• France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship

      The France Excellence Eiffel scholarship program is developed by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support foreign students studying in French institutions. The applications are submitted exclusively by institutions. To help us evaluate whether we can support your application for an Eiffel scholarship, please provide by email the following information and documents by November 18th at the latest:

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      List in your email:
      1. Your current address
      2. Information on any fellowship you received for the ongoing year
      3. An address where we can easily reach you
      4. For each degree/diploma:
      • the institution (name, town, country)
      • the field of study, name of the diploma, and level (Bachelor, Master, or other)
      • the starting and ending dates of the program, along with the date of the diploma
      • your grades, honours, cohort size, and academic ranking
      • an explanation of whether this is an excellency program

      Attach the following documents in a single PDF:
      1. Copy of your passport
      2. Curriculum Vitae (CV) in French or English (1-2 pages)
      3. Copy of your recent degrees/diplomas, indicating the date, specialty and honors. If possible, provide your academic ranking (highly recommended) or any other document demonstrating your level of excellence. If your university does not systematically indicate ranking on offical documents, you may provide a signed statement from the person in charge of your program indicating your ranking and cohort size.
      4. Language certificate or diploma demonstrating your proficiency in English at B2 level or above (required if English is not your native language)
      5. Copies of academic transcripts from the last 3 years of your academic education
      6. Motivation Letter, in French or English (1-2 pages), explaining your reasons for wanting to study in France, your interest in our specific program, and your future professional career goals
      7. Recommendation Letters, preferentially from internship supervisors in academy or industry (maximum of 3)

      Please note: This process is independent of your application to the international Master in Life Sciences program


      Arqus Talent Scholarship
      University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 is part of the Arqus Alliance, which brings together 9 European universities (Granada, Graz, Leipzig, Lyon 1, Maynooth, Minho, Padua, Vilnius and Wroclaw). Candidates admitted to the international Master in Life Sciences program may apply to the Arqus Talent Scholarship program, depending on call openings. 
      Note: this scholarship is highly competitive and includes a compulsory mobility at a second Arqus partner university.



        Mobility grants
      • All of our Master students are eligible for the "UFR Biosciences" Internship Mobility Grant of UCBL to support travel expanses for internships abroad. 



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