YOUR SCHOLARSHIP IN EUROPE

Your Scholarship in Europe 2008-2009
France
BOURSES D’EXCELLENCE EIFFEL (EIFFEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUTSTANDING
STUDENTS)
These scholarships are intended for gifted foreign students who wish to pursue further
studies in France in four core fi elds: engineering sciences; economics and management;
law and political sciences; and public administration. To get a scholarship, you
have to apply to the institution of your choice. If the institution agrees to enrol you, it
should transmit your application to an agency in charge of Eiffel scholarship awards. An
application form is available at: http://www.egide.asso.fr/eiffel Scholarships are granted
at the beginning of the autumn and spring semesters. You can obtain information about
application fi ling deadlines from the Scholarship Offi ce of the French Embassy in the
Russian Federation.
COPERNIC PROGRAMME
The programme is intended for young economists and engineers from Eastern and
Central Europe. Its aim is to promote studies of modern management techniques.
The programme runs for 12 months, including seven months of studies at a French
higher school (Grande Ecole) and a fi ve months’ period of practical training at an
enterprise.
Basic requirements:
• An engineer’s or economist’s diploma at bachelor, specialist, or master level.
• Have Russian citizenship and permanent residence in Russia.
• Be no older than 30.
• Be fl uent in French.
• Persons who have received a scholarship from the French Government in the past do not
qualify for this scholarship.
Scholarship applications are accepted by the Scholarship Offi ce of the French Embassy in the
Russian Federation until February 28 of each year.
BOURSES DE L’ASSOCIATION LE PONT NEUF (SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE PONT
NEUF ASSOCIATION)
The Pont Neuf Association grants scholarships under three core programmes:
1. Philippe Habert scholarship (Bourse Philippe Habert) for political science studies. It is intended
for international political science students at the Paris Institute of Political Studies
(Cycle International d'Etudes Politiques, IEP de Paris, http://www.sciences-po.fr/daie/
index_daie.htm).
2. Scholarship for young doctors (Bourse Jeunes médecins). It is designed for medical
students and young doctors who want to take a six-week-long internship at a
Paris clinic. Scholarships are granted to students in their fi fth or sixth year at medi-
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