Life Sciences and Health
Université Paris-Saclay offers this 12-month English-taught master's in Gif-sur-Yvette, ranked #68 by Times Higher Education.
DURATION
12 mo
ECTS
120
LANGUAGE
English
TUITION FROM
€250
Non-EU / yr
What it costs
Plan for a normal Gif-sur-Yvette student life on top of any tuition fees.
Which fee applies to you?
TUITION EU
—
TUITION NON-EU
€250
/ yr
ROOM / MO
—
OTHER / MO
—
€250/yr−82.8%vs field median (23 programmes) (€1,453)
Living in Gif-sur-Yvette
Rankings
- Times Higher Education 2026#68
- Times Higher Education 2025#64
- QS World 2025#73
- THE — Physical Sciences 2026#41
- THE — Life Sciences 2026#61
Visa & life in France
The practical stuff — what's allowed, what's funded, what to expect after you graduate.
- Student visa
- VLS-TS Étudiant (Long-Stay Visa Valid as Residence Permit). Fee €99 · 2-4 wks processing · ~€615/month proof of funds. Must be validated on ANEF portal within 3 months of arrival. EU students need no visa.
- Post-study work
- APS — Autorisation Provisoire de Séjour Recherche d'Emploi — 12 months. No employer sponsorship required during the search window. Masters and PhD graduates can apply once; allows job search or business creation.
- Scholarships
- France Excellence Eiffel (€1,200/month, master/phd) · Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (varies) · Campus France bourses gouvernementales
- English-taught master's
- ~1,500 English-taught master's; concentrated at Grandes Écoles and Paris-Saclay/Sorbonne. Source: Campus France 2026.
About Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, FranceAll Université Paris-Saclay programmes →
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