scholarships 2024 (Application Process)

Start your study adventure in France. Good news! Applications for Université Paris-Saclay Scholarships are currently open. In this article, we will explain in detail about this scholarship program, its benefits and step by step application process.

Université Paris-Saclay Scholarships 2024-2025 are fully funded master’s scholarships for international students. The amount of the UPSaclay scholarship is 10,000€ per year. A maximum of 1,000€ for travel and visa expenses can also be awarded depending on the candidate’s country of origin.

The Université Paris-Saclay would like to encourage worldwide students exposure to master’s (nationally certified) programs, teach in its affiliate institutions, and render it simpler for highly qualified foreign learners to join its University, particularly those who wish to create an educational venture through studies up to the doctoral stage.

The scholarships are awarded on an academic merit-based basis to students enrolled in master programs of the Université Paris-Saclay.

Scholarship Summary

  • Level of Study: Masters
  • Institution(s): Université Paris-Saclay
  • Study in: France
  • Courses Offered: All Master’s programs in all academic fields for which Université Paris-Saclay is accredited, except for vocational training.
  • Deadline: May 03, 2024
    • Candidate selection deadline by the training manager: April 30, 2024
    • After being selected, deadline for applying for the scholarship: May 03, 2024
    •  Deadline for the reception of the recommendations from the 2 referees, and closure of the call: May 07 2024
    • Announcement of the results: end of June 2024

Scholarship Coverage

Université Paris-Saclay Scholarships provide the recipient with the following benefits:

  • 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.
  • Laureates will receive their scholarship as well as travel expenses only upon arrival in France and once they have enrolled in the program to which they were admitted.

These scholarships are awarded for 1 or 2 years depending on the admission level (M1 or M2) and subject to students completing the required number of credits to advance to the next year level.

Eligibility Criteria for Université Paris-Saclay Scholarships

To qualify for Université Paris-Saclay Scholarships, candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements below:

  • Required Languages: English
  • Eligible Countries: All World Countries

Candidates that are eligible: 

  • Students admitted to a Université Paris-Saclay Master’s program and whose institution of administrative enrolment is one of the following: AgroParisTech, CentraleSupelec, ENS Paris-Saclay, INSTN-CEA, IOGS, UVSQ, UEVE, Paris-Sud University. 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.

Candidates that 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.
  • Individuals who have interrupted their studies for more than two consecutive years.
  • Students holding any other type of scholarship whose amount exceeds 650€/month.

How to Apply for Université Paris-Saclay Scholarships?

Please follow the following application instructions to apply for this scholarship:

  1. Fill your application on the university’s application platform after making an account using this link.
  2. Selected students for a master degree program 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…).
  3. 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.
  4. The application will be considered complete when both recommendation forms have been submitted by the two references.
    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.
  5. Applications that are incomplete or received after the deadline will automatically be rejected.

Website

To know more about Université Paris-Saclay Scholarships, please visit the official website:

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