Grants

Whether you’re coming to France:

  • in the context of an exchange program or in individual mobility (free-mover)
  • for studies or a placement

GRANTS

IN fRANCE

Grants are on offer to international students from public institutions, companies and foundations, and the Erasmus+ program.

For information on grants for international students in France, visit the Campus France website

Eiffel Scholarships

The Eiffel Scholarships program was developed by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

It enables:

  • the training of future decision-makers, in the private and public sectors, in priority fields of study
  • the promotion of applications from students at master and doctoral degrees

Fields concerned:

  • Science and Technology: Biology and Health, Ecological Transition, Mathematics and Digital Technology, Engineering Sciences
  • Humanities and Social Sciences: History, French Language and Civilisation, Law – Political Sciences, Economics – Management

If you wish to apply for the Université de Lorraine’s Eiffel Scholarship program: See our procedure.

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility

Erasmus+ provides more than 4 million Europeans with the possibility of studying, training and acquiring experience abroad .

The Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) European program aims to step up cooperation and exchanges of undergraduates, PhD students, post-docs and teachers between higher education institutions in the European Union and third countries in various geographical areas, in the context of special partnerships.

For detailed information on the Erasmus+ mobility offer: Consult the program guide

Grants based on social criteria (CROUS)

Students who are nationals of a European Union (EU) country

Students of EU nationality wishing to pursue higher education in a member state of the Council of Europe may receive a scholarship based on social criteria under the same conditions as in France.
To qualify, they must be enrolled in a higher education establishment officially recognised by this country and be studying full-time, for one academic year or two semesters (depending on the Member State), for a higher education qualification leading to a national diploma.

Students of nationality from outside the EU (including the UK)

To qualify for grants based on social criteria, extra-EU students must:

  • be the holder of a temporary residence permit or residency card
  • have been living in France for at least 2 years
  • and prove that they have had a tax household in France for at least 2 years

OR

  • have refugee status recognised by the OFPRA
  • or, be granted subsidiary protection by the OFPRA
  • or, be Andorran and previously enrolled at a French lycée in the Principality.

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