The Serge Bellanger French-American Business Scholarship Program is run by the French-American Chamber of Commerce Foundation. It provides tuition support for graduate business study across the French-American education corridor.
French students pursue an MBA in the United States, while American recipients pursue an MBA, Master’s degree, or Mastère Spécialisé in a business-related field in France. HEC Paris lists it as an external scholarship rather than an HEC-funded award.
Benefits & funding
- Each scholarship is worth $15,000 and is restricted to academic tuition.
- The current funder page says multiple merit-based scholarships are awarded each year but does not publish the number available for the next cycle.
- Living, travel, insurance, and other non-tuition costs are not listed as covered.
Eligibility
- French students pursuing an MBA in the United States may apply under the France-to-U.S. route.
- U.S. nationals pursuing an MBA, Master’s degree, or Mastère Spécialisé in a business-related discipline in France may apply under the U.S.-to-France route.
- The two nationality-and-destination routes are conditional; eligibility is not a general invitation to study in either country.
Can you apply?
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Eligible nationalities
France · USA
Education required
Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Confirm that both nationality and study destination match one of the two eligible routes.
- 2For the 2026 cycle, applications must be completed by April 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM.
- 3Treat the packet instructions on HEC Paris as historical because that listing explicitly refers to the 2018–2019 and 2019–2020 cycles.
Program timeline
Every year
The FACC Foundation awards multiple scholarships.
Application deadline.
April 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Scholarship recipients notified.
June 2026