Apply for a Sophie Germain scholarship

Two calls for applications per year

Each academic year, there are two successive calls for applications for the following year's scholarships:

1. First call from October to the end of January: this is designed to encourage incoming mobility within the Paris-Saclay perimeter, and therefore only concerns students from outside this perimeter. Please note that international students (from outside Europe) must apply for a visa. 
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2. Second call from February to early June: this only concerns "interns", i.e. students already studying within the Paris-Saclay perimeter.

► All applications will be examined impartially and without discrimination based on geographical origin. In line with the FMJH's action plan for professional equality (referral), the jury pays particular attention to the proportion of female prizewinners.

Applicants from outside the Paris-Saclay perimeter must apply in the first call for applications, especially international students (from outside Europe) to facilitate visa processing. They should also contact their embassy or consulate to obtain a CAMPUS France file number. This administrative formality is a prerequisite for applying for a student visa in France.

Applicants are selected on the basis of academic criteria, evidenced by transcripts and letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation are automatically requested from the referees indicated by applicants as soon as their application has been validated.

  

The application form

It must be completed online (a link to the webform is indicated below when the call is open). It includes:

• Personal information of the applicant;
• The name of the Master's program for which the student is applying;
• Transcripts from each institution previously attended during the Bachelor's degree and the first year of the Master's degree (or equivalent);
• Academic CV;
• Name and email address of two referees;
• A study plan: this document explains who you are and what you expect from your higher education. Your interest in the field and your career goals will be detailed. You can use this document to clarify any unusual elements in your CV or transcripts (maximum two pages).

Subject to eligibility, the online application form allows you to apply for a PhD Track scholarship at the same time.
 

Apply for a PhD track scholarship

 

Eligibility criteria

The scholarships are intended for students wishing to register for a Master's degree in "Mathematics and Applications" (M1 or M2) at the University of Paris-Saclay or the Institut Polytechnique de Paris in one of the "research" courses of this master's program, which are listed below (this list is shown in the drop-down menu of the online application form for the Sophie Germain scholarship). The courses marked with an asterisk (*) are only open to registration at the University of Paris-Saclay. The others are open to both the University of Paris-Saclay and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, with the exception of the M1 Jacques Hadamard course (Ecole Polytechnique) which is only open to registration at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

List of eligible master's degrees:

M1 Analysis Modeling Simulation (*)
M1 Applied Algebra (*)
M1 Applied Mathematics (ENSTA-Orsay)
M1 Applied Mathematics (ENSIIE-Evry) (*)
M1 Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (*)
M1 Mathematics and Interaction (*)
M1 Mathematics and Statistical Learning (*)
M1 Program J. Hadamard Mathematics (Orsay) (*)
M1 Program J. Hadamard Mathematics (ENS Paris-Saclay) (*)
M1 Program J. Hadamard Mathematics (Ecole Polytechnique)
M1 Pure Mathematics (*)

M2 Analysis Modeling Simulation
M2 Analysis Number Theory and Geometry
M2 Applied Algebra (*)
M2 Data Science: Health, Insurance, Finance (*)
M2 Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (*)
M2 Mathematics and Statistical Learning (*)
M2 Mathematics for the Life Sciences
M2 Mathematics of Randomness
M2 Mathematics - Vision - Learning
M2 Program J. Hadamard Mathematics (*)
M2 Optimization
M2 Quantitative Finance (*)

 

Selection process and administrative registration

The selection is made by a jury appointed by the FMJH steering committee and in agreement with the heads of the Master's courses and tracks concerned.

The results are sent by e-mail to the successful candidates approximately 5 weeks after the closing date for applications.

With regard to the registration formalities for students in the Master's programme of their choice, it is imperative that all scholarship applicants submit an online application at the same time, either on the Université Paris-Saclay website or on the Institut Polytechnique de Paris website, depending on the programme concerned (please refer to the list above to check whether or not both options are available). Acceptance of this application is compulsory for administrative enrolment in one of the two institutions.
 

See terms and conditions of the scholarship

 

Liste des lauréats et lauréates Bourses Sophie Germain et PhD track 2025

 

Laureates of the Sophie Germain and PhD Track Scholarships 2025

PhD Track scholarships 2025

Mr Lin SUN
Mr Ziyue ZHAO

 

 

Laureates of the Sophie Germain and PhD Track Scholarships 2024

 

Laureates of the Sophie Germain and PhD Track Scholarships 2023

 

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