In 2019, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, with the support of Van Cleef & Arpels, created five annual scholarships for university students enrolled in a Research Master's program on a topic related to jewelry. Students must be enrolled in art history, gemology, history of science and techniques or heritage (conservation, heritage materials…). This year, the program is extended to students enrolled in an Academic Diploma in Gemology (DUG).
The application process is now open.
This financial support for jewelry research is in line with the overall mission of L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, which aims to spread and build knowledge relating to jewelry.
Research Master’s Scholarships
The five annual scholarships are worth 2,000 euros each (1,000 euros in the first year of the master's program and 1,000 euros in the second year). The second 1000€ is conditional on the student’s results in the first year.
Research Master’s Scholarship Application Documents
Applications must be sent by email only, by the specified deadline, to the following address (Subject: "Master's Research Scholarship"):
contact@lecolevancleefarpels.com
The application must contain the following documents:
- Detailed CV, specifying past and current education in particular
- Research proposal: title, university of registration, research supervisor, presentation of the research project (3,000 characters maximum: justifications for the choice of subject, state of research on the proposed subject, sources and main places where research will take place)
- Letter of recommendation from research supervisor
DUG Scholarships
The five annual scholarships are worth 2,000 euros each (1,000 euros in the first year of the master's program and 1,000 euros in the second year).
DUG scholarships are open to both French and international students. Applications and dissertations may be written in either French or English.
DUG Scholarship Application Documents
Applications must be sent by email only, by the specified deadline, to the following address (Subject: "DUG Scholarship in Gemology"):
contact@lecolevancleefarpels.com
The application must contain the following documents:
- Detailed CV, specifying past and current education in particular
- Cover Letter outlining the reasons for choosing this diploma and this topic
- Research proposal(s): title(s), university of registration, research supervisor, presentation of the research project, hosting laboratory for analyses, sample availability (3,000 characters maximum: state of research on the proposed subject, sources)
- Letter of recommendation from the DUG supervisor
Selection Committee
The selection committee is led by Élise Gonnet-Pon, Director of Campus France at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.
The other committee members include:
- Emmanuelle Amiot, Research Manager at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
- Antoinette Martin, Educational Manager, Campus France, at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
- Lætitia Gilles-Guéry, Gem Library Project Manager at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, France-Europe Campus
The jury will evaluate the scientific strength of the projects submitted and their overall relevance.
Schedule
- Circulation of the call for applications: September 1st 2025
- Application submission deadline: October 13th 2025
- Selection Committee meeting and notification of results: November 10th 2025
