College Scholarship
Verified 30 April 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Your child is enrolled in college and you wonder if you are entitled to the college scholarship? To benefit from this, your annual resources must not exceed ceilings, depending on the number of children you have to support. The rules differ depending on whether the child is enrolled in a public or private college or the Cned: titleContent. We present you the information to know.
What applies to you ?
Public College
To qualify for the college scholarship, the child must be enrolled in college. You must have it load and your resources shall not not exceed a certain amount.
Responsible for the child
To benefit from the college scholarship, you must have the effective and permanent charge of the child. You must financially ensure its maintenance (food, housing, clothing). You must also assume your emotional and educational responsibility towards him.
FYI
If you lose the care of the child during the year, the payment of the scholarship is withdrawn. The right to the grant of the new person responsible for the child is then examined.
Resource cap not to be exceeded
To find out if you can benefit from the scholarship, you can use the simulator next:
Calculate the right to the college scholarship
For the school year 2026–2027, the resources taken into account correspond to reference tax income mentioned on the notice of taxation (or non-taxation) 2026 revenue 2025.
Number of dependent children | 2025 Annual Resource Cap |
|---|---|
1 | €18,130 |
2 | €22,313 |
3 | €26,497 |
4 | €30,680 |
5 | €34,865 |
6 | €39,048 |
7 | €43,232 |
8 and more | €47,416 |
If you do not have proof of income for 2025, you will need to apply to the college social fund.
The resources to be taken into account depend on composition from your household:
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Married or Past Couple
If you assume as a couple the burden of the child, the resources to be taken into account are those of the couple, even if a member of the couple is not the parent of the child. You will need to provide the common tax notice.
If your child is alternating residence with the other parent, you must choose which one of you will receive the scholarship. If everyone applies, they will be declared inadmissible and no scholarships will be awarded. It is forbidden to provide a certificate from the other parent committing not to apply for a scholarship for the same student.
Couple in cohabitation (common-law)
If you assume as a couple the burden of the child, the resources to be taken into account are those of the couple, even if a member of the couple is not the parent of the child. You will need to provide tax notices for each member of the couple.
If your child is in an alternate residence with the other parent, you must choose which one of you will receive the scholarship. If everyone applies, they will be declared inadmissible and no scholarships will be awarded. It is forbidden to provide a certificate from the other parent committing not to apply for a scholarship for the same student.
Single parent
If you are the sole caregiver of the child (single parent, divorced, separated, or widowed and not living in a couple), only your resources are taken into account.
You will need to provide your tax notice.
If your child is in an alternate residence with the other parent, you must choose which one of you will receive the scholarship.
If everyone applies, they will be declared inadmissible and no scholarships will be awarded.
It is forbidden to provide a certificate from the other parent committing not to apply for a scholarship for the same student.
For the 2026-2027 school year, at the time of enrollment or re-enrollment of your child in college, you can give your agreement for the automatic study of your scholarship entitlement. This agreement is worth scholarship application. It is kept for the duration of your child's schooling in middle and high school. You won't no further steps to take so that your scholarship entitlement is studied at each start of school.
If you do not want to give your consent for the automatic study of your scholarship entitlement, you must apply for a scholarship online or by completing a paper form. This request must be made between 1er September and October 15, 2026.
Warning
You must apply for a college scholarship even if you are a recipient in 2025-26.
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You agree to the automatic study of scholarship law
When your child enrolls or re-enrolls in college, you give your agreement for the automatic study of your scholarship entitlement. This agreement is worth a scholarship application.
Your consent is collected via the registration online service or via the paper registration form provided by the institution.
You provide information your civil status data (first and last names, date and place of birth), and your partner's, if you live in a common-law relationship. This allows the recovery of the tax data necessary for the examination of the scholarship application.
You get an answer in the first trimester of the school year. If further information is required, you will be contacted by the department responsible for reviewing scholarship applications.
You do not give your consent for the automatic study of scholarship law
You must apply for a scholarship online between 1er September and October 15, 2026.
This teleprocedure is done on the portal Educonnect. To facilitate your procedures, consult the guide to help with the 1st connection.
Apply for a college scholarship
You can also apply by filling out a form:
Application for College Scholarship
You must submit the application to the secretariat of your child's school.
You can do this paper application between 1er September and October 15 2026.
The property will provide you with an acknowledgement of receipt.
Depending on your situation, the quarterly amount for the 2026-2027 school year will be €40, €110 or €172.
