
2026 calls for applications
As part of the Graduate + project, the Graduate Initiative “Energy and Industry of the Future” (GI EIF) is pleased to announce the launching of an Excellence Scholarship Campaign for Masters students who wish to attend one of the master’s degree program in Engineering, part of the Graduate Initiative “Energy and Industry of the Future”.
These scholarships are intended to train students in the fields of Engineering. These scholarships are open to foreign students wishing to enroll in the second year of one of the following master degree programs in Engineering at University Claude Bernard Lyon 1:
- master M2 MFE: Fluid Mechanics and Energetic
- master M2 DISS: Data and Intelligence for Smart Systems
- master M2 EEEA: Electronic, Electric energy, Automatic
- master M2 Robotic: Automatic and Robotics Science
and wishing to pursue a research program, during an Internship in a research laboratory at University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, in the field of one of the following research thematics.
Thematic 1: “Air trumpets” for Master M2 MFE and at LMFA, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
proposed by HELENE SCOLAN (email contact)Thematic 2: “Learning locomotion movements in a physical cartoon simulation” for Master M2 DISS and at LIRIS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
proposed by ALEXANDRE MEYER (email contact)Thematic 3: “Excellence Scholarship for Master EEEA” for Master M2 EEEA and at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
proposed by FABIEN SIXDENIER (email contact)Thematic 4: Design, Learning, and Experimental Validation of Safe Pursuit-Evasion Strategies for Multi-Agent Autonomous Robots for Master Robotic and at LAGEPP, UCB Lyon 1
proposed by AHMAD HABLY (email contact)
Scholarships amount
The amount of the scholarship is €1000 per month for 10 months, including an Internship in a research laboratory, totaling €10 000 per year per recipient. Furthermore, no registration fees are required for the selected candidates, as their master’s registration fees are covered by this graduate initiative program.
For whom ?
- To be a foreign student, newcomer to a French university and living outside of France at the time of the application (French dual citizenship allowed)
- Having obtained a 1st year of Master degree before 1 September 2026 in the field of Engineering or any fields related to the EIF Graduate Initiative.
Eligibility criteria
- Excellence of the academic background
- Internship experiences and technical skills in research
- A coherent professional project
When ?
- Submissions open: November 14th, 2025
- Deadline for applications: January 26th 2026
- notifications on the first week of March, 2026, for a start date of the program early September 2026.