AEFE (Agency for French Education Abroad)

French public agency · France · aefe.gouv.fr/

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France Excellence-Major scholarship — five years of study in France for top foreign graduates of French lycées abroad

AEFE and French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs · France
Who can apply · Non-French students, including Tunisians, in the final year of an accredited French school abroad with excellent results who plan demanding higher studies in France.
280 or 860 EUR per month (by family situation) · For scholars selected from 2023: a social-cover grant (complementary health insurance), a rate-1 allowance of 280 euros a month or a rate-2 allowance of 860 euros a month depending on family situation. Rate 1 and 2 scholars may also get return travel and a CROUS housing reservation. All are enrolled in the Campus France health insurance scheme.
Deadline · Dates not published on the AEFE page. Candidates are preselected by their French school abroad and the selection commission meets each May; ask your school for this year's internal deadline.
Checked 26 Sept 2026