Scholarships in France for Egyptian Students: Eiffel, Tahtawi, Erasmus Mundus and AI2 (2027)

Looking for a scholarship to study in France from Egypt? Here are the programmes you can check on official pages today: what each pays, who applies, the deadlines as published, and how the money counts for your visa.

Which scholarships can Egyptian students apply for in 2027?

Campus France Egypte, a department of the Institut français d’Égypte (IFE), lists French government, regional, institutional and European funding. The table keeps the programmes we could read on official pages on 28 October 2026, with their status that day.

The Eiffel Excellence scholarship: France’s flagship award, filed by your school

Campus France’s page for the 2027 session states that the call is open. The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs created the programme so that French higher education institutions can attract top international students to their master’s and PhD programmes, and it encourages master’s applicants up to 29 years old. Campus France must receive files from schools by 6 January 2027; results come from 12 April 2027.

The date that matters to you comes earlier than 6 January: each school selects its candidates on its own internal calendar before filing them. Campus France Egypte adds that applications can also come through French institutions’ partners in Egypt under cooperation agreements, and that Egyptian students in the French-speaking excellence sections (double-degree programmes) of Egyptian universities receive Eiffel scholarships every year.

One rule to know before you plan work-study: Eiffel benefits stop automatically if the holder signs an apprenticeship or professional training contract.

Rifaa Al Tahtawi: the master’s scholarship of the Institut français d’Égypte

This is the French government’s own master’s grant for Egyptians, managed in Cairo by the IFE, the cultural operator of the French Embassy in Egypt.

According to the IFE scholarships page, the grant funds Master 2 programmes that include compulsory courses in France. A compulsory internship in the official programme can be covered for its minimum length, never on its own. It lasts 10 months at most, courses and internship included, at €860 a month, about EGP 53,778. Campus France Egypte adds a waiver of registration fees in public institutions (specific fees excluded); its English page also mentions a reserved room in a student residence and student social security cover. Applications go through an online form on the IFE page.

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters: full scholarships across several countries

Campus France Egypte names the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters as the most popular Erasmus+ programmes in Egypt. The European Commission’s page sets out how they work.

Several French institutions take part, so part of your degree may take place in France. Competition is worldwide: treat Erasmus Mundus as one application among several.

Egyptian government missions to France: a doctoral route for now

Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research runs a France programme through its Cultural Affairs and Missions Sector (Central Administration for Missions), together with the French Embassy in Cairo.

Ain Shams University’s announcement of 18 June 2025 describes it: a memorandum signed during President Macron’s visit in April 2025 provides 100 fully funded scholarships over five years, 20 a year, with priority for fields such as artificial intelligence, computing, robotics and cybersecurity. Holders receive French Government Scholarship Holder status and €695 a month from France, while Egypt contributes €1,075 a month per student.

Candidates had to be Egyptian, 35 or younger, assistant lecturers or research assistants with a master’s, registered for a doctorate in Egypt for three years at most. Applications ran from 17 June to 15 July 2025 on the ministry portal phdfrance.mohesr.gov.eg. We found no official Egyptian page describing a government mission for a master’s in France.

University, regional and other scholarships

Campus France Egypte’s FAQ adds that French government scholarship applications are filed at the Institut français d’Égypte, go to high-level students (master’s or PhD) and follow the cooperation programmes agreed between France and Egypt.

AI2’s international scholarship: assessed with your application

AI2, the Applied Institute of Artificial Intelligence, teaches applied AI, data science, cybersecurity and IoT 100% in English at the Hub Nikola Tesla in Écouen, 22 minutes from Paris Gare du Nord by Transilien line H. Its scholarship has no separate form, no extra fee and no campaign deadline of its own.

Every international candidate, Bachelor or MSc, is assessed automatically. The award combines criteria such as excellence (your academic record and admission interview), early application, applying through a partner channel and paying the academic year in full. The amount is written in your admission letter, applies to the first year of enrolment, is not transferable and cannot be combined with other discounts; being assessed does not guarantee an award. The details are on the AI2 scholarships page.

For a four-year Egyptian bachelor’s, the usual AI2 route is the 18-month MSc direct entry: 12 months taught, then a 6-month internship, with intakes in February, May and September 2027. Each MSc awards the AI2 diploma and prepares a professional certification recognised by the French State, registered in the RNCP at level 7, master’s level (EQF 7): RNCP39978 for Data Science and Cybersecurity, RNCP40554 for IoT, both certified by DATAKOO, AI2’s parent company. The Fast-Track has its own €1,500 scholarship for applications before 15 November 2026, which cannot be combined with other AI2 discounts. Every fee and the payment schedule are on AI2 tuition fees 2027.

The AI2 assessment happens whenever you apply, for any of the three intakes. Programme choice by degree is covered in Study AI in France from Egypt, and how French schools read Egyptian grades in Masters in France for Egyptian students.

How does a scholarship count for the visa proof of funds?

Service-Public sets the student resources floor at €877.50 a month: about EGP 54,872 at the CBE rate of 28 October 2026, or EGP 658,464 for twelve months. Its list of accepted proofs treats scholarships differently.

Two rules follow. First, a tuition scholarship lowers the budget but does not pass the resources test. Take a four-year bachelor’s holder on the AI2 18-month MSc after scholarship: €11,300 of tuition plus €10,530 of living resources for twelve months makes €21,830, about EGP 1,365,078, before visa and service fees. Second, when a scholarship covers only part of the floor or part of the year, add a sponsor: Service-Public accepts several resources if each one is documented, for example a parent’s identity document with bank evidence of regular transfers.

The documents, amounts in other currencies and common refusal causes are in proof of funds for a France student visa, the Egyptian procedure in France student visa from Egypt, and the funding questions asked at the Campus France Egypte interview in Campus France interview questions.

A scholarship calendar for 2026 and 2027

Admission comes first in almost every case: Eiffel needs a school to nominate you, Erasmus Mundus a consortium to rank you, and AI2 decides its scholarship with your admission. For September 2027, apply to schools this autumn. For February 2027, only a school scholarship fits: Eiffel results arrive in April and fund autumn starts only.

Frequently asked questions

Apply to AI2 from Egypt: admissions reviews your transcripts, holds an online interview and states your entry year, tuition and scholarship in your admission letter, the document Campus France Egypte and the consulate will ask for.

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