29/04/2026
🎓 France Reinforces Priorities and Support for International Students 🇫🇷
As part of the “Choose France for Higher Education” strategy, France continues to enhance its academic offer and student support, with a strong focus on excellence and future-oriented fields such as AI, health, environment, energy, and digital technologies.
✅ Key highlights:
• Priority is given to strategic fields, with a target of at least 60% of French government scholarships allocated to these sectors.
• From the 2026 academic year, €1 meals in CROUS university restaurants will be available to all students, regardless of nationality or financial situation.
📌 Tuition fees policy:
The differentiated tuition fees in place will be generalized, with reference amounts set at €2,895/year of Bachelor and €3,941/year of Master. Students holding a French government scholarship remain fully exempted from these fees. As for non-scholarship students, French higher education institutions retain the possibility to grant exemptions, up to 10% of enrolled non-EU students, upon individual request.
🔎 Additional updates:
• The minimum financial requirement for a student visa has been increased to €857/month, reflecting the current cost of living and aiming to prevent student precarity.
• Some administrative fees (residence permits) are being adjusted.
• Housing aid (APL) is being refocused to better support students who need it most. Going forward, it will be targeted toward those who meet the eligibility criteria for need-based scholarships, regardless of nationality. Transitional measures are currently under discussion for students already in France.
⚠️ As some measures are still under review, we recommend following official updates in the coming weeks.
France remains committed to providing a high-quality, inclusive, and forward-looking academic environment for international students.
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