Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship (Master, all disciplines) – Call for applications 2023 [fr]
Apply for our annual French Government scholarship programme that supports the best students in Hong Kong and Macau in the pursuit of their studies in France at Master’s level.
The application submission platform (Application deadline: 24 April 2023)
http://yersin.hongkong.campusfrance.org
The Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship
Since 2000, the French Consulate has supported more than 120 students from Hong Kong and Macau to pursue a Master’s degree in France.
The Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship goes hand in hand with promoting the excellence, diversity and quality of French higher education, and encouraging deeper cooperation between France and Hong Kong as well as France and Macao. Through the scholarship, we aspire to create remarkable leaders who strive for further developments and international understanding in their respective fields.
The scholarship covers one year of studies and training in a Master 1 or Master 2 (grant period cannot exceed 2 years). Benefits include:
- Living allowance of 860€ per month,
- Exemption of visa application fee (99€),
- Social welfare, public liability and repatriation insurance,
- Free additional health insurance (mutuelle) which costs 300€ for non-laureates,
- A public accommodation will be provided by Campus France at below market rent (300€-600€ against 800€-1000€ at a private accomodation),
- Meal discount at university restaurants with meals at 1€,
- A dedicated team from Campus France that organizes social and cultural activities to help students settle in France,
- Exemption of the registration fee (frais d’inscription) at public institutions: 3770€ for a Master degree (depending on the nature of the degree, the inscription fee might differ)
- Round trip flight tickets from Hong Kong to Paris*
*To be confirmed each year
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Eligibility
- Hong Kong or Macau permanent residents ;
- Planning to pursue a national Master’s degree or equivalent in France from 2023. For programmes lasting more than 1 year, a renewal application will be required ;
- Not holding French nationality or dual citizenship which includes French nationality;
- No concurrent scholarships except from your institution. If your institution grants you a scholarship and you obtain the France Excellence Scholarship, your institution will need to provide a letter acknowledging and agreeing to the accumulation of the two scholarships;
- Non-French speaking laureates are encouraged to take French classes during their studies in France.
NOT eligible: PhD students, applicants pursuing short-term programmes (e.g. as trainees or summer courses), or a stay within an exchange program at a French institution.
Please e-mail sciences.hong-kong-cslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr for further inquiries.