2016 French Government Scholarships

The French Embassy and the Campus France-Kenya office in Nairobi will be offering scholarships for Masters and PhD levels for the 2016 academic year.

Who Can Apply?

•  Members of staff of Kenyan Universities willing to strengthen their capacities by:
  Pursuing a Master or a PhD course in France.
• Travelling in the frame of a formalized staff exchange programme (post-doctoral studies can be included)
• Students holding a Bachelor or Master Degree and willing to further their studies in FranceEligibility criteria
• Kenyan citizen
• Employer’s agreement (if any)
• Financial plan indicating co-funding (self-sponsoring, study leave, other scholarship)
• For programmes taught in English language: good knowledge of French language or a letter of intent signed by the applicant’s commitment to follow French classes at Alliance
• Française prior to departure.
• For programmes taught in French language: a minimum level of B2 in French language is required.
• To have taken time to look for a relevant academic program and a French Host University (neither the French Embassy nor the Campus France office in Nairobi will do it for you…).

Priority Areas:

Applications from all academic disciplines will be considered. However, priority will be given to the topics listed below, i.e:

•  Biological and Physical Sciences
• Engineering Sciences and Technologies.
• Animation
•  Humanities and Social Sciences including French as French Language.Scholarship Worth:

  The scholarship includes:

• Round-trip airfare
• Monthly allowances (about 767 €)
•  For Masters scholarship holders : from September 2016 up to June 2017 o For PhD sandwich scholarship holders: 4 annual stays in France over a 3 to 4 year period from 2016, three of them of 3 months, and a fourth stay of a couple of weeks intended for the defence.
• For Staff exchange programme: from 1 up to 3 months (between January and December 2016).
• Facilitation of the access to affordable student housing
• Social and health insurance
• Schengen visa fees

Documents:

• phd scholarships application form
• masters scholarships application form
• staff exchange programme application form

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2016 French Government Scholarships for Masters and PhD levels study in France for Kenyans.