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Deadline: May 18, 2025
The France Excellence Doctoral Scholarships 2025 offer a prestigious, fully funded opportunity for young Ivorian scholars to pursue doctoral studies in France. Initiated by the French Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire, the program is part of France’s broader strategy to support academic excellence and foster strong scientific cooperation between France and Côte d’Ivoire.
The France Excellence Doctoral Scholarships 2025 supports PhD candidates across a variety of disciplines, including science, technology, health, social sciences, arts, and humanities. It allows promising students to carry out high-level research at leading French institutions and contribute to the academic advancement of their home country upon return.
Benefits
In an effort to increase the number of scholarship recipients, given budgetary constraints, the principle of cost-sharing scholarship funding has been adopted. The monthly scholarship allowance, social security coverage, and scholarship management fees by the Campus France Paris agency and delegation are the responsibility of the SCAC, and travel expenses (plane ticket, train ticket, etc.), regardless of the training location, are fully covered by the scholarship recipient. Scholarships will be paid within the limit of the duration of the training and subject to confirmation by the host institution of the scholarship recipient’s attendance.
SEE ALSO: UNITAR Global Youth Scholars Development Programme 2025 for Young People Worldwide
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for a doctoral thesis grant must:
• hold a DEA, a Master’s degree or a diploma deemed equivalent;
Thesis grants
• be Ivorian and French-speaking;
• be under 40 years old for students not yet integrated into the body of higher education teachers
(renewal of the teaching staff);
• declare on their honor any financial support other than that requested from the SCAC in Abidjan;
• present a commitment to cover the cost of round-trip transport to the training location.
Eligible sectors
The eligible sectors are:
- Health
- Agriculture
- The environment
- Computer science
Sub-themes of these sectors will be considered as priorities: digital, artificial intelligence, quantum, biotechnologies, energy, low-carbon mobility, exploration of the seabed, space, food, biodiversity, climate change, information and communication technologies and human and social sciences linked to the aforementioned fields.
Application Timeline
- 04/27 at 00:00 to 05/18/2025 at 23:59 : Submission of applications.
- 05/20 to 05/30/2025 : Verification of the eligibility of applications, preparation of documents for the
commission. - 6/12/2025 (all day) : Scholarship commission (with interview).
Candidates must submit their application to the French Embassy in Plateau.
Deadline: Submit your application by 18th May 2025.
