Student: scholarship on social criteria

Studies

You must complete all of the following conditions :

• You are enrolled in initial training in France or in another country of the European Union
• The institution is a public or private educational institution entitled to receive fellows
• You're in graduate school full-time.

Age

You must have under 28 during your 1^re scholarship application (at 1^er September of the year of studies).

From the age of 28, you must continue your studies to continue receiving the scholarship.

This age limit can be postponed if you are in any of the following conditions:

Diplomas

You must have a French baccalaureate (or a title/diploma admitted in equivalence or exemption for enrollment in 1^re year of higher education).

Nationality

Additional conditions are required if you are not French:

Resources

To qualify for the scholarship, your income must not exceed a certain ceiling.

For the 2026-2027 academic year, the revenues withheld are those received in 2024 (2025 tax notice) by the family or legal guardian.

The revenue taken into account is shown on the line overall gross income the tax or non-tax notice.

You can calculate your scholarship entitlement with a simulator:

Student: calculating your scholarship entitlement on social criteria

If you are married, past, if you have a child for tax purposes, only your resources (or those of the tax household to which you are attached) can be withheld.

In exceptional cases, 2025 (or even 2026) revenues can be taken into account.

Special provisions shall be laid down in the following situations:

• Single parent
• Separation, divorce, remarriage or common-law relationship of parents
• Parent living or working abroad
• Foreigner students.

Submission of the application

You must create your student social record (DSE) on the internet to apply for a scholarship.

For the 2026-2027 academic year, you must enter your application between 1^er March and May 31, 2026.

My Student Services: Building your Student Social Record (SDS)

In case of significant and lasting change your situation (marriage, divorce) or that of your family (divorce, death, unemployment, retirement, illness), your file can be studied even outside these deadlines. Then contact the EHR department of the academy you depend on.

Validation of the request

At the end of the entry of your EHR, you will receive an email confirming the submission of your application.

If your file is incomplete, an email is also sent to you. You will then have to deposit the missing documents by logging into your account.

My Student Services: Building your Student Social Record (SDS)

Conditional notification decision to award the grant

You will receive, by email, a conditional notification of award or rejection of scholarship, at the latest in July.

The final award or rejection decision will be notified only after you enroll at the university.

To do this, send the Crous the proof of your registration in a higher education institution.

Final decision on the award of the scholarship

The final award decision must include the reasons if it is less favorable than the conditional award.

Refusals to award, withdrawals or reductions of grants must also be justified.

These decisions must indicate the remedies and time limits for appeal (administrative and litigation).

Remedies

To challenge the decision of the Crous, send a ex gratia to the rector of the academy.

If you have not obtained satisfaction, file a hierarchical appeal with the Minister of Higher Education, mandatory through the rector of the academy.

You can also file a complaint with the administrative court of your academy within 2 months of the initial notification of refusal.