France Excellence Charpak Summer Training Scholarship

Étudiants, Chercheurs

CHARPAK SUMMER TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP (previously Charpak Lab)

ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP

This program is designed for Indian students enrolled in an Indian institution at the Bachelor’s or Master’s degree level, planning to undertake a short term internship or research project at a French laboratory or institution during their academic break (between May and August).

BENEFITS

The scholarship covers the following benefits

Monthly stipend of 700 euros for maximum 2 months (preferably between May and August) provided by the French Institute in India
Student visa fee waiver (if applying from India)
Waiver of Campus France procedure fee (if applicable)

Note:

- The scholarship does NOT cover medical or travel expenses, travel insurance or accommodation assistance

- The students can opt for internship for more than 2 months, However, the French Institute will provide benefits for a maximum of 2 months. For any exceeding duration, the expenses will have to be borne by the awardee.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicant must:

be an Indian national residing in India at the time of application
not be more than 30 years old at the time of application
be enrolled in an Indian institution of higher learning at Bachelor's or Master's level at the time of application
be in possession of an invitation letter from a French laboratory or institution where the research internship or project will be carried out. Candidates must approach the laboratory or institution on their own, as per their research interests before applying for the scholarship.
the duration of the research internship or project must not be less than 1 month and must not exceed 2 months. If the duration exceeds 2 months, the awardees will have to cover the expenses for rest of the duration by themselves.

ONLINE APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Interested candidates must submit their application on the online scholarship portal along with the following documents:

Recent photograph (a professional portrait photo and preferably in JPG format)
Scanned copy of the first page of your passport (with photo and expiry date). If you will be getting your passport after the deadline, please attach passport application proof.
Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages)
Scanned copies of mark sheets and degree of Higher Secondary School (XII), Bachelor's and Master's degrees (including those of completed semesters of the ongoing degree)
No objection certificate (NOC) from the Indian university attesting to your status as a student and declaring that it has no issues with you carrying out an internship or research project in France

NOC format Charpak Lab.docx
Scanned copy of your invitation letter from the French higher education institution / laboratory. The invitation letter must mention the exact duration of your internship or research project. If you have not received the letter before the deadline, you can attach an email correspondence to prove that you will get it later.

Invitation letter format Charpak Lab.docx
French language certificate, if any (DELF/DALF)
Document of employment / internship record, if any
Letter(s) of recommendation from the current Indian university (optional) - LoR must include the signature and the contact details of the referee, and (if possible) should be on headed paper of the institution and bear a stamp of the institution.

Note: All the above documents must be in pdf or jpeg format (word, rtf, odt, txt, msg documents, zip folders, screenshots or scans of social media are NOT acceptable). Applications submitted without required documents, or incorrect documents, will be rejected.

Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

The application will be selected on the basis of academic excellence as well as the consistence and quality of the candidate’s statement of purpose. There is no CGPA/ Percentage cut off for the scholarship. Knowledge of French language will be an asset, but is not mandatory.

The French embassy is not obliged to respond to candidates whose applications are not considered for the scholarship award.