The French Embassy in Manila is now accepting applications for two government scholarship programs for Academic Year 2022-2023.
2 scholarships,
The deadline is on Monday, 4 April at 12 noon.
1st PhilFrance Scholarships
The 2022 application session of the PhilFrance Scholarships is ongoing from 24 January to 4 April 2022.
This award is directed to the next generation of Filipino leaders with strong academic, leadership and professional abilities, and who wish to study in France for a Master’s degree
Applicants must be:
- Filipino citizens who are residing in the Philippines at the time of application
- Graduates or graduating students of a Philippine higher education institution
- For applicants to Master’s degree programs: final-year students or graduates of a Bachelor-level degree
- Applicants who are currently college or university seniors must have graduated before September 2022
- For applicants to Master’s degree programs: final-year students or graduates of a Bachelor-level degree
Key points to remember regarding eligibility:
- Language of instruction: English, French, or both
- Online tools for finding English-taught Master’s programs are available in the Other Resources section
- Level of study: Master’s degree (full-time)
- Dual-degree and joint Master’s programs with foreign higher education institutions are ineligible, even if one of the higher education institutions in charge is French
- Fields of study: all academic disciplines
- Vocational and technical disciplines such as culinary arts and fashion design are ineligible
- Duration: Master’s programs with a length of 18 or 24 months (including the mandatory internship period)
- Program start date: September 2022
- Program end date/s: March 2024 (18 months) or September 2024 (24 months)
- Location: at a French higher education institution in France
- Foreign higher education institutions based in France are not eligible for this scholarship
- Master’s programs taught at international campuses of French higher education institutions are likewise ineligible
- Any period spent outside France during the academic year (such as semester or year abroad) will not be covered by this scholarship
2nd PhilFrance-DOST Scholarships
The 2022 application session of the PhilFrance Scholarships is ongoing from 24 January to 4 April 2022.
The program aims to foster the mobility to France of Filipino professionals working in academic, research, or government institutions; selected jointly on the basis of academic excellence to pursue a Master’s or Doctorate degree in French public higher education institutions under the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research of the French Republic.
An applicant must:
- be a Filipino citizen;
- not be more than 50 years old at the time of application;
- be in good health condition;
- hold a higher education diploma recognized by the Philippine government allowing enrolment in the host course in the French Republic
- demonstrate an excellent academic level;
- demonstrate the knowledge or expertise required to carry out higher studies within the host establishment in the French Republic;
- pass the admission requirements for graduate studies in any of the public universities in France;
- pass the interview and other screening procedures.
Fields of study:
The following have been jointly selected by the Embassy of France and the DOST as priority fields of study for these scholarships:
- Agriculture
- Bioengineering
- Bioinformatics (Medical)
- Biological Sciences
- Climate Change
- Forestry
- Health and Medical Research
- Material Sciences
- Medical Chemistry
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Nuclear Application on Health
- Nuclear Medicine
- Veterinary Sciences
- Virology
Key points to remember regarding eligibility:
- Language of instruction: English, French, or both
- Online tools for finding English-taught graduate programs are available in the Other Resources section
- Find your program taught in English (Master’s level)
- Directory of doctoral schools (PhD level)
- Online tools for finding English-taught graduate programs are available in the Other Resources section
- Level of study: Master’s and Doctorate degrees (full-time)
- Dual-degree and joint programs with foreign higher education institutions are ineligible, even if one of the higher education institutions in charge is French
- Duration:
- Two -year Master’s programs (24 months, including the mandatory internship period)
- Three-year PhD programs (36 months)
- Location: at a French public higher education institution in France
- Foreign higher education institutions based in France are not eligible for this scholarship
- Master’s programs taught at international campuses of French higher education institutions are likewise ineligible
- Any period spent outside France during the academic year (such as semester or year abroad) will not be covered by this scholarship
Source: PhilFrance Scholarships
