Charpak Scholarship

Charpak Scholarship 2019-2020: Charpak Scholarship is an initiative of the Embassy of France. This scholarship offered to Indian students every year who wants to pursue their higher education in France. This scholarship provides three types of scholarships to Bachelor’s and Master’s students. The Charpak fellowship program will be provided to Ph.D. students. This scholarship provides the benefits of tuition, visa fee waiver, and living allowance to the students.

So, Indian students can apply for the Charpak Research Internships, Exchange Programs, or Master’s Degree Programs. In the same way, Ph.D. students from India can apply for the Raman Charpak scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded by the government of France to Indian students for supporting their education. Read the complete article to get all the information about the Charpak Scholarship.

Charpak Scholarship for Indian Students

Charpak Scholarship for Indian Students is available to study in France. All eligible Indian students of Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. courses can avail of this scholarship. The French Embassy along with French companies provides these scholarships to Indian students. A scholarship amount of around 7.1 crore Indian rupees awarded to more than 500 meritorious young Indian students who want to pursue higher education in France.

Charpak Scholarship provides financial support to outstanding Indian students to study in France. This scholarship is named in honor of the French Physicist Georges Charpak. In 1992, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics. The Charpak scholarship was administered by the Embassy of France in India every year through Campus France.

Campus France is a government agency that runs under the French Ministry of External Affairs. It provides personalized counseling to students who are seeking higher education in France. It organizes many workshops throughout the year for students who wish to pursue an education in France. This helps students to get relevant details about the programs that are offered by various French institutions.

Charpak Scholarship Programs

The following programs offered by the French Embassy for Indian students:

  • Charpak Research Internship Program 2020
  • Exchange Programs
  • Master’s Degree Programs
  • RAMAN – CHARPAK Fellowship

Charpak Scholarship Overview

Particulars Details
Conducting Body Embassy of France
Scholarship Name Charpak Scholarship
Application Mode Online
Applicable State All Over India
Purpose of Scholarship Offered to Indian students every year who wants to pursue their higher education in France
Website www.inde.campusfrance.org

Charpak Research Internship

Charpak Research Internship program 2020 offered to all engineering, natural science, and economics students. But, these students must be seeking a graduate or postgraduate degree and planning to pursue training at a French laboratory. This program can only be taken at the time of their academic break that is from May to July.

Reward: The Charpak Summer Internship offers the Campus France fee waiver to students. It also provides a monthly stipend for a maximum period of 3 months by the Embassy of France. Whereas students taking an internship at host institutions/labs located in Paris receives 800 Euros. But, students taking an internship at host institutions/ labs located outside of Paris receives 650 Euros.

However, some institutions provide an allowance of 550 Euros to interns who are taking an internship for more than 8 weeks in France. That is why the students have to check the allowance details with the host institution.

Charpak Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

The following are the eligibility criteria to apply for the Charpak Research Internship.

  • A student must be a citizen of India.
  • Student’s age must not be more than 30 years while applying for the internship.
  • Students must be schooling at an Indian tertiary institution for a bachelor’s or master’s program.
  • Students should have an admission offer or acceptance letter from a French laboratory for their internship.
  • The student should have an offer of an internship program that is not less than 2 months and more than 3 months. This means the internship program duration must be from May to July.
  • A student who has engaged in the final semester project or completed lab research at a partner institute in France is not applicable.

Selection Process: The Charpak Research Internship is a merit scholarship program. The applications received from students will be selected based on their academic excellence. Students should possess a consistent academic record and a quality statement of purpose. First preference will be given to students having knowledge in French. Students should keep in mind that there is no CGPA or Percentage cut-off for the scholarship.

Application Process

Refer to the below-given points to apply for the Charpak Research Internship program.

  • Students should go to the official website of the French Online Scholarship Portal.
  • Students have to register themselves by creating an account.
  • Then, move forward to fill the correct information and complete the scholarship application.
  • Upload the scanned copy of the relevant documents along with the application.
  • Submit the Charpak Research Internship application along with the supporting documents.

Checklist of Documents

The scanned copies of the following documents have to be uploaded to this scholarship.

