It’s hard not to fall in love in and with Paris, the City of Love acclaimed by poets and romantics everywhere. A scholarship program gives the chance for potential students to find this love—only as a bonus to the love for learning stoked by the opportunities it offers.
The Embassy of France to the Philippines is offering Filipinos a chance to pursue their graduate studies in France through the PhilFrance Scholarship Program.
Coinciding with the 70th anniversary celebration of French‑Philippine diplomatic relations in 2017, the French Embassy launched the program for Filipinos to develop their expertise in the French language and literature, business, public policy and governance, engineering, mathematics, marine biology, applied chemistry, environmental and ecological sciences, and public health.
There are two separate calls for applications under the PhilFrance Scholarship Program for the academic year 2018‑2019.
The first call is directed to Filipino students and professionals wishing to come to France to pursue Master’s or Doctoral programs in all fields of study. The PhilFrance Scholarships are awarded to highly qualified candidates who have demonstrated strong academic and leadership qualities in their scholarly and professional activities. The scholarship benefits include a partial tuition subsidy, a monthly allowance, and a health care package for the expected length of their academic programs.
The second call is launched within the framework of a cooperation agreement signed between the Embassy of France and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in January 2017. The CHED‑PhilFrance Scholarships are open to the faculty and staff of CHED‑recognized institutions who wish to pursue Master’s or Doctoral programs in all disciplines at French higher education institutions. The benefits for selected candidates include round‑trip travel expenses, a monthly allowance, waived registration fees for state‑regulated programs at public institutions, and a health care package.
Through a cooperation agreement signed by CHED and Sciences Po, a world‑renowned French institution in the social sciences, full tuition fees for Sciences Po’s graduate programs will be financed as well, on top of the all the other benefits offered by the CHED‑PhilFrance Scholarships.
Complete information on eligibility, application requirements, and awardees’ benefits is available through the PhilFrance Scholarship Program website: www.philfrance-scholarships.com. Interested candidates must submit their applications online by April 13, 2018.
