French Embassy in Ghana 2025 Scholarship for Master Students

Within the framework of academic cooperation and student mobility between France and Ghana for the 2025-2026 academic year, the French Embassy in Ghana is offering full Scholarships to Ghanaian students at Master’s levels on a merit and needs basis.

Note that in France, a Master’s program usually lasts two years (M1 + M2). The scholarship covers two academic years if the scholar is admitted in M1, and one academic year if the scholar is admitted in M2.

• Table of Content
• About Embassy of France in Ghana
• French Embassy in Ghana Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of French Embassy in Ghana Scholarship
• French Embassy in Ghana Scholarship Courses
• Requirements for French Embassy in Ghana Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for French Embassy in Ghana Scholarship
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Embassy of France in Ghana

French Embassy in Ghana Scholarship

Application Deadline	30 Apr 2025
Country to study	France, Ghana
Type	Masters
Course to study	View courses
Sponsor	Embassy of France in Ghana
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of French Embassy in Ghana Scholarship

Full scholarship covering:

• Tuition fees
• Living expenses
• Travel expenses
• Health insurance
• Visa application support

French Embassy in Ghana Scholarship Courses

• Agriculture and Food Industry
• Archaeology and Heritage Studies
• Cultural and Creative Industries
• Environment & Sustainable Development
• French Language
• Health Sciences
• Information and Communication Science and Technology (ICST)
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Requirements for French Embassy in Ghana Scholarship Qualification

French Proficiency is not a requirement for application (except for Masters in FLE French as a Foreign Language).

• Have Ghanaian nationality and reside in Ghana
• Under 30 years old
• Hold a Bachelor's degree for a Master
• Have completed National Service
• First Class or Second-Class Upper applications will be given priority consideration
• Be fully committed to take up a course of study in France for the academic year 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for the full master program in France (M1 and M2)

Interview date, Process and Venue for French Embassy in Ghana Scholarship

Calendar:

• 30th April 2025 : deadline for application
• From May to June 2025: Interview for scholarship recipients
• July 2025: As soon as selected, start of the visa application process.
• September/October 2025: Beginning of the 2025/2026 academic year, departure for France.

Documents Required for Application

The application file should contain the following:

1. Copy of your international passport data page (valid for a minimum of two years)
2. Recommendation letter from your university (not mandatory but strongly recommended)
3. Application form to be downloaded and filled (typed): Application-Form-2025-2026
4. Cover letter of the student (maximum of 1 page) detailing the student’s motivation and highlighting how the desired course will support the student’s career development.
5. Copies of full Undergraduate transcript (in one or 2 documents maximum)
6. Admission letter with a French university for a master’s degree.
7. Detailed Curriculum Vitae (3 p. max)
8. Documents describing the financial situation of the applicant (certificate of scholarship for studies in progress, pay slips or bank statements of students or parents)

 

Application Deadline

April 30, 2025

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit combined soft copies of their application file by email, the combined documents must be named: Name-Surname_2025_Master.pdf

The subject of the message should include Name-Surname-2025-Master of the applicant.

An acknowledgement of receipt of a complete application will be sent to applicants via email.

Applicants must submit their application as a single PDF file via email to: [email protected]

For more details, visit French Embassy in Ghana Scholarship webpage