Location: France
Program: Postgraduate – PhD
Eligibility: International Students
Duration: 3 years
Deadline: December 31, 2025
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The Campus France Doctoral Grant is a prestigious funding program designed to support international students who wish to pursue doctoral studies in France. Managed by Campus France, the French national agency for the promotion of higher education, international student services, and mobility, the grant provides financial assistance to outstanding candidates seeking advanced research opportunities across a wide range of disciplines. It is aimed at fostering academic excellence, promoting international collaboration, and attracting global talent to French universities and research institutions.
Beneficiaries of the Campus France Doctoral Grant typically receive tuition support, monthly stipends for living expenses, health insurance coverage, and in some cases, travel allowances. The program emphasizes research of high academic relevance and often encourages joint supervision (co-tutelle) between French institutions and foreign universities, enabling candidates to benefit from a rich academic and cultural exchange. By offering these grants, France strengthens its position as a hub for world-class research while giving scholars from different parts of the world the chance to contribute meaningfully to global scientific and academic development.Top of FormBottom of Form
Benefits of the Scholarship
The Campus France Doctoral Grant will provide the following:
- A monthly stipend, the amount of which varies with the host country
- Medical insurance
- Round-trip air ticket provided by IRD (for continuous stays of at least 2 months’ duration)
- Grants include no other payments or benefits for the grantee or his/her family.
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Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must:
- No age limit
- Be a citizen of the listed countries.
- Hold a research Master Degree or equivalent diploma
- Be enrolled in a doctoral program (any year) in France and/or a country of the global South.
- Have Good level in French and English.
- Be engaged in an IRD research program, with IRD-affiliated staff, in at least one of their host institutions.
- Plan to perform research in one or more host institutions in the South or North.
NOTE: kindly check the official webpage for full and detailed requirements.
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Selection Criteria
Applicants will be selected based on:
- Scientific merit of the proposal: qualifications of the candidate, logic and coherence of his/her prior training, value of the proposed research
- Closeness of the association with IRD: nature of the proposed collaboration, solidity of the personnel links
- Contribution to the strengthening of research capacity in the South: existence of a research team in the field, degree of involvement of the candidate with the local team, degree of relevance to national priorities
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to visit the official webpage and submit your application.
