The Fulbright/ENS Paris-Saclay Award is a France partnership award within the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. It sends two to four Americans to the Ecole normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (formerly ENS Cachan).
Grantees either enroll in an ENS Paris-Saclay master’s program or carry out doctoral research there, in fundamental sciences, engineering sciences, social sciences or humanities.
Benefits & funding
- Monthly stipend: €1,550 for master’s students, €1,800 for doctoral candidates
- €1,200 one-off travel allowance
- Full tuition waiver; the French student fee (CVEC, €105 in 2025–26) is still payable
- Accident and sickness health benefits and a 24/7 mental health line
- Housing is not provided; mandatory orientation in late September and a mid-year conference in February
Eligibility
- U.S. citizens or nationals at the deadline; permanent residents are not eligible
- Graduating seniors, recent graduates and master’s students who will apply to an ENS Paris-Saclay master’s, or doctoral candidates in the United States with a research project
- Bachelor’s degree conferred before the grant starts; PhD holders are not eligible
- No residence in France in the year before the grant (9 months counts); no five or more of the last six years abroad
- Dual French citizens are eligible
- French at B2 for French-taught master’s programs; basic French may do for English-taught programs and research
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Here's who can apply
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“Have doctoral candidate status in the United States and propose a research project. … Residency in host country NOT permitted in year prior to grant … Applicants who currently hold or will hold a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) by the national application deadline. … Anyone who has resided abroad for five or more years in the six-year period preceding the national application deadline.” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
USA
Education required
Bachelor Enrolled · Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Contact the ENS Paris-Saclay International Office to be matched with a department or lab, and have your project verified before applying.
- 2Submit the Fulbright online application by 6 October 2026, with an affiliation letter signed by your ENS supervisor.
- 3Three recommendation letters are due by the same deadline.
- 4Students enrolled at a U.S. college are strongly encouraged to apply through that institution.
Program timeline
2027–28 deadline (closed)
Oct 6, 2026
Recommended or not-recommended notice
By end of January 2027
Final selections, on a rolling basis
Spring 2027
Usual grant period
Sep 1, 2027 to Jun 30, 2028
Next cycle opens
Early April 2027