ENS Lyon International Master Fellowships

The ENS Lyon organizes an international selection for Master studies exclusively reserved for foreign participants. This selection is aimed at the most outstanding recent graduates and students currently in their final year of undergraduate studies. Candidates may apply for the first or second year of master studies. If accepted, they then become ENS Lyon International Students and receive a monthly allowance of 1,000 euros. The scholarship is awarded for one academic year and is renewable for a second year in order to obtain a Master. Renewal depends on the participants academic achievement.

To apply for the International Master Fellowship you must have completed 180 ECTS credits or the equivalent at the moment of your arrival in France.
However, you can enter the ENS Lyon as a student in the first year "premaster" program. To do this you have two options:

1. Admission after taking and passing the second entrance exam (deuxième concours). The exam requires enough French to at least understand the questions, though the response may be written in English. Candidates who pass the exam and are European union citizens become normaliens (students of the ENS with full privileges) and receive a monthly salary. In exchange, normaliens commit to a ten year civil service engagement, beginning the first year of their studies. More information
   
2. Admission as an auditeur (based on an application). Students accepted as auditeurs take the same courses as normaliens, but do not receive a salary and are not held to a civil service engagement. More information

Of the two choices above, only the first permits students to finance their studies.

To apply for an International Master Fellowship, send a completed application form along with all the necessary documents to our office before the deadline.
Click here for the information documents and application forms necessary.

Source: http://www.ens-lyon.eu/web/nav/article.php?id=92