Number of dependent children | Annual resources 2025 | Quarterly amounts of the 2026-2027 scholarship |
|---|---|---|
1 | Less than €3,458 | €172 |
Enter €3,458 and €9,800 | €110 | |
Enter €9,800 and €18,130 | €40 | |
2 | Less than €4,256 | €172 |
Enter €4,256 and €12,062 | €110 | |
Enter €12,062 and €22,313 | €40 | |
3 | Less than €5,054 | €172 |
Enter €5,054 and €14,324 | €110 | |
Enter €14,324 and €26,497 | €40 | |
4 | Less than €5,852 | €172 |
Enter €5,852 and €16,586 | €110 | |
Enter €16,586 and €30,680 | €40 | |
5 | Less than €6,650 | €172 |
Enter €6,650 and €18,847 | €110 | |
Enter €18,847 and €34,865 | €40 | |
6 | Less than €7,448 | €172 |
Enter €7,448 and €21,109 | €110 | |
Enter €21,109 and €39,048 | €40 | |
7 | Less than €8,246 | €172 |
Enter €8,246 and €23,371 | €110 | |
Enter €23,371 and €43,232 | €40 | |
8 or more | Less than €9,044 | €172 |
Enter €9,044 and €25,632 | €110 | |
Enter €25,632 and €47,416 | €40 |
To find out if you can benefit from the scholarship, you can use the following simulator:
The college sends you a notification of award of scholarship, indicating the amount of it, or a notification of refusal.
The scholarship is awarded for one school year.
You can challenge the refusal decision or the amount of the scholarship within 2 months after notification of award or refusal.
For this, you can make a administrative appeal before the director of the enrollment college or the rector of the academy.
Who shall I contact
You can also appeal to the administrative judge.
The scholarship is paid in 3 times, à every quarter (usually late December, late March and late June).
If your scholarship child is a half-boarder or a boarder, the half-board and boarding costs are deducted from the amount of the scholarship.
The scholarship is paid by the accounting officer of the college, directly to your bank account.
The college scholarship is conditional onattendance of the pupil.
In case unjustified and repeated absences the duration of which since the beginning of the school year exceeds 15 days, a deduction may be made from the annual amount of the scholarship. The decision is made by the principal of the college. It must be justified.
Private College
To qualify for the college scholarship, the child must be enrolled in a private college under contract or in a private college under contract authorized by the rector of the academy to receive fellows.
You must have the load of the pupil and your resources shall not not exceed a certain amount.
Responsible for the child
To benefit from the college scholarship, you must have the effective and permanent charge of the child. You must financially ensure its maintenance (food, housing, clothing). You must also assume your emotional and educational responsibility towards him.
FYI
If you lose the care of the child during the year, the payment of the scholarship is withdrawn. The right to the grant of the new person responsible for the child is then examined.
Resource cap not to be exceeded
To find out if you can benefit from the scholarship, you can use the simulator next:
Calculate the right to the college scholarship
For the school year 2026–2027, the resources taken into account correspond to reference tax income mentioned on the notice of taxation (or non-taxation) 2026 revenue 2025.
Number of dependent children | 2025 Annual Resource Cap |
|---|---|
1 | €18,130 |
2 | €22,313 |
3 | €26,497 |
4 | €30,680 |
5 | €34,865 |
6 | €39,048 |
7 | €43,232 |
8 and more | €47,416 |
If you do not have proof of income for 2025, you will need to apply to the college social fund.
For the 2026-2027 school year, school leaders private colleges under contract may propose the automatic study of scholarship law. At the time of enrollment or re-enrollment of your child in college, you can give your agreement for the automatic study of your scholarship entitlement. This agreement is worth scholarship application. It is kept for the duration of your child's schooling in middle and high school. You won't no further steps to take so that your scholarship entitlement is studied at each start of school.
If this possibility is not offered by the school or if you do not want to give your consent for the automatic study of your scholarship entitlement, you must apply for a scholarship by completing a paper form. This request must be made between 1er September and October 15, 2026.
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You agree to the automatic study of scholarship law
When your child enrolls or re-enrolls in college, you give your agreement for the automatic study of your scholarship entitlement. This agreement is worth a scholarship application.
Your consent is collected via the registration online service or via the paper registration form provided by the institution.
You provide information your civil status data (first and last names, date and place of birth), and your partner's, if you live in a common-law relationship. This allows the recovery of the tax data necessary for the examination of the scholarship application.
You get an answer in the first trimester of the school year. If further information is required, you will be contacted by the department responsible for reviewing scholarship applications.
You do not give your consent for the automatic study of scholarship law
For the 2026-2027 school year, you must apply for a scholarship between 1er September and October 15, 2026.
