What's changing
€1 Crous meal: Senate wants €3.30
Open to all students since 4 May 2026, the €1 Crous meal could be limited to grant holders again in 2027: the Senate finance committee proposes €3.30 for everyone else.
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What's new for international students in France
Reforms, key dates and official figures: follow our blog so you never miss the latest news.
- What's changing
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The numbers
352,790 international students in 2025
352,790 international mobility students were enrolled in France in autumn 2025 (+7.2%). 63% are at university, and Morocco, Algeria and China remain the top countries of origin.
Deadlines
Crous housing: 2026 campaign closed
The supplementary phase for Crous housing, open to international students since 7 July, closed on 29 October 2026. What are your other options?
Everything else, most recent first
October 20263 articles
Erasmus+ 2028-2034: the Parliament's vote
The European Parliament wants €47.39 billion for Erasmus+ 2028-2034, with grants linked to the cost of living and housing in your host city.
Eiffel Scholarship 2027 is now open
The Eiffel 2027 call for applications is open: institutions submit candidates until 6 January 2027, and results come out in mid-April. €1,200 a month for a master's, €2,000 for a PhD.
Campus France 2027: DAP deadlines
Études en France opened on 1 October for the 2027 intake. The pre-admission application (DAP) closes on 15 December 2026, earlier in some countries: 15 November in Morocco, 11 December in Tunisia.
September 20261 article
Cost of living: €2,160 a month for non-EU students
UNEF puts the monthly out-of-pocket cost for a non-EU student in 2026 at €2,160, and FAGE puts their start-of-year costs at €7,023: roughly double what a French student pays.
August 20261 article
Differentiated fees: an uneven rollout
The 30% cap on exemptions from differentiated tuition fees applies from the 2026 academic year. Lille and Grenoble-Alpes are not applying it this year, and a legal challenge is pending before the Conseil d'État.
June 20262 articles
Tuition fees 2026-2027: what's changing
2026-2027 tuition fees: €178 for a bachelor's and €255 for a master's at the national rate, and €2,902 and €3,950 for most non-EU students. The CVEC stays at €105.
Student visa funds: €877.50 a month
A decree of 22 June 2026 sets the minimum funds for international students at 47% of the SMIC: €877.50 a month from 1 August, up from €615, for both visas and renewals.
April 20261 article
Residence permit fees rise on 1 May
From 1 May 2026, validating a student VLS-TS will cost €100 instead of €50, a first residence permit €150 instead of €75, and a renewal €100 instead of €75.
November 20251 article
APL: the end for non-EU students?
The 2026 budget plans to scrap APL housing benefit for most non-EU/EEA international students. Who is affected, and when the change kicks in.