  • The first page of the passport
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Admission letter
  • Attested copy of the mark sheets of HSC, SSC, Graduation and Master’s degrees
  • French language certificate
  • NOC from your Indian institution
  • Document of employment or internship record

Charpak Scholarship 2019 Deadline: The application deadline for this scholarship has not been released. But, it will be released by February 2020.

Charpak Exchange Programs

This is another type of Charpak Scholarship available for every Indian bachelor’s and master’s students. The Charpak Exchange Program is available for students of all streams. Students should have studied their first semester in an Indian institute at Bachelor’s or Master’s degree level. The duration of this exchange program is from January to May.

Reward: The selected students will be awarded a living allowance of 700 Euros under the Charpak Exchange Program. It will also provide a student visa fee waiver as well as student accommodation assistance.

Eligibility Criteria

The following are the eligibility criteria to apply for the Charpak Exchange Program.

  • A student must be a citizen of India.
  • Student age must not be more than 30 years while applying for the scholarship.
  • Student schooling in an Indian institute of higher learning which has a tie-up with the French institute.
  • Students must be pursuing an exchange semester.
  • A student who has engaged in a final semester project or completed lab research at a partner institute in France is not applicable.

Selection Process: The applications received from students will be selected based on their academic excellence. Students should possess a consistent academic record and a quality statement of purpose. First preference will be given to students having knowledge in French. Students should keep in mind that there is no CGPA or Percentage cut-off for the scholarship.

Application Process

Refer to the below-given points to apply for the Charpak Exchange Program.

  • Students should go to the official website of the French Online Scholarship Portal.
  • Students have to register themselves by creating an account.
  • Then, move forward to fill the correct information and complete the scholarship application.
  • Upload the scanned copy of the relevant documents along with the application.
  • Submit the Charpak Exchange Program application along with the supporting documents.

Checklist of Documents

The scanned copies of the following documents have to be uploaded for this scholarship.

  • The first page of the passport
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Admission letter
  • Attested copy of the mark sheets of HSC, SSC, Graduation and Master’s degrees
  • French language certificate
  • NOC from your Indian institution

Charpak Scholarship 2020 Deadline: The application deadline for this program will be held from January to May 2020. So, students should expect the 2020-2021 application deadline in May 2020.

Charpak Master’s Program

The Charpak Master’s Program offers financial support only to master’s degree students. Students who have undertaken a study for the duration of one to two years can avail of this scholarship. The duration of this scholarship is from September to June per academic year. Students must be an Indian student from any stream who wish to study in France. Students have to apply for a student visa to study in France without this scholarship.

The Charpak Master’s Program offers 3 types of scholarships as given below:

  • Charpak Allocation Mensuelle d’Entretien (AME) Scholarship
  • Charpak Bourse de Couverture Sociale (BCS)
  • Travel Grant

Reward

Refer to the following rewards which will be given under the Charpak Master’s Program scholarship.

Charpak Allocation Mensuelle d’Entretien (AME) Scholarship: This scholarship provides a living allowance of 700 Euros with accommodation assistance. It also provides student visa, Campus France fee waiver, and tuition fee waiver of up to 5000 Euros.

Charpak Bourse de Couverture Sociale (BCS): This scholarship provides social security, student visa, Campus France waiver, and accommodation assistance.

Travel Grant: This scholarship provides a One-way ticket in economy class to travel from India to France. It also provides student visa and Campus France fee waiver.

Eligibility Criteria 

The following are the eligibility criteria to apply for the Charpak Master’s Program scholarship.

  • Students must be a citizen of India.
  • Students should be studying at an Indian Institute of higher learning. Otherwise, employed in a company for a maximum period of 3 years are eligible.
  • Student’s age must not be more than 30 years to apply for this scholarship.
  • A student must be studied from an Indian Institute for taking a course in France.
  • Students who have studied 1 or more semesters in other countries are not eligible during that period.
  • Non-scholarship holders pursuing M1 in France are not eligible.

Selection Process: The applications received from students will be selected based on their academic excellence. Students completing their M1 in France may re-apply for the 2nd year of funding for completing M2. At the M2 level, there is no automatic renewal of the scholarship. It will be considered subject to academic performance at M1 and the new statement of purpose. First preference will be given to students having knowledge in French.

