Filipinos can now send their applications for two French government scholarship programs for the academic year 2022-2023, the Embassy of France to the Philippines recently announced.
The French Embassy and and Campus France Philippines are now receiving applications for the PhilFrance Scholarship Program and PhilFrance-DOST Scholarship Program.
PhilFrance Scholarship is awarded to highly-qualified candidates who have demonstrated strong academic and leadership qualities in their scholarly and professional activities, and who intend to pursue a Master’s degree taught at French higher education institutions (public or private) in all academic disciplines.
Awardees will be granted the status of boursier du gouvernement français (French government scholar), and will be given benefits such as a tuition subsidy, one round trip ticket from Manila to France, an exemption from visa application fees, a monthly living allowance covering the duration of their studies, a health care package, and priority access to public student accommodations.
PhilFrance-DOST Scholarship Program, on the other hand, aims to encourage Filipino professionals working in academic, research, or government institutions to pursue a Master’s or Doctorate degree at French public universities, as well as strengthen scientific cooperation and exchanges between France and the Philippines.
It is jointly administered by the French Embassy and by the Department of Science and Technology’s Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI).
The PhilFrance-DOST Scholarship Program prioritizes various fields of study such as agriculture, bioengineering, bioinformatics (Medical), biological Sciences, climate change, forestry, health and medical research, material Sciences, medical chemistry, natural resources and environment, nuclear application on health, nuclear medicine, veterinary Sciences, and virology.
Awardees of the PhilFrance-DOST Scholarship will be granted the status of boursier du gouvernement français (French government scholar) and will be entitled to the following benefits: an exemption from public university registration fees, one round trip ticket from Manila to France, an exemption from visa application fees, a monthly living allowance covering the duration of their studies, a relocation allowance, coverage of pre-travel expenses, a health care package, and priority access to public student accommodations.
According to the French Embassy, selected candidates of the PhilFrance-DOST Scholarships must return to the Philippines immediately after the completion of their graduate degree to render return service or a period equivalent to twice the length of time that they spent in France for their degree.
Details and guidelines on eligibility, benefits, requirements, the application calendar and the evaluation guidelines for both scholarship programs are available through the PhilFrance Scholarships website at www.philfrance-scholarships.com.
Applications shall be submitted through the PhilFrance Scholarships site no later than April 4, 2022, at 12 noon.
Since 2016, the PhilFrance Scholarship Program has funded the studies of over 65 Filipinos who have been able to pursue their graduate degrees in the French language and literature, business, public policy and international development, engineering, mathematics, marine biology, applied chemistry, environmental and ecological sciences, physics, computer science, and public health in several of France’s most prestigious higher education institutions, such as Aix-Marseille Université, École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP), École Polytechnique, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) de Toulouse, Sciences Po, Université Paris-Saclay, among others.