France 2023/24 - values of student grants

Student grants

France has need-based and merit-based grants for full-time home and international students, and they can be combined with other help such as mobility grants. The age limit for study grants is 28.

Need-based grants (bourses sur critères sociaux) are usually paid in 10 monthly instalments, and in 2023/24 they ranged from EUR 1,454 to EUR 6,335 a year. Students who keep their grant during the summer holidays get 12 instalments, from EUR 1,745 to EUR 7,602 a year. Grant holders are also exempt from tuition fees.

Students in difficulty who do not get a need-based grant can receive a specific annual allowance from the National Emergency Aid Fund, between EUR 1,454 and EUR 6,335 a year in 2023/24.

The merit-based grant of EUR 900 a year is available only to need-based grant holders, depends on your baccalaureate results and is paid for up to 3 years in 9 instalments. If you repeat a year, you lose it, unless the reason was medical.