PhilFrance Scholarship and PhilFrance-DOST Scholarship are now Accepting Applications

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:

1. Filipino citizens who are residing in the Philippines at the time of application
2. 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

Key points to remember regarding eligibility:

1. Language of instruction: English, French, or both
   • Online tools for finding English-taught Master’s programs are available in the Other Resources section
2. 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
3. Fields of study: all academic disciplines
   • Vocational and technical disciplines such as culinary arts and fashion design are ineligible
4. 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)
5. 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:

1. be a Filipino citizen;
2. not be more than 50 years old at the time of application;
3. be in good health condition;
4. hold a higher education diploma recognized by the Philippine government allowing enrolment in the host course in the French Republic
5. demonstrate an excellent academic level;
6. demonstrate the knowledge or expertise required to carry out higher studies within the host establishment in the French Republic;
7. pass the admission requirements for graduate studies in any of the public universities in France;
8. 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:

1. 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) 
2. 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
3. Duration: 
   • Two -year Master’s programs (24 months, including the mandatory internship period)
   • Three-year PhD programs (36 months) 
4. 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