Obtaining the Eiffel Scholarship | Toulouse School of Management

Are you an international student who wants to join TSM in September 2025? The Eiffel Scholarship can make your plans financially sustainable.

How do I get the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship?

The Eiffel programme provides merit-based scholarships to foreign students who wish to study in France for a Master's or a PhD. This financial aid offered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is aimed at students up to 27 years old, i.e. born after March 31, 1997 for a Master's degree, and up to 32 years old, i.e. born after March 31, 1992 for a PhD. French students with dual nationality are not eligible for the Eiffel Scholarship.

For the 2025-2026 school year, TSM will accept Eiffel Scholarship applications at the Master level, but not at the PhD level.

The TSM Doctoral Programme is a 5-year Programme with the first year being an integrated MSc year (Master 2 Master of Science, Research) - the first year is a mandatory part of the Programme. Students write their PhD thesis in the following 4 years.

It is therefore mandatory to choose the 'Master' category of Eiffel Scholarship when applying for the Eiffel Scholarship for a Master of Science, entry level of the TSM Doctoral Programme, which means that the age limit of 27 years old applies, i.e. born after March 31, 1997.

Applicants already enrolled at TSM, or more generally enrolled in the French education system, are not eligible for the Eiffel Scholarship.

When should I apply for the scholarship?

Applications for the 2025-2026 Eiffel Scholarship with TSM are open from October 28 to November 18, 2024. No applications will be accepted after November 18th.

Note that the deadline of January 8, 2025 indicated on the Campus France website applies to universities and not students.

To find out if you are eligible for the Eiffel Scholarship and to learn all the details about this financial aid, please consult the programme rules.

Learn more about the Eiffel Scholarship

Step by step process to apply for the Eiffel Scholarship:

First, apply on the TSM eCandidatures online platform before November 18, 2024.
In December 2024, TSM will review your application and let you know if your application has been preselected or not.
If your application has been preselected by TSM, we will communicate with Campus France in January 2025. Note that you cannot apply directly on Campus France.
Campus France reviews all preselected applications from all higher education institutions in France.
Starting April 2025, awardees will receive their results from Campus France. If your application has not been approved by Campus France, TSM will let you know at that time.

Submitting your application on eCandidatures
Platform opens on 28/10/2024.

Are you an applicant experiencing difficulties submitting your application on eCandidatures?
We have created a series of tutorials to guide you through the process of submitting your application on the platform.
Go to the Candidatures tutorial area

What application documents do I need?

one or two-page CV (in French or English, depending on the language of instruction of the diploma you are applying for), detailing your achievements and experiences,
your ranking: any document attesting to your excellence if your university can provide it,
diplomas obtained: copies of your most recent diplomas, with dates, specializations and honors, translated into French or English. In this section, a copy of your high school diploma/baccalaureate is required.
academic transcripts for each year of higher education (officially translated into French or English),
a professional project in the form of a 1-2 page cover letter (in French or English, depending on the language of instruction of the diploma you are applying for) explaining why you wish to continue your studies in France, with reference to your previous studies and your future professional career. You should specify the exact title of the programme you are applying for at TSM.
- If you are applying for an M1 programme, you must indicate the M2 programme you intend to pursue.
an English language certificate (TOEIC, TOEFL iBT, IELTS Academic, Cambridge First / Advanced /Proficiency). Please refer to the level required on the master programme page.
- Please note: some master programmes taught in French require an English language certificate.
a French language certificate (DELF, DALF, TCF) if the master degree is partially or entirely taught in French,
two letters of recommendation,
a copy of your passport or identity card.

Interview with Viktoriia Totikova, recipient of the Eiffel Scholarship (2022-2023)

Viktoriia Totikova is a Master of Finance student at Toulouse School of Management, and a beneficiary of the Bourse Eiffel, a French scholarship for international students wishing to study in France at Master or Doctoral level.

What costs are covered by the Eiffel Scholarship?

The Eiffel Scholarship amounts to 1,181€ per month for a Master's degree,

It covers:

return travel from your country of origin,
health expenses,
your cultural activities.

The Eiffel Scholarship is a programme from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs meant to help French higher education institutions attract the best foreign students at master's and doctoral levels.

This programme allows for the training of future foreign decision-makers from the private and public sectors in priority fields of study.

For any questions please contact Mélissa Cazes, TSM Incoming Mobility Coordinator.

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