The French government program for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan offers up to 15 awards for one year of study at the postgraduate level at universities in France, thanks to cooperation between the Open Society Institute and the Centre National des Œuvres Universitaires et Scolaires (CNOUS).

Candidates should:

• be students in their fifth year of undergraduate studies, or hold the equivalent of a bachelor's degree and have completed a five-year program as a minimum;
• be applying for Maitrise (Master 2) studies in Anthropology, Economic Theory, Ethnology, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, or Theory of Law;
• have outstanding academic records;
• demonstrate a commitment to returning to their home country after completing studies in France;
• demonstrate appropriate French language skills.

For more information and an application form, see the program guidelines.