Browse F.A.Q. Topics

• Conditions, prerequisite to apply1
• Electronic application files and Fees9
• General questions1
• Grant and Housing2
• Language issues / Translations1
• Online Portfolio2
• Paper application1
• Register3
• Special CampusArt topics6
• Visas1

Conditions, prerequisite to apply

• My application file was rejected. Why?

  Both components of the application-electronic and paper-based—must be complete and consistent. No application will be accepted if this requirement is not met, regardless of the candidate’s talent or other merits. Applicants must sign the checklist of items to be included in the paper application file.

Electronic application files and Fees

• How to present my personal work? What is a portfolio / book?

  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.). The place to indicate your personal website link is in your CampusArt account in the "Candidate profile / Personal details / contacts" section. You can also attach your portfolio in pdf (light weight required, less than 8 megabytes) as a document to attach in the "Study and professional project" section. For musicians applying for musical groups: you can obviously not show drawings but sounds, videos of yourself playing alone or in a group or orchestra. A link to a youtube channel, soundcloud or any other system allowing you to gather your links allowing you to see your videos or sounds. A pdf file listing your links to your videos or sounds to drop on your CampusArt / Toucan folder can also be a solution.

• Educational plans, professional goals, and curriculum vitae

  In addition to your own art work (20) and an imaginary museum (20 works of Art), your Web site must include your educational plan. It may also include your CV, especially if you have exhibited your work, completed internships or apprenticeships, or worked with established artists. Your educational plan should explain why you chose the schools and programs you did, what you expect to get out of your program, and what you hope to accomplish in your artistic and personal future. CampusArt does not require you to furnish a statement of your professional goals, but you may want to use your Web site as the germ of a future CV …

• What is an imaginary museum?

  Your imaginary museum is a list of up to 10 works of art from any time or place that have influenced your artistic development. When posting your list, use the standard gallery form presented in question 12. Complete and accurate legends will enable the faculty members responsible for admissions to locate the works in catalogues and reference works.

• When do I have to attach my receipts to my account?

  The deadline to upload your supporting documents is indicated on the CampusArt Web site and on the calendar above. If you can not do it, send a complete pdf file by mail to campusart@campusfrance.org (don’t exceed a maximum weight of 7 megs) or using TransferNow (www.transfernow.net), or copies, Do not send original documents, without staples at the following address (If you choose to send by email you must send your photos, references’ letters and envelopes by mail) :

  CAMPUS FRANCE Direction des Relations Extérieures et Institutionnelles CampusArt - Marie Chamoreau 28, rue de la Grange-aux-Belles 75010 Paris - France

       

• How closely must my references follow the model letter of recommendation?

  The models are examples and not meant to be followed verbatim. Your references should feel free to compose their letters as they wish.

• Who can serve as a reference?

  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.

• CampusArt has acknowledged receipt of my application. Does that mean that I’ve been accepted into a program?

  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.

• Am I required to pay the €300 application fee even if I don’t receive any offers of admission?

  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 (see question 4). 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.

• Why do I need to sign every page of the agreement with Campus France?

  We require that you sign every page to prove that you have read the entire agreement. Unless every page of the agreement is signed, we cannot accept your application.

General questions

• Can I apply to a French institution without going through CampusArt ?

  YES CampusArt but the network is best : he submits your file simultaneously sixty different institutions and makes you eligible for early response , in April , giving you time to prepare your stay and your journey , you put level possibly in french , to present a scholarship file ..

Grant and Housing

• Are scholarships available?

  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".

• Who is responsible for student housing, Campus France or the member institutions?

  Neither. You are responsible for finding and paying for your own housing, whether your new institution is public or private. For more information, visit: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/student-housing-france

Language issues / Translations

• Do my letters of recommendation have to be in French?

  CampusArt accepts letters of recommendation in French, English, and Spanish.

Online Portfolio

• How to present my personal work? What is a portfolio / book?

  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.). The place to indicate your personal website link is in your CampusArt account in the "Candidate profile / Personal details / contacts" section. You can also attach your portfolio in pdf (light weight required, less than 8 megabytes) as a document to attach in the "Study and professional project" section. For musicians applying for musical groups: you can obviously not show drawings but sounds, videos of yourself playing alone or in a group or orchestra. A link to a youtube channel, soundcloud or any other system allowing you to gather your links allowing you to see your videos or sounds. A pdf file listing your links to your videos or sounds to drop on your CampusArt / Toucan folder can also be a solution.

• What is an imaginary museum?

  Your imaginary museum is a list of up to 10 works of art from any time or place that have influenced your artistic development. When posting your list, use the standard gallery form presented in question 12. Complete and accurate legends will enable the faculty members responsible for admissions to locate the works in catalogues and reference works.