To do this, you need to download and complete a form:
You may authorize the college to collect the college scholarship on your behalf. He will pay you by bank transfer the balance of the scholarship (after deduction of the costs of boarding or half board). To do this, you must fill out a power of attorney:
Power of attorney for payment of college scholarship
The complete form must be sent to the secretariat of the private college in which your child is enrolled before 15 October 2026. You must also submit a photocopy of your 2026 tax notice and a RIB: titleContent.
The resources to be taken into account depend on composition from your household:
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Married or Past Couple
If you assume as a couple the burden of the child, the resources to be taken into account are those of the couple, even if a member of the couple is not the parent of the child. You will need to provide the common tax notice.
If your child is alternating residence with the other parent, you must choose which one of you will receive the scholarship. If everyone applies, they will be declared inadmissible and no scholarships will be awarded. It is forbidden to provide a certificate from the other parent committing not to apply for a scholarship for the same student.
Couple in cohabitation (common-law)
If you assume as a couple the burden of the child, the resources to be taken into account are those of the couple, even if a member of the couple is not the parent of the child. You will need to provide tax notices for each member of the couple.
If your child is in an alternate residence with the other parent, you must choose which one of you will receive the scholarship. If everyone applies, they will be declared inadmissible and no scholarships will be awarded. It is forbidden to provide a certificate from the other parent committing not to apply for a scholarship for the same student.
Single parent
If you are the sole caregiver of the child (single parent, divorced, separated, or widowed and not living in a couple), only your resources are taken into account.
You will need to provide your tax notice.
If your child is in an alternate residence with the other parent, you must choose which one of you will receive the scholarship.
If everyone applies, they will be declared inadmissible and no scholarships will be awarded.
It is forbidden to provide a certificate from the other parent committing not to apply for a scholarship for the same student.
The college will send you an acknowledgement of receipt of your application.
Depending on your situation, the quarterly amount for the 2026-2027 school year will be €40, €110 or €172.
Number of dependent children | Annual resources 2025 | Quarterly amounts of the 2026-2027 scholarship |
|---|---|---|
1 | Less than €3,458 | €172 |
Enter €3,458 and €9,800 | €110 | |
Enter €9,800 and €18,130 | €40 | |
2 | Less than €4,256 | €172 |
Enter €4,256 and €12,062 | €110 | |
Enter €12,062 and €22,313 | €40 | |
3 | Less than €5,054 | €172 |
Enter €5,054 and €14,324 | €110 | |
Enter €14,324 and €26,497 | €40 | |
4 | Less than €5,852 | €172 |
Enter €5,852 and €16,586 | €110 | |
Enter €16,586 and €30,680 | €40 | |
5 | Less than €6,650 | €172 |
Enter €6,650 and €18,847 | €110 | |
Enter €18,847 and €34,865 | €40 | |
6 | Less than €7,448 | €172 |
Enter €7,448 and €21,109 | €110 | |
Enter €21,109 and €39,048 | €40 | |
7 | Less than €8,246 | €172 |
Enter €8,246 and €23,371 | €110 | |
Enter €23,371 and €43,232 | €40 | |
8 or more | Less than €9,044 | €172 |
Enter €9,044 and €25,632 | €110 | |
Enter €25,632 and €47,416 | €40 |
To find out if you can benefit from the scholarship, you can use the following simulator:
The college sends you a award notification of a scholarship, indicating the amount thereof, or notification of refusal.
The scholarship is awarded for one school year.
You can challenge the decision to refuse or the amount of the scholarship within 2 months after notification of award or refusal.
For this, you can make a administrative appeal before the rector of the academy.
You can also appeal to the administrative judge.
Who shall I contact
The scholarship is paid in 3 installments, to every quarter (usually late December, late March and late June).
If your scholarship child is a half-boarder or a boarder, the half-board and boarding costs are deducted from the amount of the scholarship. To do so, you must have given power of attorney to the head of the institution to collect the scholarship on your behalf.
The scholarship is paid by the Dasen: titleContent directly on your bank account.
The college scholarship is conditional onattendance of the pupil.
In case unjustified and repeated absences the duration of which since the beginning of the school year exceeds 15 days, a deduction may be made from the annual amount of the scholarship.
The decision shall be taken by the Dasen: titleContent on a proposal from the principal of the college. It must be justified.
Cned
To qualify for the college scholarship, the child must be enrolled in a full college-level class at the National Center for Distance Learning (Cned).
You must have the load of the child and your resources shall not not exceed a certain amount.
Responsible for the child
To benefit from the college scholarship, you must have the effective and permanent charge of the child. You must financially ensure its maintenance (food, housing, clothing). You must also assume your emotional and educational responsibility towards him.
FYI
If you lose the care of the child during the year, the payment of the scholarship is withdrawn. The right to the grant of the new person responsible for the child is then examined.
