To encourage outstanding applications beyond those from its international partners, ENSAI is launching a new, dedicated admissions round as part of the France Excellence Eiffel program. This process is reserved exclusively for international students enrolled at a university abroad. Applications selected during this round will be submitted by ENSAI to Campus France for consideration for this prestigious scholarship. The number of applications selected by the admissions committee during this round for the France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship is limited to two.
It is important to note that ENSAI commits to preparing and submitting an application for the France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship but cannot guarantee that the scholarship will be awarded, as this depends on a selection process conducted outside the school.
Only applicants enrolled at a university that is not a partner of ENSAI may apply through this process; admissions for students from partner institutions will continue to follow the usual procedure.
Calendar
The schedule for the admissions round for the France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship is as follows:
- Submission of applications via the ENSAI online platform : October 15 through November 15 2026 (11:59 p.m.)
- For the Data Science Engineering (diplôme d’ingénieur) program: Link to the application site
- For the Master for Smart Data Science: Link to the application site
- For the Master for Smart Data Science, do not pay application fees. When uploading required documents for the application, upload a document mentioning the “Eiffel Scholarship Application” in lieu of a proof of wire transfer.
- Interviews by the admissions committee:
- late November/early December
- Admissions results communicated to eligible candidates by the admissions office:
- early December
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be considered by the admissions committee, applications must meet all of the eligibility requirements listed below:
- The applicant must be a foreign national (dual nationals whose one nationality is French are not eligible);
- The applicant must be 29 years old or younger at the time applications are reviewed (i.e., born after March 31, 1997);
- The applicant must be able to prove, through official certificates and/or transcripts, that they ranked among the top 5 in their original graduating class;
- The applicant must be able to prove that they are enrolled in a higher education institution located abroad during the 2026–2027 academic year;
- The applicant must have completed :
- For the ENSAI engineering degree:
- an undergraduate degree or 180 ECTS credits (or equivalent) before beginning studies at ENSAI;
- For the Master for Smart Data Science degree:
- 240 ECTS credits (or equivalent).
- For the ENSAI engineering degree:
- The applicant must be able to demonstrate sufficient language proficiency (in French and English) for the program to which they are applying;
- For the ENSAI engineering degree:
- A minimum B2 level in French;
- A minimum B1 level in English.
- For the Master’s in Smart Data Science:
- A minimum B2 level in English.
- For the ENSAI engineering degree:
Master for Smart Data Science Specificities
Smart Data applicants selected for the Eiffel Scholarship (notification of scholarship award or rejection: the week of April 12, 2027):
- If the applicant is awarded the scholarship, they will be admitted to the master’s program and exempt from the application fee and tuition.
- If the applicant does not receive the scholarship but wishes to be admitted to the Master’s in Smart Data Science, they must pay the application fee (€100) before the end of the third application round and email a copy of the payment confirmation to smart.data@ensai.fr.
- If the applicant does not receive the scholarship and does not wish to maintain their application for the Master’s in Smart Data Science, they must notify smart.data@ensai.fr by email.
Smart Data applicants not selected for the Eiffel Scholarship:
- If the applicant wishes to maintain their application, they must pay the €100 fee before the end of the first round so that their application can be reviewed by the first-round selection committee and send a copy of the bank transfer via email to smart.data@ensai.fr.
- If the applicant does not wish to maintain their application, they must notify smart.data@ensai.fr via email.
