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Ecole Normale Supérieure-PSL
With 14 Nobel Prize Laureates among its graduates, the Ecole Normale Supérieure-PSL is the “world’s leading Nobel Prize factory,” according to a ranking established by Joathan Wai of Duke University and Stephen Hsu of Michigan State University.
A French grande école and university, located in the heart of Paris’s Latin Quarter, the Ecole Normale Supérieure provides excellent research-based training that prepares students for teaching and research careers, and contributes to developing senior executives for public administration as well as French and European companies. ENS-PSL defines and implements scientific and technological research policies from a multidisciplinary and international perspective.
Intellectual freedom, multidisciplinarity in the humanities and sciences, individual attention to students, and a bountiful campus life that brings together students and professors from all disciplines form the heart of what makes the Ecole Normale Supérieure-PSL unique. For more than two centuries, the ENS-PSL has prepared its students for various career opportunities and the highest responsibilities, while being fully invested in the intellectual, scientific, and cultural debates of its time.
Eligible Programs for Lafayette Fellows
All of the following Master’s programs are open to Lafayette Fellows and may be entered at the Master 1 or Master 2 levels (equivalent to first or second year of a 2-year master program), for a period of one to two years:
- Master in Fundamental Physics (in English)
- Master in Analysis and Policy in Economics (in English)
- Master in Public Policy & Development / Applied Economics (in English)
Physics, Public Policy, and Economics
Admissions Information
Admissions calendars are specified for each Master’s program on their website. Lafayette applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as applications open, as their files need to be reviewed in a timeline that is compatible with the Fellowship program.
Please check the admission procedures on the webpages of the Master’s programs.
Reminder: The awarding of the Lafayette Fellowship is conditional upon admission to one of the eligible partner institutions. Applicants must complete both the Lafayette Fellowship application and apply to one program at one of the partner institutions.
