Charpak Masters Scholarship Program 2022 to study in France [ For Indian Nationals]: Apply by March 28!

About Charpak Masters:

Charpak is the French government scholarship programme in India. The scholarship programme is divided into 3 sub-programmes. It allows Indian students to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels in public and private institutions in France.

a) Charpak Master: offered to Indian students admitted in a master programme in France. The scholarship is renewable once, upon request and based on the results obtained by the scholarship holder in the first year of the master’s programme.

b) Charpak Lab: open to graduate and post graduate students pursuing studies in engineering, science, management and humanities, who wish to attend an internship/research project at a French laboratory or university during their academic break (May-July)

c) Charpak Exchange: open to Indian students of all profiles, studying at the bachelor’s or master’s level, who study in France for a semester in the framework of a partnership between their Indian establishment and a French host institution. It is offered twice a year: Autumn session (September-December) and Spring session (January-April/May)

About the Scholarship

This scholarship is designed for one to two years, (September – June, 10 months per academic year) of studies in France at the Master’s degree level for all streams and fields of study.

Benefits

• Monthly living allowance of 700 euros
• Tuition fee waiver upto 5000 euros
• Assistance to find affordable student accommodation (priority access to CROUS residencies, subject to availability)
• Student visa and Etudes en France fee waive

Eligibility

The applicant must:

• be an Indian national and reside in India
• be 30 years old maximum at the time of application
• be a student currently enrolled/have studied at an Indian Institution of higher learning or a young professional employed in a company for a maximum of 3 years at the time of application
• the course must take place in France. If you have one semester or more of studies in another country, the scholarship will not be provided during that period.
• an exception will be made for Charpak scholarship holders who are currently completing their M1 in France. They may re-apply for a second year of funding in order to complete their M2. There is no automatic renewal of the scholarship at the M2 level. Acceptance will be subject to academic performance at the M1 level and a new statement of purpose.
• non-scholarship holders currently pursuing M1 in France are not eligible for the scholarship.

Selection Procedure

Your application will be selected on the basis of your academic excellence, as well as the consistency and quality of your statement of purpose. There is no CGPA/percentage cut-off for the scholarship. Knowledge of French will be an asset but is not mandatory. A tie-up between your current Indian institution and your future French institution will also be an asset.

Application Process

The students must submit their application on the online scholarship portal CLICK HERE along with the scans of following documents:

• Passport size photograph (please make sure that the photograph uploaded is formal)
• Scanned copy of the first page of your passport (with photo and expiry date). If you will be getting your passport after the deadline, please attach proof of your passport application.
• Full Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages).
• Scanned copy of your admission/acceptance letter from the French higher education institution. If you have not received it before the deadline, attach an email correspondence to show that you are in the process of getting the acceptance letter from them.
• Scanned copies of mark sheets and degree of Higher Secondary School (XII), Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees (including those of completed semesters of the ongoing degree)
• French language certificate, if any (DELF /DALF or from any recognized university)
• Document of employment / internship record, if applicable
• Letter (s) of recommendation from the current Indian university/employer or the institution last attended. The letter(s) of recommendation should be submitted as scanned copies of the original typed and signed paper letters. They have to include the signature and the contact details of the referee, and (if possible) should be on headed paper of the institution and bear a stamp of the institution.

Note: All the above documents must be in pdf or jpeg format (word, rtf, odt, txt, msg documents, zip folders, screenshots or scans of social media are NOT acceptable). Applications submitted without required documents, or incorrect documents, will be rejected. 

Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration

Timeline

• Opening of the call for applications: Monday, 3 January 2022
• Deadline for the reception of applications : Monday, 28 March 2022
• Publication of results: Friday, 29 April 2022

Contact Info

If you have questions regarding the Charpak scholarship program, please contact us by e-mail: scholarship.france@ifindia.in

Please note that no reason will be given for rejection of an application. The French Embassy is not obliged to respond to candidates whose applications are incomplete or not considered for the scholarship award.

Important Links

Awardees of the scholarship are contacted via email; the results can also be seen at: CLICK HERE   

official Brochure : CLICK HERE

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