Funding opportunities for Master of Science (MSc) Programmes

Funding opportunities available for students enrolling in a Master of Science (MSc) Programme in Marine Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Control & Robotics, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering.

Learn more below about the different tuition fee waivers and scholarship possibilities on offer:
 
  • Centrale Nantes Elite Tuition Fee Waivers
  • Government scholarships
  • Inter-government scholarships
  • Industry scholarships
  • Scholarships from organisations
  • European Programmes
  • Subsistence grants

Centrale Nantes Elite Tuition Fee Waivers

A limited number of excellence-based partial tuition fee waivers are available for the most promising non-European students accepted into the first-year of an MSc programme at Centrale Nantes.

What are the amounts awarded?

  • Gold waiver:  €8,000 per year
  • Silver waiver: €6,000 per year
  • Bronze waiver: €3,000 per year

How are the tuition fee waivers applied?

  • The waiver applies initially to the M1 year, and is renewed for the M2 year provided the student successfully completes all M1 year exams without any retakes (on scientific and technical courses).
  • NB: Tuition fee waivers can be combined with the Early Bird tuition fee reductions, except for the Gold waiver.

What are the criteria?

  • Partial tuition fee waivers are awarded to the most promising applicants in each programme, based on their academic performance to date.

How to apply?

  • Non-European students who apply for M1 entry during the first admissions round will automatically be considered for a partial tuition fee waiver.
  • There is no need to complete a separate application form.
  • Additional waivers may be awarded during the following admissions rounds, depending on availability.

Government scholarships

  • French government: Apply directly via Campus France or the French embassy of your home country. You can check the Campus France online scholarship catalogue.
  • Foreign governments: Contact the Ministry of Education or the scholarship authority of your country:
  • LPDP In Indonesia (for our MSc Marine Technology)

Inter-government scholarships

Industry scholarships

In order to meet industrial expectations in terms of research and innovation with the training and selection of students from the best international institutions, Centrale Nantes develops specific scholarship programmes with industrial companies such as TOTAL.
 

Scholarships from organisations

Applications must be submitted directly to the organisation, do not forget to submit your application at the same time on the Centrale Nantes application portal eCandidat.
 
  • COLFUTURO (Colombia) propose the scholarship-loan financial support. 
  • PTDF (Nigeria) can cover your tuition fees and living expenses during your studies.

European programmes

> Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters

7 Centrale Nantes Master's programmes currently hold the Erasmus Mundus label of excellence from the European Commission. European and Consortium scholarships may be awarded  for the EMJM programmes:

> Erasmus +

  • Erasmus + International Credit Mobility (KA107): Lebanon, Ukraine, Japan, Kazahkstan, India, Morocco. Contact the international office of your home institution.
  • Erasmus+ for Higher Education Staff and Students (KA103): all students from a European country which is part of the Erasmus+ programme is entitled to receive an Erasmus+ scholarship. Contact the international office of your home institution.

CROUS subsistence grants

CROUS grants are awarded by the French state on a means-tested basis to students formally enrolled on the Engineering programme at Centrale Nantes. Specific conditions apply for International students.
 

 

Published on April 13, 2018 Updated on December 5, 2024