Resource cap not to be exceeded
To find out if you can benefit from the scholarship, you can use the simulator next:
Calculate the right to the college scholarship
For the school year 2026–2027, the resources taken into account correspond to reference tax income mentioned on the notice of taxation (or non-taxation) 2026 revenue 2025.
Number of dependent children | 2025 Annual Resource Cap |
|---|---|
1 | €18,130 |
2 | €22,313 |
3 | €26,497 |
4 | €30,680 |
5 | €34,865 |
6 | €39,048 |
7 | €43,232 |
8 and more | €47,416 |
If you do not have proof of income for 2025, you will need to apply to the college social fund.
For the 2026-2027 school year, you must apply for a scholarship between 1er September and October 31, 2026.
To do this, you need to download and complete a form :
Application for College Scholarship
You must also gather the required supporting documents.
The address to which you must send your application differs depending on your child's school situation:
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Child enrolled in general education class
You must send the complete file to the scholarship department of the Rouen academy, which is located in the Eure.
Who shall I contact
Child enrolled in adapted general and vocational education class (SEGPA)
You must send the complete file to the scholarship department of the Toulouse academy, which is located in the Ariège.
Who shall I contact
The resources to be taken into account depend on composition from your household:
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Married or Past Couple
If you assume as a couple the burden of the child, the resources to be taken into account are those of the couple, even if a member of the couple is not the parent of the child. You will need to provide the common tax notice.
If your child is alternating residence with the other parent, you must choose which one of you will receive the scholarship. If everyone applies, they will be declared inadmissible and no scholarships will be awarded. It is forbidden to provide a certificate from the other parent committing not to apply for a scholarship for the same student.
Couple in cohabitation (common-law)
If you assume as a couple the burden of the child, the resources to be taken into account are those of the couple, even if a member of the couple is not the parent of the child. You will need to provide tax notices for each member of the couple.
If your child is in an alternate residence with the other parent, you must choose which one of you will receive the scholarship. If everyone applies, they will be declared inadmissible and no scholarships will be awarded. It is forbidden to provide a certificate from the other parent committing not to apply for a scholarship for the same student.
Single parent
If you are the sole caregiver of the child (single parent, divorced, separated, or widowed and not living in a couple), only your resources are taken into account.
You will need to provide your tax notice.
If your child is in an alternate residence with the other parent, you must choose which one of you will receive the scholarship.
If everyone applies, they will be declared inadmissible and no scholarships will be awarded.
It is forbidden to provide a certificate from the other parent committing not to apply for a scholarship for the same student.
An acknowledgement of receipt of your scholarship application is sent to you.
Depending on your situation, the quarterly amount for the 2026-2027 school year will be €40, €110 or €172.
Number of dependent children | Annual resources 2025 | Quarterly amounts of the 2026-2027 scholarship |
|---|---|---|
1 | Less than €3,458 | €172 |
Enter €3,458 and €9,800 | €110 | |
Enter €9,800 and €18,130 | €40 | |
2 | Less than €4,256 | €172 |
Enter €4,256 and €12,062 | €110 | |
Enter €12,062 and €22,313 | €40 | |
3 | Less than €5,054 | €172 |
Enter €5,054 and €14,324 | €110 | |
Enter €14,324 and €26,497 | €40 | |
4 | Less than €5,852 | €172 |
Enter €5,852 and €16,586 | €110 | |
Enter €16,586 and €30,680 | €40 | |
5 | Less than €6,650 | €172 |
Enter €6,650 and €18,847 | €110 | |
Enter €18,847 and €34,865 | €40 | |
6 | Less than €7,448 | €172 |
Enter €7,448 and €21,109 | €110 | |
Enter €21,109 and €39,048 | €40 | |
7 | Less than €8,246 | €172 |
Enter €8,246 and €23,371 | €110 | |
Enter €23,371 and €43,232 | €40 | |
8 or more | Less than €9,044 | €172 |
Enter €9,044 and €25,632 | €110 | |
Enter €25,632 and €47,416 | €40 |
To find out if you can benefit from the scholarship, you can use the following simulator:
The rector of the academy addresses you a award notification of a scholarship, indicating the amount thereof, or notification of refusal.
The scholarship is awarded for one school year.
You can challenge the refusal decision or the amount of the scholarship within 2 months after notification of award or refusal.
For this, you can make a administrative appeal before the rector of the academy.
You can also appeal to the administrative judge.
Who shall I contact
The scholarship is paid in 3 installments, to every quarter (usually late December, late March and late June).
The scholarship is paid by the Dasen: titleContent, directly on your bank account.
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