YOUR SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship simulator
Calculate your scholarship rights and your grade according to income and family expenses: number of brothers and sisters in higher education, distance from place of study and home ...
Scholarship application (DSE)
The grant and / or housing request is made through a single procedure called Student Social File (DSE).
To find out more : www.etudiant.gouv.fr
Scholarship tracking application (DSE)
Have you entered your Student Social File (DSE)? At any time you can access your scholarship application and follow its progress..
⚠ To follow your request for accommodation in a Crous residence, log on to https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/
Student
guide
In the Student guide, you'll find all the useful information to request a scholarship or housing, and the instructions to put together your scholarship application. Go to Guide de l'étudiant | Étudiant.gouv (etudiant.gouv.fr).
YOUR STUDIES
Parcoursup
Parcoursup is the national pre-registration platform for the first year of higher education in France.
All high school students, apprentices, students who wish to enroll in the first year of higher education (Bachelors, BTS, DUT, CPGE, engineering schools, nursing schools, institutes of social work, etc.) can and must build a file and make wishes on Parcoursup.
All the information can be found here : https://www.parcoursup.fr
Parcoursup Mobility grant
The Parcoursup mobility grant is a financial aid of € 500 which encourages geographic mobility of future students.It is reserved for grant holders who have definitively accepted an admission proposal from Parcoursup for a wish made outside their regional education authority of residence.
The “Parcoursup Mobility Grant” campaign will open on July 6. The filing of your request will only be possible after your actual registration in the institution located in another academy than your academy of origin.
The CROUS examines the request taking into account the student's situation and the financial impact that mobility could have (possible move, cost of living and installation costs).
The aid is granted after administrative registration in the applicant's future establishment.
To find out more : www.etudiant.gouv.fr
Master's degree mobility allowance
The Master’s degree mobility grant is reserved for grant holders who have passed a bachelor’s degree and are registered in a first year of Master’s degree in another regional education authority (different from the one where they obtained their bachelor’s degree).
To find out more : www.etudiant.gouv.fr
FINDING ACCOMODATION
In Crous Halls of residency
Crous offer 174,000 students accommodation across France, ranging from studio apartments to one-bedroom apartments. They are mainly reserved for grant holders for the current academic year but may also be rented out for medium stays or long-term internships.
To find out more : https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/
Paris-Saclay Campus
Find your accommodation for Paris-Saclay
To find out more : https://logement.campus-paris-saclay.fr/
At a private home
Browse free advertisements for private accommodation (independent or homestays, shared accommodation, rental for hire), published by the Crous on the Lokaviz website.
To find out more : www.etudiant.gouv.fr
Visale
your guarantor
Visale is a completely free deposit service for all young people under 30 looking for accommodation in the private sector or in residence halls.Visale is a completely free deposit service for all young people under 30 looking for accommodation in the private sector or in residence halls.
To find out more : www.etudiant.gouv.fr
Bed & Crous move / travel
Adapted, equipped and well-located accommodation is offered at attractive costs to students, for a short or medium term stay (one night to a maximum of one month). Whether you are visiting a new city, taking a competitive exam or starting a short internship, discover a new way to find affordable accommodation with Crous !
To find out more : www.etudiant.gouv.fr
HANDLING YOUR CROUS ACCOMODATION
My rental file
My rental file: Digital lease service offered by Docaposte for students, for accommodation managed by CROUS and their partners.
This online platform allows you to simplify your student procedures: Electronic signature of the lease, Upload of supporting documents, online payment…
City’U
City ’U allows students to manage their accommodation in a residence hall (online payments of rents or accommodation bookings, downloading Crous certificates for all administrative requests).
EATING
Find a restaurant or a residence
Find the closest Resto’U or residences to your place of study: more than 730 Resto’U and 750 residence halls across France.
