2024-2025 Université Paris-Saclay International Master’s Fully Funded Literacy IDEX Academic Year
The primary objective of Université Paris-Saclay is to facilitate the enrollment of international students in its Master's programs, which are offered by its faculties, component institutions, and associated universities. The university also strives to simplify the process for highly-qualified international students to join, particularly those who aspire to pursue research and academic projects up to the doctoral level.
These scholarships are granted for a duration of 1 or 2 years, depending on the level of admission (M1 or M2), to students who are enrolled in a Master's program at Université Paris-Saclay. However, the continuation of the scholarship is contingent upon the successful completion of the required number of credits to progress to the subsequent year of study.
Application Timeline:
- Deadline for candidate selection by the training manager: April 30, 2024
- Deadline for scholarship application after being selected: May 03, 2024
- Deadline for receiving recommendations from 2 referees and closing of the call: May 07, 2024
- Announcement of results: end of June 2024
Pre-selection Process:
Admission to a Master’s program does not guarantee a scholarship.
For further details, please refer to the Eligibility criteria.
Students eligible for a Paris-Saclay University IDEX scholarship will be chosen by the admission panel from those admitted to a Paris-Saclay University Master’s program.
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.
Unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Application Procedure:
1) Selected students will receive an email with a link to an online application form.
Upon receiving this email, students interested in applying must complete the online form and provide the names and contact information of two referees (such as the director of studies, professor, or internship coordinator).
2) The two referees named by the candidate will receive an email with a link to an online recommendation form. They must complete and submit the form before the scholarship call deadline.
The candidate will be notified once each referee has submitted the form.
3) The scholarship application will only be considered complete when both referees have submitted their recommendation forms.
Please be aware that there will be no confirmation message regarding the completion of the application.
It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that both referees submit the form by the deadline specified in the invitation email.
Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
Eligibility requirements:
Qualified candidates include:
- Students enrolled in a Master's program at Paris-Saclay University through one of the following institutions: AgroParisTech, CentraleSupelec, ENS Paris-Saclay, INSTN-CEA, IOGS, UEVE, UPSaclay, UVSQ. Among these students, only those who meet one of the following criteria are eligible to apply:
- Newly arrived international students, aged 30 or younger during the selection year.
- Foreign nationals residing in France for less than a year, previously or currently enrolled in a non-certification training program or internship.
- Foreign nationals residing in France for less than a year, taking language classes (FFL type).
- Students who have previously lived in France as part of a mobility program during their studies (e.g. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degrees, exchange program...) that did not lead to certification.
Ineligible candidates:
- Students who have taken a break from their studies for more than 3 consecutive years.
- Students receiving funding exceeding 650€ per month from any other source.
Programs / Fields:
- All academic disciplines are eligible.
- All Master's programs accredited by Université Paris-Saclay, excluding vocational training, are eligible.
Selection of laureates, evaluation criteria:
Please be reminded that admission to a Master's program does not automatically guarantee a scholarship.
The responsibility of selecting laureates lies with a jury consisting of experts from the faculties, component-institutions, and associated universities of Paris-Saclay University. The evaluation criteria consider the following factors:
- Academic performance
- Personal project
- Specifically for students admitted to an M2 program: a well-justified motivation to pursue a thesis in a laboratory of Paris-Saclay University.
Amount and payment of the scholarship:
The Université Paris-Saclay scholarship amounts to 10,000€ per year. It is disbursed by Université Paris-Saclay for the duration of the academic year, covering a period of 10 consecutive months from September to June.
Depending on the candidate's country of origin, an additional maximum amount of 1,000€ may be awarded to cover travel and visa expenses.
Laureates will receive their scholarship and travel expenses only upon their arrival in France and after enrolling in the program to which they have been admitted.
Please note that no advance payment can be made.
Course Attendance and academic mobility:
- Selected students are required to attend the program for which they have been awarded the scholarship at one of the faculties, component-institutions, or associated universities of Paris-Saclay University.
- The scholarship may be suspended in case of repeated unexcused absences.
- The scholarship will be suspended, without the possibility of deferment, during the period when the student attends courses at an institution outside Paris-Saclay University (in France or abroad).
- The scholarship payment will continue in the context of compulsory mobility mandated by certain Paris-Saclay University programs or international university exchange programs between Paris-Saclay University and its partners (such as double degree programs with compulsory mobility, Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degrees, etc.). The student is required to complete the mobility outside of their country or institution of origin.
- Scholarship payments will be stopped for any student who participates in a mobility program that is not compulsory.
- While placement years are allowed, they will not be financially supported.
Internship:
- Research laboratory internships must be conducted at one of the research laboratories at Paris-Saclay University. If the internship is done elsewhere, the scholarship will be suspended for the entire duration of the internship with no option for postponement.
- Company internships must take place in France.
- The scholarship will be suspended if the internship salary exceeds 700€ per month.
Results:
All scholarship program applicants will receive an email notifying them of the jury's decision.
Upon receipt of the confirmation email, students will have 8 days to either accept or decline the scholarship. Failure to respond within this timeframe will be considered as a refusal of the scholarship.
Paris-Saclay University reserves the right to reject or revoke the scholarship if the candidate's provided information is found to be false.
Contact:
international-master-scholarship.idex@universite-paris-saclay.fr.
