Application guide / Frequently Asked Questions
Schedule for the “2027 school year start” session
| October 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027 | Opening of the CampusArt application site. Students complete the electronic CampusArt application. |
| February 28, 2027 | |
| March 15, 2027 | Start of any interviews with candidates (via telephone, Skype, or email). Start of pre-admission offers made by institutions to candidates via the CampusArt platform. |
| 30 April 2027 | End of the pre-enrolment offers made by institutions to applicants via their CampusArt platform. |
| Applicants’ responses, via their CampusArt account, to the institutions’ offers | |
| May 31, 2027 | Deadline for students to confirm their enrollment in the program via their CampusArt accounts. Closing of the CampusArt application site. |
| From the end of May 2027 | Institutions prepare and send the original pre-enrolment certificates to CampusArt, which then forwards them to the enrolled students |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Application steps
- Conditions, prerequisite to apply
- Diplomas/grades
- Electronic application files and Fees
- General questions
- Grant and Housing
- Language issues / Translations
- Online Portfolio
- Paper application
- Register
- Some simple tips
- Special CampusArt topics
- Visas
The conditions for completing a CampusArt application form are defined on the «Apply online» page.
These are listed on the CampusArt website.
The timetable can be found at the start of the application guide.
If you receive a job offer, wait until all offers have been made before making a decision; do not reply too quickly.
- Read and print the application guide and keep this document to hand whilst completing the application forms.
- Find out about art and architecture courses
- Apply to different institutions, at least one of which is outside Paris
- Remplir toutesles préférences de Formation
- Add 7 courses to ‘My Selection’, then, without switching computers, go to the ‘Submit a placement request’ tab, click on ‘Add courses by code’ and paste the courses from the CampusArt catalogue into the ‘Add courses by code’ field using Ctrl+V, then click the button: the computer will import the courses saved in step 1
- Be wary of warning messages
- Please make sure you sign at the bottom of your emails, including your name, address, town and country; and state the subject of your enquiry
- If you are in a country with a “Etudes en France” procedure, You are free to choose from schools and universities that are either part of or not part of the ‘Etudes en France’ scheme – in other words, those that do not appear on the list of institutions on CampusArt, and we encourage you to use this application platform. The ‘Etudes en France’ application process is not compulsory for French higher education institutions. It is therefore normal that you will not find all schools listed on the ‘Etudes en France’ platform. On CampusArt, you will be able to apply to these schools. Some countries offer ‘Studying in France’ procedural concessions for students who enrol through CampusArt: half-price or free application fees, exemption from or fast-track processing of interviews. This applies to Algeria, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Colombia, Vietnam, Russia … First, complete your CampusArt procedure, and once the CampusArt team has sent you your admission certificates, you can then skip the application stage on the Etudes en France portal and go straight to the ‘I have been accepted’ stage: you will be able to upload the certificates sent to you by the CampusArt team to your Etudes en France account.
If your application has been rejected, this may be because it was incomplete or because you did not meet the entry requirements for the courses you selected.
Yes, but the CampusArt network is a real bonus: it submits your application simultaneously to around a hundred different higher education institutions and ensures you receive an early response in April, giving you time to organise your stay and travel arrangements, brush up on your French if necessary, submit a scholarship application, and so on…
CampusArt offers preparatory courses in French as a Foreign Language combined with Art or Design, …
Institutions require proof of knowledge and proficiency in French, such as the TCF, DELF or DALF, preferably a «language test ». Please note that there are certain cases where the French language requirement may be waived.
A qualification remains valid indefinitely.
A test result is valid for two years only. There are also cases where the test requirement may be waived. To understand the different levels of the DELF, DALF, TEF and TCF, please consult ‘Apprendre le français’ at: www.campusart.org/accueil/preparer-son-sejour/apprendre-le-francais
Sí. Pero en la sección reservada con la pestaña «inglés».
Sin embargo, los documentos adjuntos a los expedientes en línea pueden estar en inglés o en español: en el caso de estos idiomas, puede enviárnoslos tal cual, sin necesidad de recurrir a un traductor.
Write the name of the foreign qualification in the original language and its translation in brackets: state how many years of study it corresponds to following the equivalent of the A-levels.
For each course on CampusArt, you will find the entry requirements. Some courses require A-levels or one year of further education, others two years, and others three years, and so on. Your CampusArt application must include at least your grades from three years of study (the third year may still be in progress). For example, if you are applying for a two-year post-A-level course, please provide your grades from the final year before your A-levels, followed by your grades from the two years after your A-levels.
To apply for certain courses, you must attach to your online application academic certificates showing one or two years’ study, or a three-year degree following the Baccalauréat, as well as your marks from your years of study in art or architecture (and any further qualifications you may have). Some courses accept applicants at A-level, one year after A-level or two years after A-level. Please also clearly state your current qualification or year of study and include the expected date of completion.
The presentation of your work can be done on a ready-made and free blog or portfolio, on a website built by you or a link to a pdf including all the sections requested. You do not need to provide a link to your Facebook account. There are free blogging solutions (https://www.behance.net, http://www.ultra-book.com/portfolios, https://www.portfoliobox.net/en, http: // cargocollective. com,…).
Your personal website must have at least 2 main sections: personal work: around 15 personal creations which can be drawings, sketches, paintings, models, artistic photographs, sculptures, musical creations alone or in a group … that you must describe a little (intention or concept, materials or instruments used, software,…), the imaginary museum (10 works) and if you can a study / motivation project. Diversify your personal work (drawings, paintings, photographs, models, videos, etc.).
You can enter the link to your personal website in the ‘Portfolio’ section of your CampusArt account.
You can also attach your portfolio as a PDF (must be a small file, under 8 megabytes) in the ‘Portfolio’ section.
For musicians applying to music ensembles: you are, of course, free to submit audio recordings or videos of yourself playing solo, in a group or with an orchestra, rather than drawings. You may provide a link to a YouTube channel, SoundCloud or any other platform where your videos or audio recordings can be accessed. Alternatively, you could include a PDF file listing the links to your videos or audio recordings in your CampusArt application.
Your references-those whom you ask to recommend you-may be faculty members, academic administrators, supervisors, employers, or artists.
In essence, your references should be accomplished members of the art world.
NO. You are required to pay the application fee to CampusArt only if you accept an offer of admission. Once CampusArt receives that payment, you will receive an acknowledgment of your acceptance of the admission offer, a document that you will need to obtain a student visa.
If you do not receive the acknowledgment within three weeks, write to the admissions office at the institution whose offer you accepted.
Send copies of your messages to CampusArt.
Important note: If you accept an offer of admission from a private institution, you will be asked to pay a portion of the program tuition directly to the institution before the institution will issue the acknowledgment of admission. The amount to be paid is specified in the institution’s description on the CampusArt Web site, or on the institution’s Web site.
NO. But, increasingly, applicants are asked to participate in a telephone interview or videoconference at a local Campus France office or French consulate, where their identity can be verified.
The application steps are defined on the “Apply online” page.
Se trata de una lista de un máximo de 10 títulos de obras de arte de la historia del arte de todo el mundo, incluyendo el arte primitivo o la arquitectura, que te hayan influido en tus proyectos artísticos personales. Las descripciones deben ser completas y ajustarse al formato de las fichas de las obras de arte. Por ejemplo:
– title: Portrait of Mona Lisa, known as the Mona Lisa
– author: Leonardo da Vinci
– technique: oil painting; wood
– date of creation: 1503–1506
Please try to explain your choices in relation to your personal artistic project (in a few lines).
Universities tend to train those who wish to discuss or manage art, or to work as cultural mediators (theorists, art critics, directors/managers of cultural venues and theater companies, etc.).
Schools tend to train those who wish to create art or practise a creative profession (all ‘creatives’, artists, designers, interior designers, fashion designers, etc.).
Public universities and art schools award Licences, Masters and Doctorates.
Public schools award ‘titles’ or ‘certificates’ that the CNCP (Commission Nationale de Certification Professionnelle) classifies into 5 levels. See:
www.campusart.org/accueil/catalogue/les-etudes-et-diplomes-dart
For information on scholarships and financial aid, visit your local Campus France office or the consulate of France in your country.
Also, read the information provided on this site under the tab “Finding financial assistance”
www.campusart.org/accueil/preparer-son-sejour/financer-ses-etudes
You can find information on our website www.campusfrance.org/fr/logement-etudiant-en-France
Some organisations can book accommodation. Accommodation arrangements are in place in several towns and cities across France: https://www.campusfrance.org/fr/villes
The study project is like a cover letter and must specify the reasons why you chose this training and this establishment, what you expect from it and how you see your artistic and personal future. The professional project must detail your CV. Add if your work has been exhibited, if you have done internships, worked with established artists, …
No examination is required before applying to CampusArt programs.
The models are examples and not meant to be followed verbatim. Your references should feel free to compose their letters as they wish.
A free letter of recommendation may be used.
CampusArt accepts letters of recommendation in French, English, and Spanish.
Check the deadline for applications.
Upload and attach all the required documents to your CampusArt account.
If you are unable to do so, please email us your documents as a single PDF to campusart@campusfrance.org (please ensure the file size does not exceed 7 megabytes) or as a single PDF using TransferNow (www.transfernow.net), or send copies – NOT ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS – by express post, without staples, to the following address:
| CAMPUS FRANCE Direction des Relations Extérieures et Institutionnelles CampusArt 28, rue de la Grange-aux-Belles 75010 Paris – France |
NO ! CampusArt will send you an e-mail to confirm that your account has been created. At that point, you may begin to fill out your electronic application. Once the electronic application is complete, but before you send it, you will print it out and assemble it into a file with supporting documents. Only after your paper file is complete and ready for mailing, should you submit your electronic file. CampusArt will acknowledge receipt of your application and confirm that it has been either certified (that is, verified for completeness and consistency) or rejected. Once your application is certified, it will be forwarded to the member institutions of the CampusArt network for review. Each institution will choose the applicants to whom they wish to offer admission.
First of all, complete CampusArt application online !
Next, follow the relevant procedures: admission to a French institution depends on your nationality, your country of residence and the nature of the course you wish to study:
- Countries with the ‘Études en France’ procedure
Some countries offer ‘Études en France’ procedural concessions for students who enrol via CampusArt: half-price or free application fees, exemption from or fast-track processing of interviews.
C’est le cas de l’Algérie, la Chine, la Côte d’Ivoire, la Colombie, la Russie, …
First, complete your CampusArt application - European countries
- Other countries
At the start of the academic year, when their chosen course begins (usually in September–October)