Grants and Scholarships

The French Embassy offers programs designed to help students pursue their studies in France at the undergraduate, graduate, and post graduate levels:

CampusFrance USA

CampusFrance USA is a service of the French Embassy that promotes French higher education programs throughout the world, offering international students a pathway to success through post-secondary study in France. CampusFrance’s role extends from home country to host country and from answering prospective students ’first inquiries right down to helping them plan their stay in France and their return home. CampusBourses is a resource directory for grants and scholarships provided by national and local governments, corporations, foundations, and institutions of higher education.

- Need a grant? Visit the following website for more information: CampusBourse
CHATEAUBRIAND SCHOLARSHIPS

The Chateaubriand program offers scholarships at the doctoral and post-doc levels. For more information, please visit the links below:

- Looking for a grant to do research in France? Chateaubriand

Please note: The French Embassy does not offer scholarships to students enrolled in MBA programs in France or to students enrolled in study-abroad programs through private institutions. In these cases, students must solicit a scholarship from institutions such as Fulbright or Rotary International
STUDENT AID IN FRANCE

The French Government offers aid to international students with student visas upon arrival France through the CROUS (Centre Régional des Oeuvres Universitaires et Scolaires). To locate your nearest CROUS office, visit the national directory CNOUS (Centre National des Oeuvres Universitaires et Scolaires). Aid for student housing is available through the CAF (caisse d’allocations familiales). The amount of aid offered to students is based on a number of criteria including revenue, marital status, type of lodging, etc.

- Looking for student aid? Visit the following website for more information: CNOUS

Two types of support are available, the APL (aide personnalisée au logement) and the ALS (allocation logement à caractère social). Your local CROUS will provide you with the details on the different advantages of each program. They can also provide information about specific financial aid programs in your city or your region of residence (ask for the addresses of the local Conseil Général and/or Conseil Régional). Some cities even offer free French language lessons.