Descartes Study Scholarships for Masters Programme in France, 2018

Scholarship Description: The Institut Français des Pays-Bas is offering several scholarships for students enrolled in Dutch higher education wishing to follow a master’s degree in France in 2018-2019.

Scholarship Provider: The Institut français des Pays-Bas is the French Institute for Language and Culture in the Netherlands. It is located in Amsterdam at the Vijzelgracht and in Groningen at the Oude Kijk in ‘t Jatstraat.

French is not compulsory, it will be assessed according to the training chosen and the language of instruction.

Degree Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing master’s programme.

Scholarship Benefits: Monthly allowance: Approximately 600€/month for 10 months; coverage of tuition fees (within the limit of 5,000€) and social security and various advantages linked to the status of French government scholarship holder (housing subsidy, cultural activities…)

Eligible Nationalities: All nationalities are eligible (except French nationality) are eligible to apply.

Eligibility Criteria: Students with at least a Dutch Bachelor’s degree, enrolled in a Dutch higher education institution.
All nationalities are eligible (except French nationality)
All disciplines are concerned:
Basic and exact sciences,
Technical disciplines and engineering sciences,
Law, economics, social and human sciences, international trade, management,
French language and literature, history, art history, etc…

• According to the initiative of the President of the French Republic Make our Planet Great Again, applications in a field related to climate change (agriculture, Big Data, biology, chemistry, environmental law and policy, water and waste management, energy, health, earth sciences, etc.) are encouraged.

Application Procedure:

The application needs to include (in French or in English):

• Application form (Download on the right of the article in the “files”)
• Cover letter, specifying how the study project in France is related to the academic and professional projects of the applicant
• CV
• Copies of university degrees and transcripts of records (with grades)
• Two letters of recommendation from a teacher or professional

These documents must be sent by post to Embassy of France in the Netherlands and by email.