Funding your studies
Funding your studies in France
Our website www.campusfrance.org provides a wealth of information relating to the organization of your study period in France.
In France, the State bears the cost of a large portion of university fees for all students, regardless of their nationality. The State may also partially cover accommodation expenses. All students are eligible to apply for this aid .
Grants from the French Government are mainly provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which funds around 22,000 recipients every year.
There are two types of scholarship program:
1 – Scholarships awarded within the framework of the co-operation programs that are negotiated between the French Embassies and foreign governments, as well as those awarded on the basis of annual programming decisions. Such scholarships form part of the jointly defined priority objectives, which correspond to the needs expressed by foreign g overnments and are often co-funded. Over 80% of grants from the French g overnment are given within this framework.
Information regarding the attribution of these scholarships can be obtained from the French Embassy Cultural Service or the French Consulate General in each country. General information is available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website (find out more).
2 - The scholarship program for excellence in France. Several scholarship programs, including the Eiffel (find out more) and Major (find out more) ) programs have been introduced in order to enable French higher education institutions to attract the best international students and to develop international co-operation with other universities.
The Ministry of National Education also awards grants to international students meeting certain conditions , in particular with regard to income (find out more).
Remember that your contact for any of the above funding programs is the French Embassy’s Cultural Service in your country of residence (list of adresses).
A country-by-country catalog of scholarships is available on the UNESCO website (Study Abroad Database).
The ALBAN program is restricted to Latin American postgraduate students who would like to study in the European Union (find out more)