ENS International Selection Scholarships for Masters Students (France) 2024

International Selection Scholarships allows the most promising international students, either in Science or in Arts & Humanities, to follow a three-year Masters Degree at the University.

Joining ENS through the competitive examination of the International selection gives access to training of excellence, through contact with exceptional researchers, in a privileged training and research environment. Integrated to the community of the normaliens, international students continue their studies at ENS and at the university at the same time, while benefiting from a 1000 euros grant for 3 years and from a room on one of the ENS campuses. At the end of their studies, these students have graduated with a master degree in their speciality and with the diploma of École normale supérieure.

The examination takes place in 2 steps: a selection based upon application, then oral and written tests in Paris for shortlisted candidates.

• Table of Content
• About École Normale Supérieure (ENS)
• ENS International Selection Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of ENS International Selection Scholarships
• Requirements for ENS International Selection Scholarships Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About École Normale Supérieure (ENS)

The École normale supérieure is one of the most selective and prestigious graduate schools in Paris, France. It is one of the French grandes écoles and a constituent member of PSL University

ENS International Selection Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of ENS International Selection Scholarships

Monthly grant of 1,000 Euros for three years and a room on one of the ENS campuses.

Requirements for ENS International Selection Scholarships Qualification

• Candidates must not be after their 26th birthday on December 1st.
• Candidates must not have applied to the International Selection before.
• Candidates must not have lived in France more than 10 months during the academic year of the selection (September 1st – August 31st) nor the previous year.
• Candidates must justify at least one year of undergraduate studies awarded by a foreign university during the calendar year preceding the start of applications.
• Candidates justify at least two years of undergraduate studies in a foreign university, on the 1st of September following admission.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• You must fill and validate the initial application form: http://www1.ens.fr/recrutement-si/
• Within 2 days, you receive an email to activate an account on Dematec, an application where you must upload the required documents in PDF format.
• If your file on Dematec is complete, it is submitted to the jury.
• If the jury selects your dossier, you are invited to take written and oral tests in Paris.
• The marks obtained at the tests determine the list of admitted students.

NB: Applicants interested in the Department of Cognitive Studies can apply using the Science or Arts&Humanities forms indiscriminately. For more information, please visit the Cogmaster website.

For more details, visit ENS website.