Pay on campus
Pay contactless on Campus with the Crous online payment system: simple, fast and secure. Checkout is made easier via the mobile app or the student multi-service card
To find out more : www.etudiant.gouv.fr
or https://www.etudiant.gouv.fr/pid38650/bienvenue-en-france-%7C-welcome-to-france.html
YOUR JOB
Find a student job
Check out free student job offers (more than 21,000 job offers in 2017) compatible with your studies, adapted to your profile via instant matching on the Jobaviz website
To find out more : www.etudiant.gouv.fr
or https://www.etudiant.gouv.fr/pid38650/bienvenue-en-france-%7C-welcome-to-france.html
First defence experience
The Ministry of the Armed Forces offers each year, throughout the national territory, nearly 14,000 internships, 270 army-youth contracts (3-month fixed-term contract) and apprenticeship contracts.
To find out more: stages.defense.gouv.fr
GETTING IN TOUCH WITH CROUS SERVICES
Make an appointment with the Crous
This service allows you to book an appointment for all student life issues (accommodation, assistance and social action, etc.) mainly with Crous services but also with associated educational institutions.
The meeting may take place in the Crous offices, by skype or by phone. The Crous employee has the student's file online to better answer to or guide him.
To find out more : https://mesrdv.etudiant.gouv.fr/
GETTING INVOLVED
Calculate your ecological footprint
Nos Gestes Climat is a free, public calculator that lets you measure your individual carbon and water footprint in just 10 minutes. Discover your footprint and choose actions to reduce it !
Become a volunteer
Feeling useful, encountering new people, developing new skills…: become a volunteer with JeVeuxAider.gouv.fr. More than 8000 associations and organizations need you !
Service civique
Service Civique : ready to engage in a life-changing experience ? 750 000 young people already carried out a mission. Will you be part of the adventure ? Solidarity, health, education, sport, environment... Thousands of paid missions are waiting for you. Find them out right now !
Be a buddy
Become a mentor for an international student or receive the help form a local student during your mobility abroad !
Register on the European platform of the Buddy System to transform your mobility or the experience of an international student with whom you have so much in common by clicking on: https://buddysystem.eu/
HEALTH INSURANCE
The ameli account
It is a secure personal space to access Health Insurance services. It allows you to consult your healthcare reimbursements, download your certificate of rights, order your Vitale card or declare its loss or theft, update and manage their personal information, communicate directly with Health Insurance, etc.
To know more : https://www.ameli.fr/assure/remboursements/suivre-remboursements/compte-ameli
Supplementary solidarity health insurance
Supplementary solidarity health insurance is assistance set up by Health Insurance to pay for your health expenses. Access to Solidarity Supplementary Health depends on your situation and your resources.
International
student
Health Insurance
Are you an international student? Are you registering for the first time in a higher education institution in France? You must register register at the dedicated Health Insurance in order to benefit from the coverage of your health costs. This registration is free of charge and mandatory, it means your health costs are covered throughout the duration of your studies.
SPORTS AND CULTURE
Take advantage of
50€ to do sports
Are you a scholarship student? Want to play sports in the fall? Benefit from a deduction of 50€ in a sports club, a fitness room, a climbing room… to find out more: https://www.pass.sports.gouv.fr
Culture pass
for 15 to 18 year olds
If you are 18, activate your Culture pass and benefit from a € 500 credit to discover new cultural experiences near you!
To find out more : https://pass.culture.fr/
STUDYING ABROAD
Promote your skills with Europass
Whether you are studying, applying for an internship or getting your first job, Europass allows you to communicate effectively about your skills and qualifications in Europe.
Going abroad
with Erasmus+
Everything you need to know about studying or doing an internship abroad and how to obtain an Erasmus+ grant.
Bring your soft-skills to the fore!
Whether applying for a job or starting up a community project, it's never been so easy to put your competences and assets into words!
The European Health Insurance Card
The European Health Insurance Card allows you to certify your rights to Health Insurance and to benefit from coverage for your medical care in Europe. You can apply for your card before a stay from your ameli account.
To know more: https://www.ameli.fr/assure/droits-demarches/europe-international/protection-sociale-etranger/vacances-etranger
Scholarships & exchange prog. for Germany
Do you want to learn how Germans or French organize their work day and gain professional experience abroad? The Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO) and its partners will help you find an internship, a job or a career in France or Germany!
Student life
Simple, fast and free barter
Need to furnish your studio, à new backpack or piano lessons?
No need money, on MyTroc.fr you exchange!