ENS International Selection Scholarships For Masters Students – France 2024/2025

Published: 10 Nov 2023 1,171 views

The Ecole normale supérieure aims at varying its students’ profiles and incorporates students to be enrolled in the 3rd year of bachelor (licence 3) or 1st year of master (master 1), coming from all over the world and from all disciplines. The competitive examination of the International selection is intended to young graduates in Arts & Humanities as well as Sciences, who justify at least of one year undergraduate studies in a foreign university and distinguish themselves with outstanding results.

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.

ENS opens 10 positions in Sciences and 10 positions in Arts& Humanities.

ENS Masters Scholarship

Application Deadline	December 11, 2023
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Country to study
Type	Bauchi
Sponsor	Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of ENS Masters Scholarship

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

Requirements for ENS Masters Scholarship

• 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.

On rare occasions, the Director of ENS may authorise applications from candidates whose academic background is non-standard.

Selection Process

International selection in Arts&Humanities 2024:

• Application : October 17 to December 11, 2023 (23h59, Paris time)
• Shortlist : January 24, 2024
• Written tests : Between February 28 and March 1st, 2024
• Oral tests : Between March 4 and March 8, 2024
• Admission results : March 13, 2024

Application Deadline

December 11, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) on www1.ens.fr to apply