Master's scholarships

Interested in joining Université Côte d'Azur's Spectrum Graduate School, specializing in science and engineering? We'll explain how you can benefit from excellence scholarships for your Master's degree.

Who can apply for Master's scholarships at the Spectrum Graduate School?

Every year, the Graduate School Spectrum offers excellence scholarships to top-level Master 1 and Master 2 students in the basic sciences and engineering, with no age or nationality limit.

These scholarships are designed to enable the most talented students to pursue their studies in conditions conducive to their success.

A scholarship awarded in the first year of a Master's program will be renewed in the second year if the student's results are satisfactory. It will be necessary to resubmit an application demonstrating academic excellence.


Eligibility requirements

  1. Any student holding a diploma equivalent to the French License 3 obtained in a French university (including that of Université Côte d'Azur) or foreign and applying for one of the Masters of the Graduate School (see list below) is eligible for the Master 1 merit scholarship.
  2. Any student holding a diploma equivalent to the French Master 1 obtained in a French or foreign university and applying in the second year to one of the Masters of the Graduate School (see list below) is eligible for the Master 2 scholarship.
Work-study students are not eligible for these scholarships.
 
List of eligible masters

Students following the courses below are eligible for these scholarships:

Molecular chemistry
- Molecular chemistry
- Chemical and therapeutic biology (MedBioChem)

Environnment management
- Management of hydrotechnological projects (HydroProtech) - Eligible only for students not enrolled in work-study programs

Mathematics and applications
- Fundamental and applied mathematics (MFA)
- General mathematics for teaching (MATH AGREG)
- Mathematical Engineering (IM) - Eligible only to students not enrolled in work-study programs

Fundamental physics and applications
- Master track in astrophysics (MAUCA)
- Waves, atoms, matter (OAM)
- Optics, photonics, telecommunications and instrumentation (OPTIQ) - Eligible only for Master 1 students

Earth and environmental sciences
- Geophysics, geology (2G)
- Development, geotechnical, engineering (AGI) - Eligible only for Master 1 students

 

  How to apply?

Each year, the Spectrum Graduate School launches a call for applications to award scholarships of 1,000 euros per month for 10 months, with reduced tuition fees for students from outside the European Union.

Applications must be submitted directly to the school by e-mail.
 
Mandatory documents


• A Curriculum Vitae (2 pages maximum).

• A cover letter describing how the choice of the degree corresponds to your personal and professional career goals, and if applicable, showing how your doctoral project matches the research themes of UniCA laboratories.

• The transcript and rank for each year of your bachelor's degree and possibly of your master's degree (translated into English or French for foreigners). For foreign transcripts, an explanation of the grading method would be appreciated.

• The detail of courses taken in 2023-2024.

• A letter of recommendation from your last department head and a letter of recommendation from one of your professors. These letters should be sent directly by them to the email address specified above and with the same subject. Recommenders must also provide their contact information.

• The master's degree and track for which you plan to apply.

• A copy of the applicant’s passport.

• Image rights authorization (optional).

Do you have any questions?

Contact us at the following e-mail address: eur-spectrum@univ-cotedazur.fr