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Essential documents
Check list of documents to prepare before your departure.
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EURAXESS : Health Insurance for PhD-Students and Researchers
In France, Health Insurance is mandatory and free for students. Also called “Sécurité Sociale”, this public service covers a percentage of your healthcare costs.
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Finding accommodation
Finding somewhere to live is an essential step in organization of your mobility. Apart from anything else, it’s one of the conditions for obtaining your visa.
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Finding accommodation for PhD students and researchers
To find accommodation, you can use the list of temporary accommodation in Nancy and Metz. You can also go by way of a real-estate agency.
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Grants
Grants are on offer to international students from public institutions, companies and foundations, and the Erasmus+ program.
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Guest postdocs and researchers
The Welcome@Lorraine program provides international researchers hosted by LUE’s local partners with “VIP” assistance for stays of at least 3 months.
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Health Insurance
In France, Health Insurance is mandatory and free for students. Also called “Sécurité Sociale”, this public body covers a percentage of your healthcare costs.
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Housing assistance provided by the Family Allowances Fund (CAF)
If you need help paying your rent, you can ask the Family Allowance Fund (CAF) for housing assistance. You can make the request whetever your situation (undergraduate, PhD student or researcher).
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How higher education works in France
If you don’t know how higher education works in France, this page will guide you through the university system’s subtleties.
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Joining Alumni networks
By the end of their stay in France, most international undergraduates, PhD students and Doctors have formed close relationships with other students and teachers encountered at their host universities. Alumni’s associations enable them to maintain these relationships and even strengthen them further throughout their professional and personal lives.
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Joining the Buddy System
A “buddy” is a tandem made up of a local student and an international student on an exchange program or free mover.
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Thanks to the Buddy System, you can meet a local student who will guide you throughout your stay in France. -
Opening a bank account
To open a bank account in France, you can contact the bank of your choice. Student associations (e.g. BDE) have agreements with local banks and can help you open an account.
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Opening a bank account for researchers
Find basic information and the list of documents you’ll need to open a bank account in France here.
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Our student associations welcome you
There are numerous student associations at the Université de Lorraine. Some of them are more specifically dedicated to international students.
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Phone numbers and emergency services
Here is the list of phone numbers and websites in the event of an emergency, loss or theft of your means of payment (bank card, cheque book) or if you need to talk to someone or get advice about your physical or mental health in France.
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Planning and managing your budget
For a successful study stay, make sure your financial resources are in relation to the cost of living in Lorraine, i.e. sufficient to finance the entire duration of your stay in France.
Preparing your budget must therefore be the first step before you decide to study in France!
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