France: Grants and Scholarships
These are administered by different organisations. For details, you may consult the Cultural, Scientific and Technical Section of the French Embassy in Delhi or the Alliance Francaise Centres elsewhere. Grants and scholarships are also offered by the Indian Government. For details you may contact University Grants Commission. Scholarships are also granted by international and non-government organisations. For an overview consult the biannual UNESCO brochure 'Study Abroad'.

Grants and scholarships: EduFrance does not provide financial assistance to international students. The grants and scholarships offered by the French government are administered by the cultural offices of French embassies around the world. You may contact the offices nearest you.

Grants distributed in the student's home country by governmental or non-governmental organisations to those wishing to study abroad. To learn if it is possible to benefit from this type of financing, you should contact those organisations likely to offer this type of grant.

Grants accorded by international organisations and non-governmental organisations (foundations, associations, etc.). To learn more about the nature of this kind of aid and the criteria to be met, you should contact directly the concerned institutions or ask advice from any of the "EduFrance" or "Alliance Francaise" outlets in India which will advise you on the best wit)' to get some kind of incentives to study in France.

Bourses d'excellence Major (Major Excellence Grants)
As a complement to grants awarded by the Agency for French Teaching Abroad (AEFE), the Major program offers support to foreign students who have attended French Iycees abroad: http://www.cnous.fr

Grants from the College de Medecine des Hopitaux de Paris for foreign doctors living in France. Each year, in partnership with the Public Assistance Hospitals of Paris (AH-HP), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers one-year grants to young foreign doctors chosen by the College de Medecine des Hopitaux de Paris (CMHP). Candidates must be under 35 years of age and have a qualification level at least equivalent to a fourth­ -year internship in the Paris public -assistance hospital system. In this regard, you may log on to http://www.cmhp.asso.fr/

Depending on their nationality and status, certain foreign students may also qualify for aid from the French Ministry of National Education: http:/ /www.cnous.fr and www.education.gouv.fr

To learn more: there is a complete guide published by UNESCO called Studies A broad: http://www.unesco.org/education/studyingabroad/ networking/studyabroad.html