City of Paris - Guillemiau-Rousseau Foundation Scholarships

Guillemiau-Rousseau Foundation prize

You receive a one-off prize of at least 4,000 EUR, awarded by the City of Paris. Two prizes are given out each year. A prize can go to a single winner or be split between several equally strong candidates. If a prize is not awarded in a given year, it carries over to the next.

Who can apply

• Gender: Only women can apply.
• Age: You are 26 or younger on the application deadline.
• Where you live: You have lived in the Ile-de-France region (the greater Paris area) for at least 5 years.
• School: You passed your baccalauréat (the French school-leaving exam) at a school in Ile-de-France.
• Degree: You hold a full licence (a three-year Bachelor's degree) from a university in Ile-de-France in one of these subjects: classical literature, modern literature, English language and civilisation, or applied foreign languages with English as first language.
• Career goal: You are enrolled for the CAPES, the French competitive exam to become a secondary school teacher, in classical literature, modern literature or English.
• Nationality: All nationalities can apply.

How to apply

You send your application to the Mayor of Paris before 31 December. A selection committee, including representatives of the City of Paris and the Paris education authority, decides who wins.