Application for an IDEX international internship grant

You are currently enrolled in a “BUT” (second or third year), a bachelor’s (second or third year) or a master’s degree? In an engineering or “normalien” curriculum?

You are currently registered at Paris-Saclay University, one of its component institutions (AgroParisTech, CentraleSupélec, ENS Paris-Saclay, IOGS) or associated-member universities (University of Evry, UVSQ)?

You are willing to do an internship abroad of 6 weeks or longer (4 weeks for BUT and bachelor’s)?

Do you have excellent academic results and are you highly motivated for this project?

Don't hesitate any longer, and apply for an IDEX international internship grant!

The IDEX grant: who is it for? what is it for? how does it work?

Who is eligible?

• Students in BUT 2/BUT 3/L2/L3/medicine or pharmacy 2nd or 3rd year at Paris-Saclay University or one of its component institutions or associated-member universities
• Students in M1 or M2 which degree is accredited by Paris-Saclay University
• Students in medicine or pharmacy 4th or 5th year at Paris-Saclay University
• Students in the engineering degree of an internal school, a component institution or associated-member university of Paris-Saclay University
• “Normalien”-students and “Normaliens” in ARPE year
• Engineering students in CEI at AgroParisTech

Who is not eligible?

• Any category of students receiving any other funding exceeding 1500 euros per month (international mobility scholarship, internship salary…)
• “Normaliens” receiving a salary on condition of their status as trainee civil servants. This also includes ENS students in their ARPE year who continue to receive this remuneration
• AgroParisTech students enrolled outside the Palaiseau campus, students on a gap year for internships, and students on leave
• CentraleSupélec students enrolled outside the Gif-sur-Yvette campus
• IOGS (Institut d’Optique Graduate School) students enrolled outside the Orsay/Palaiseau campus.
• Students enrolled in a university-specific diploma (e.g., CentraleSupélec Specialization Diploma, ENS Paris-Saclay ARTeQ Diploma, etc.)
• International or dual-nationality students wishing to carry out an internship in a country of which they hold nationality
• Students wishing to carry out their internship in France
• Students studying at Université Paris-Saclay but administratively enrolled in another institution
• Students undertaking mobility as part of a gap year
• Students who have already received an IDEX international internship grant from Paris-Saclay University during the same study cycle
• Engineering students completing a worker internship
• Engineering students or ENS “étudiants-normaliens” who, as part of a double degree, are completing an internship not related to a program eligible for a Université Paris-Saclay grant
  Engineering students and ENS students who are simultaneously enrolled in a master’s program accredited by Université Paris-Saclay are considered under their main registration at the engineering school or ENS Paris-Saclay

For what kind of internship?

• Any internship which duration is superior to 6 weeks (4 weeks in BUT or bachelor)
• Any internship which start date is comprised between January 1 and December 1, 2026.

What is the grant amount? The grant comprises:

• A fixed daily financial aid of 22 euros per day, hence 660 euros per 30-day month, for 6 months maximum
• A transport allowance calculated according to the internship location
• A “soft mobility” bonus for the use of eco-responsible means of transportation (bus or train) - upon presentation of tickets
• The grant can be cumulated with other funding (other mobility grants, internship salary, etc.) provided that it does not exceed 1500 euros per month.

For any additional information, please refer to the Call guidelines.

Academic Year 2025/26: When to Apply?

Opening: December 1, 2025
 

Round 1:

• Deadline: February 8, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
• Results Announcement: End of March 2026

Round 2:

• Deadline: March 29, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
• Results Announcement: End of May 2026