Dear Students,
Starting this September 2024 TotalEnergies Rwanda, in collaboration with the French Embassy in Rwanda, is offering three sponsored scholarships to Rwanda nationals to pursue a two-year master’s
degree in Energy at Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) University:
https://psl.eu/en/education/master-s-degree-energy
The Master’s Degree in Energy (academic years M1 and M2) is hosted by PSL’s engineering school
MINES Paris. The program’s curriculum covers all of the fields involved in transforming the energy
sector and provides students with expert command of the energy sector and the challenges of
decarbonation. The National French Master’s degree is delivered by Université PSL.
Eligibility criteria:
– Students must hold or be currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree or a Bachelor of Science
degree in one of the following fields: Chemistry, Physics, Science and Technology, Mechanics,
Engineering Science.
– Students must be proficient in English. The tuition language is English.
– Students should be fluent in French language allowing easier integration on the Campus.
Scholarship benefits:
As benefit of the partnership between TotalEnergies and the Embassy of France in Rwanda:
– Status of ‘Boursier du Gouvernement Français’, with Visa granted
– Exoneration of tuition fees at Mines Paris – PSL
– Medical insurance and complementary student social insurance cost coverage in France
(including civil liability and repatriation).
In addition, TotalEnergies will support with:
– Assistance services for relocation in France
– A monthly allowance to cover all expenses in France (housing and other living expenses).
– Purchase of an airplane ticket in economy class at the beginning and end of the program.
– Purchase of one round-trip airplane ticket in economy class airfare for annual holidays.
– French language courses at Centre Culturel Francophone du Rwanda in Kigali, if needed,
before departure to France.
– Possibility to apply for internships @TotalEnergies
Application process:
Interested applicants must apply directly though the PSL courses application portal and provide the required documentation* (before 11 March 2024 deadline), with explicit mention that their
candidacy is related to the “TotalEnergies Rwanda Scholarship program”: https://espacecandidature.psl.eu/s/login/?language=fr
Applications will go through the selection process of the independent PSL Jury, and interviews with TotalEnergies, prior to admission.
* Required documents: Photocopy of both sides of ID card/passport, ID picture, Transcripts for the semesters of a bachelor’s degree or
equivalent, Certificate of successful completion of bachelor’s degree if already obtained, CV, Cover letter explaining your interest in the
program, Two academic references, English proficiency certificate (TOEIC, TOEFL, other): B2 level.
