Ampère Excellence Scholarships for International Students

Brief description:

The Ampère Scholarships of Excellence provide excellent international students with the opportunity to pursue one of the eligible Masters programs offered at ENS de Lyon. ENS de Lyon  also offers the GRADUATE + Scholarship.

Host Institution(s):

ENS de Lyon in France

Level and Field(s) of study:

All Masters Degree Progammes in Exact Sciences, the Arts or the Human and Social Sciences offered at ENS de Lyon (except FEADép Master’s programs). 

ENS de Lyon  also offers the GRADUATE + Scholarship (1,000€ per month for 10 months) for the best international students selected for a Master’s degree in the following Graduate initiatives and Master’s programmes, either in M1 or M2:

• • CORE (Conflits and Recompositions in a globalized World) : European studies, Advanced Economics
• • DynLifeSys (Multiscale dynamics of living systems) : Biosciences, Biosciences for modeling of complex systems
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• MathInfi (Mathematics, foundations of computer sciences and interactions) : Advanced mathematics master (M2) , Computer science: concepts and applications (M1&M2), Maths in action (M2), Master Mathématiques appliquées, statistiques  (M1), Master Mathématiques Générales (M1), Master Machine Learning and Data Mining (M1&M2)
  Detailed information here
• • PACE (Physics, Astro, Chemistry, Earth) – M2 only : Physics & chemistry, Life, earth and universe sciences, Sciences of earth, planets and environment, Synthèse Organique et Chimie des Molécules Bioactives, Ocean, Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Q-light, Cosmology
  Detailed information here. 

Number of Scholarships:

Up to 20

Target group:

International students

Scholarship value/duration:

The scholarship is €1,000 per month for 1 year. It is renewable in the 2nd year provided the candidate is selected by the head of the Masters program and validates the Masters Year 1.

Eligibility:

To apply for the first year of a Master’s program (M1), applicants should justify holding a L3 degree (Bachelor – 180 ECTS) or, for applicants who have studied abroad, an equivalent level.

To apply for the second year of a Master’s program (M2), applicants should justify holding a M1 degree (240 ECTS) or, for applicants who have studied abroad, an equivalent level.

Application instructions:

To apply, you must complete and submit the online application form and upload supporting documents by 23 January 2026, 11:59pm (CET).

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: http://www.ens-lyon.fr/en/studies/student-information/grants-and-scholarships#scholarships