PHILFRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
Selected candidates will be given the status of boursier du gouvernement français (French government scholar) which entitles them to the following benefits:
- A tuition fee subsidy for the entire duration of the Master's program
- For state-regulated public universities:
- Exemption from university registration fees (exonération des frais d’inscription à l'université)
- For reference - University registration fees as of the 2021 academic year: €3 770 per academic year for Master's degrees
- Exemption from university registration fees (exonération des frais d’inscription à l'université)
- For other French higher education institutions:
- Partial tuition fee subsidy (frais de formation/frais de scolarité), amounting to a maximum of €5 000 per academic year (non-negotiable), covering the duration of the Master's program
- This subsidy is not convertible to cash and it will be settled directly with the French higher education institution
- For state-regulated public universities:
- A monthly stipend of €700, regardless of the city of residence
- Includes a €700 installation allowance
- NB: Please note that the stipend may be suspended during internship periods (which are usually part of most graduate degree programs).
- A health care package composed of mandatory sécurité sociale (national social security coverage) and a mutuelle (supplementary insurance policy)
- Priority access to public student housing facilities (logement étudiant CROUS)
- One roundtrip flight from Manila to the French city of destination
- Exemption from French long-stay visa application fees
- NB: VFS (external visa service provider) fees which cost around P2000 are not covered