Paper application

• When do I have to attach my receipts to my account?

  The deadline to upload your supporting documents is indicated on the CampusArt Web site and on the calendar above. If you can not do it, send a complete pdf file by mail to campusart@campusfrance.org (don’t exceed a maximum weight of 7 megs) or using TransferNow (www.transfernow.net), or copies, Do not send original documents, without staples at the following address (If you choose to send by email you must send your photos, references’ letters and envelopes by mail) :

  CAMPUS FRANCE Direction des Relations Extérieures et Institutionnelles CampusArt - Marie Chamoreau 28, rue de la Grange-aux-Belles 75010 Paris - France

       

Register

• Does the curriculum in art schools differ from that in universities?

  Yes, the programs and diplomas offered in the two institutional types differ in important respects. University programs are designed predominantly for people who intend to think and talk about art or to manage it (theoreticians, critics, museum directors and administrators, directors of theater companies, producers). The universities grant bachelors (licences), masters, and doctoral degrees. Art schools, by contrast, are designed for those who intend to create and practice art-painters, sculptors, designers, decorators. Public schools of art confer the DNA (bachelor level) and DNSEP (master level). Private art schools award credentials known as titres, which are classified by level by the National Commission on Professional Certification (CNCP, Commission Nationale de Certification Professionnelle). For more information, click on the tab “fields of study in art : https://www.campusart.org/home/catalogue-campusart/les-etudes-diplomes-dart/?lang=en Private schools of art do not offer masters degrees.

• Will I have to come to France for an interview?

  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.

• Do applicants have to pass an entrance examination before applying for admission?

  No examination is required before applying to CampusArt programs.

Special CampusArt topics

• How to present my personal work? What is a portfolio / book?

  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.). The place to indicate your personal website link is in your CampusArt account in the "Candidate profile / Personal details / contacts" section. You can also attach your portfolio in pdf (light weight required, less than 8 megabytes) as a document to attach in the "Study and professional project" section. For musicians applying for musical groups: you can obviously not show drawings but sounds, videos of yourself playing alone or in a group or orchestra. A link to a youtube channel, soundcloud or any other system allowing you to gather your links allowing you to see your videos or sounds. A pdf file listing your links to your videos or sounds to drop on your CampusArt / Toucan folder can also be a solution.

• Educational plans, professional goals, and curriculum vitae

  In addition to your own art work (20) and an imaginary museum (20 works of Art), your Web site must include your educational plan. It may also include your CV, especially if you have exhibited your work, completed internships or apprenticeships, or worked with established artists. Your educational plan should explain why you chose the schools and programs you did, what you expect to get out of your program, and what you hope to accomplish in your artistic and personal future. CampusArt does not require you to furnish a statement of your professional goals, but you may want to use your Web site as the germ of a future CV …

• Does the curriculum in art schools differ from that in universities?

  Yes, the programs and diplomas offered in the two institutional types differ in important respects. University programs are designed predominantly for people who intend to think and talk about art or to manage it (theoreticians, critics, museum directors and administrators, directors of theater companies, producers). The universities grant bachelors (licences), masters, and doctoral degrees. Art schools, by contrast, are designed for those who intend to create and practice art-painters, sculptors, designers, decorators. Public schools of art confer the DNA (bachelor level) and DNSEP (master level). Private art schools award credentials known as titres, which are classified by level by the National Commission on Professional Certification (CNCP, Commission Nationale de Certification Professionnelle). For more information, click on the tab “fields of study in art : https://www.campusart.org/home/catalogue-campusart/les-etudes-diplomes-dart/?lang=en Private schools of art do not offer masters degrees.

• Will I have to come to France for an interview?

  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.

• Do applicants have to pass an entrance examination before applying for admission?

  No examination is required before applying to CampusArt programs.

• What is an imaginary museum?

  Your imaginary museum is a list of up to 10 works of art from any time or place that have influenced your artistic development. When posting your list, use the standard gallery form presented in question 12. Complete and accurate legends will enable the faculty members responsible for admissions to locate the works in catalogues and reference works.

Visas

• Visa

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  Enroll in higher education

  Fill CampusArt file online first! User's guide/F.A.Q. Online application Then follow the various procedures: join a French institution depends on your nationality, country of residence and nature of the proposed study:

  • From a country using the "Etudes en France" procedure
  Some countries provide facilities "Etudes en France" procedure for students who will be enrolled by CampusArt : half price or free for fees exemption or maintenance of acceleration. This is the case of Algeria, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Colombia, Russia... First end your CampusAt procedure.
  • From countries in the European Union
  • Other countries