Shape Your Future in France: Apply for the Lafayette Fellowship

Applications are open for the Lafayette Fellowship, a prestigious new graduate scholarship in France for tomorrow’s leaders!

Launched in honor of the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence and French-American friendship, the Fellowship will support up to 30 outstanding U.S. students for one year of master’s-level study at one of 15 top French institutions. Programs, offered in French or English, span STEM, the humanities, social sciences, and the arts.

Alongside their academic coursework, fellows will join the French-American Leadership Program, gaining mentorship and full immersion in European innovation, culture, and policy.

Apply here by November 30, 2025 to join the inaugural cohort in 2026!

Questions? Email lafayettefellowship@villa-albertine.org or see the program’s FAQs page.