Organisation : INDE Campus France
Scholarship Name : Charpak Master’s Scholarship Program 2018
Applicable For : Indian National Residing In India
Application Last Date : 15th April, 2018
Website : https://www.inde.campusfrance.org/
Apply Here : https://www.ifindia.in/
Campus France Charpak Master’s Program
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.
Related / Similar Scholarship : Charpak Master’s Scholarship 2020
Scholarship Offered
The Charpak Master Program offers two kinds of scholarships based on merit:
Charpak AME Scholarship
Charpak AME Scholarship (Allocation Mensuelle d’Entretien):
** Living allowance 615 euros
** Medical insurance coverage (approx 300 euros / academic year)
** Student visa fee waiver (16,500 INR approx)
** Assistance to find affordable student accommodation
Note:
Full tuition fee waiver at public universities or partial tuition fee waivers by other institutions, can be granted according to their individual policies
(OR)
Charpak BCS Scholarship
Charpak BCS Scholarship (Bourse de Couverture Sociale):
** Medical insurance coverage (approx 300 euros / academic year)
** Student visa fee waiver (16,500 INR approx)
** Assistance to find affordable student accommodation
Note:
Students going for a long term Exchange Program ie 1 year should apply for the Charpak Master Scholarship.
Eligibility
Applicant must:
** be an Indian national and reside in India
** be a student currently enrolled 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
** be 30 years old maximum at the time of application
** be a student from Indian Institution and studied in India
** 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 reapply 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.
How To Apply?
Step 1: Create an account
Sign up and create an account on the French Scholarship online portal using your email address and password. https://web.archive.org/web/20180706102401/https://scholarship.ifindia.in/scholarship/
Step 2: Complete the Scholarship Application
Read the scholarship application, fill each section carefully and attach required documents.
Required Documents
** Scanned copy of the first page of your passport (with photo and expiry date). If you will be getting your passport after the Last Date, please attach passport application proof.
** Your full Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages).
** Scanned copy of your admission/acceptance letter from the French higher education institution / laboratory.
** If you have not received it before the Last Date, attach an email correspondence to show that you are in the process of getting the acceptance letter from them.
** Please note that you have to approach a laboratory on your own, as per your research interest before applying for the scholarship.
** Attested (by a gazette officer or the Head of the institute where you studied/are studying) scanned copies of mark sheets of Higher Secondary School (XII), Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees (including those of completed semesters of the ongoing degree)
** French language certificate (DELF /DALF or from any recognized university or Xth mark sheet if French was your second language)
** XII Marksheet and degree
** University Marksheet and degree ( Bachelor’s Degree and Mark Sheet and for those who are applying for M2, upload your M1 mark sheet as well)
** Document of employment / internship record
** Recommendation letter from the university (not mandatory)
Note:
** All the above documents must be in word, pdf or jpeg format (rtf, odt, txt, msg documents, zip folders or scans of social media are NOT acceptable).
** Applications submitted without required documents, or incorrect documents, will be rejected.
Please Note:
Your statement of purpose is the reflection of your own thoughts. It should explain why you chose the French institution to which you have applied or been admitted, as well as how would the internship program add value in your further studies or in launching your career.
Explain why you would be a worthy candidate for the scholarship. Your response to each question for your statement of purpose should not exceed 250 words.
Step 3: Submit
Make sure to save or submit your application. If you are not able to complete the application, you may click save and return later to finish your application
Important Dates
Application Start date: 01 February, 2018
Application End date: 15 April, 2018
Results on the website: Third week of May
Awardees of the scholarship will be contacted via email; the results can also be seen at https://www.inde.campusfrance.org/
Questions/Assistance
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. Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration.