Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Embassy of France in Nigeria Masters in Management Scholarship Program. This program is funded by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the French Ministry for Higher Education and Research, and implemented by the French Embassy and Campus France Nigeria.
Fields of Study
- Management
Applicants must apply through Etudes en France to a public university with tuition fees that do not exceed €4,000 per year.
Note the in France, a Masters program usually lasts two years (M1 + M2). The scholarship covers two academic years if the scholar is admitted in M1, and one academic year if the scholar is admitted in M2.
Eligibility Requirements
- Have Nigerian nationality and reside in Nigeria
- Under 30 years old
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma in management
- Have completed National Service
- First Class or Second Class Upper applications will be given priority consideration
- Be fully committed to taking up a course of study in France for the academic year from September/October 2025
- French proficiency is not a requirement for application
Scholarship Worth:
- Transportation
- Monthly allowance
- Guidance to find affordable student housing
- Healthcare coverage throughout the training period.
Tuition/registration fees are not covered by the program and must be paid by the scholarship recipients.
Application Requirements
Required documents (to upload on EEF platform)
- Copy of your international passport data page (valid for a minimum of two years)
- Detailed CV
- Personal statement
- Bachelor’s certificate or equivalent
- Undergraduate transcript (in one or 2 documents maximum)
- NYSC certificate
- Recommendation letter from your university (not mandatory but strongly recommended)
Application Timeline:
- 1st December 2024: Deadline  for application submissions on EEF platform
- 8th January 2025:Â Beginning of the Campus France academic interviews (in Lagos and Abuja offices)
- 25th February 2025:Â Deadline for payment to take the Campus France interview
- 15th March 2025:Â Deadline for Campus France academic interviews
The reviewed applications will be transmitted automatically to the connected institutions by April.
- 30th April 2025:Â Deadline for pedagogical committees and school decisions
- 1st May 2025:Â Deadline for students to choose their institution of choiceÂ
- From May to June 2025:Â Interview for scholarship recipients
- July 2025:Â As soon as selected, start of the visa application process.
- September/October 2025:Â Beginning of the 2025/2026 academic year, departure for France.
Method of Application
For More Information,
Visit the Official Webpage
Application Deadline:Â 1st December 2024.
