Applications for the Eiffel Scholarship Programme are now available online until Jan 11, 2019, the French embassy has announced.

The programme recruits exceptional graduate and postgraduate students in the fields of economics and management, engineering sciences and law and political sciences at the masters level, and science, economics and management, and law and political sciences for the doctorate/PhD level.

Ambassador of France Dr Marc Barety said: `The FrenchPakistan bilateral relations are deep rooted in the past. France recognized Pakistan as early as 1947. Our present relationship is not yet meeting all our expectations as there is great potential for the future and we are working to realise that potential together.

André de Bussy, counsellor for cooperation and cultural affairs, said: `Our cooperation is built on cultural exchanges with our Alliance Française network, our forum of discussions on societal realities and our programmes of higher education.

In particular the Eiffel programme is designed to attract the best Pakistani students to masters and Doctorate/PhD level programmes in France.