Application Process

Refer to the below-given points to apply for the Charpak Master’s Program.

  • Students should go to the official website of the French Online Scholarship Portal.
  • Students have to register themselves by creating an account.
  • Then, move forward to fill the correct information and complete the scholarship application.
  • Upload the scanned copy of the relevant documents along with the application.
  • Submit the Charpak Master’s Program application along with the supporting documents.

Checklist of Documents

The scanned copies of the following documents have to be uploaded for this scholarship.

  • The first page of the passport
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Admission letter
  • Attested copy of the mark sheets of HSC, SSC, Graduation and Master’s degrees
  • French language certificate
  • NOC from your Indian institution

Charpak Scholarship Deadline: The application deadline for this scholarship has not been released yet. But, it will be released by February 2020.

Raman Charpak Fellowship Program

The Raman Charpak Fellowship Program offers financial support only to the Ph.D. students. This program aims to develop and strengthen the Indo-French scientific cooperation by the close collaboration between India and French laboratories. The duration of the fellowship is from 2 to 6 months.

This fellowship is a single-phase program for Ph.D. research scholars at an Indian or French Research Universities. This program also provides exposure and experience in the current trends and methods of research in France or India while discovering other cultural contexts.

Benefits of Charpak Scholarship

The Raman Charpak Fellowship offers the following benefits to the selected students.

  • It provides a scholarship amount of 1500 Euros per month for daily expenses, local travel, accommodation, and Social Security charges.
  • It provides insurance coverage including travel & health, wherever required.
  • It provides administrative costs for visa and registration Carte de Sejour
  • It provides extra 500 Euro for Indian Fellows for participating in a Seminar/Workshop during their fellowship tenure.

Eligibility Criteria 

The following are the eligibility criteria to apply for the Raman Charpak Fellowship Program.

  • For Indian students, residing in India and registered for a Ph.D. in a recognized university in India.
  • For France students, residing in France and registered for a Ph.D. in a recognized university in France.
  • Students must be a Master’s degree holder in science, technology or medicine from a recognized University.
  • Student’s age must not be more than 30 years.
  • Students may also be in the framework of CEFIPRA projects. But, they will not be eligible if they have a permanent position in universities.
  • A student should have a Pre authorize or prior consent from his/her University to apply for a foreign fellowship program.

Application Process

Refer to the following points to apply for the Raman Charpak Fellowship Program.

  • Students should go to the official website of www.cefipra.org.
  • They have to write a detailed description of the research project up to 5 pages in English.
  • It should be stating the title of the research work.
  • It should explain how the planned work will benefit the students during their stay in the proposed Research University in France or India.
  • Students should upload the scanned copy of the relevant documents.
  • Then, submit the Raman Charpak Fellowship application form along with the documents.

Checklist of Documents

The scanned copies of the following documents have to be uploaded along with the application.

  • A CV of up to 3 pages with recent photograph including a summary of achievements and research interests
  • List of relevant publications
  • A letter of recommendation from a Ph.D. supervisor
  • Ph.D. synopsis of up to 3 pages
  • A letter of recommendation and agreement from the proposed supervisor of the fellowship lab
  • Research experience letter or publications as a proof
  • No objection certificate (NOC) from the respective Head of the Institute
  • Copy of the highest degree certificates
  • Copy of a Ph.D. registration letter
  • Copy of the passport (both front and back)
  • A recent passport size photograph

Application Deadline: Even though the fellowship program starts in October every year, the deadline for submitting the application is May/June.

FAQ’s on Charpak Scholarship 2020

Question 1.
What is Charpak Scholarship?

Answer:
Charpak Scholarship is an initiative of the Embassy of France. This scholarship offered to Indian students every year who wants to pursue their higher education in France.

Question 2.
What are the types of scholarships offered in the Charpak Scholarship?

Answer:
The Charpak Scholarship offers different types of scholarships as given below:

  • Charpak Research Internships
  • Charpak Exchange Programs
  • Charpak Master’s Programs
  • Raman Charpak Fellowship Program

Question 3.
Is the Charpak Scholarship available for all State students?

Answer:
Yes, the Charpak Scholarship is available for all eligible Indian students from Bachelor’s, Masters and Ph.D. courses.

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