Scholarship enhancement, registration fees, housing...: all about the 2023 academic year

Financial aid for students

All scholarship students will have their scholarships upgraded. The amount of grants will be increased by €37 per month for all levels. This corresponds to an increase of 34 % for the first step and an increase in inflation for the highest step. Scholarship students living in the Overseas Territories will receive an additional €30, in addition to the €37 upgrade. Students with disabilities and student caregivers benefit from 4 additional charge points to support their access to scholarships based on social criteria. The €1 meal scheme for precarious students is maintained for 2023-2024.... Find all the financial aid for students: merit aid, financial aid granted to students in difficulty, mobility aid Parcoursup, loan guaranteed by the State, cheaper transport...

What's new in the academic year

Back to School 2023, the process of entering the first year of a master's degree is evolving, applications for the first year of a master's degree are made on the “My Master” platform. Since February 2023, the new platform MyMaster.gouv.fr is accessible to students and those taking up studies to consult the entire offer of training in master. The "My Master" site offers students the advantage of submitting a single application according to a common schedule, at the national level.

Back to school 2023: How much does it cost?

University fees are frozen for the 5^e consecutive year: € 170 for national diplomas in the bachelor's degree cycle, € 243 for national diplomas in the master's degree cycle... Non-scholarship students must pay the Campus and Student Life Contribution (CVEC) to improve living conditions on campuses by an annual amount of €100.

Accommodation

Are you a student looking for accommodation? Do you know which housing subsidies you are entitled to? How do I apply? To find out everything (simulation, request, file follow-up...), go directly to the website of the Caisse d'allocations famille (Caf).

Resto'U

Restaurants, cafeterias... The restaurants Crous Resto' offered by the Regional Centers of University and School Works (Crous) are numerous, the price of the restaurant ticket being set at €3.30 and €1 for scholars and students in precarious situation for the year 2023-2024.

Protection against disease

For the 2023-2024 school year, students have no social security contributions to pay and no affiliation process is required. Foreigners student in France, French student abroad, you can however have steps to accomplish. What are the tips to get refunded?

Mobility

If you are a student and wish to complete a sessional year, you can ask your institution to temporarily suspend your studies for a period of up to 1 to 2 consecutive semesters. If you are a student enrolled in a higher education institution, you can follow part of your studies in another European country through the Erasmus+ program. International mobility aid is intended for students who wish to pursue higher education abroad in the framework of an exchange program or carry out an international internship, and may also (under certain conditions) apply to students who follow the Erasmus+ program.

Student Integration Evenings 

Humiliating or degrading acts, excessive alcohol consumption... Although a number of students still experience this type of practice during integration student evenings, particularly during the academic year, it is important to know that hazing is a crime punishable by law.