https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog Reforms, key dates and official figures: all the news for international students in France. en Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:25:00 GMT https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog/crous-1-euro-meal-all-students 1aaeadb0-21c6-4e13-9d00-15b6518934a7 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:25:00 GMT 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. https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog/international-students-france-statistics-2025 9e28e975-3823-407e-a106-e77e0a3c8308 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:18:00 GMT 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. https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog/crous-housing-2026-campaign-closed 98db4eb4-3ccd-497f-8603-a75f35f304e3 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:38:00 GMT The supplementary phase for Crous housing, open to international students since 7 July, closed on 29 October 2026. What are your other options? https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog/erasmus-2028-budget-european-parliament 5d19eb66-a1c8-42f6-905b-636936e4f868 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:22:00 GMT 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. https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog/eiffel-scholarship-2027-deadline 85373b0b-41ae-48ca-94b8-b99a04d12cd9 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT 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. https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog/campus-france-2027-application-deadlines ea9b884e-9b84-4ffb-b522-e3a550a56866 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:51:00 GMT 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. https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog/international-student-cost-of-living-france-2026 5a286334-6c25-464a-b3c0-e46d7ed7d909 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:13:00 GMT 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. https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog/tuition-fees-exemption-cap-france-2026 678e3374-908a-4d01-aef2-1e1101527968 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:36:00 GMT 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. https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog/university-tuition-fees-france-2026-2027 01c18072-ae10-4c2d-ba4a-829b6e723a69 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:42:00 GMT 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. https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog/student-visa-proof-funds-france-2026 9980aaf5-d2bb-4472-aa51-318b866c7a3e Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:44:00 GMT 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. https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog/student-residence-permit-fee-2026 78460de2-3d9e-46aa-bc60-64b44da70a0d Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:56:00 GMT 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. https://www.studyinfrance.org/blog/apl-removal-2026 c6221666-bf55-4f65-af81-07d232b29e63 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT 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.