Overview
Students in lasting financial hardship who do not qualify for a standard CROUS scholarship may seek the annual specific allowance after social assessment; the award follows the CROUS scholarship scale and can also carry tuition-registration and CVEC exemptions.
Complete grant details
The annual specific allowance is intended for students facing lasting financial difficulty whose circumstances do not allow them to receive a standard Bourse sur critères sociaux. The request is assessed by the CROUS social service and an allocation committee. When awarded for a full academic year, its amount corresponds to one of the levels of the current national CROUS scholarship scale and can be paid during the academic year. Recipients can receive exemption from university registration fees and the CVEC under the official rules.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be enrolled students facing durable financial hardship and must meet the conditions described by the CROUS specific-aid scheme. The official page normally limits applicants to under 35 on 1 September of the academic year, except students recognised as disabled. A prior DSE is required for the annual route and the applicant’s situation is assessed by a CROUS social worker/committee.
Tips for this grant
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Primary Étudiant.gouv.fr specific-aid page verified 6 September 2026. The annual allowance is for durable hardship, is assessed through CROUS social services, and when granted for a full ten-month year follows the Bourse sur critères sociaux scale. No single national application deadline is stated, so deadline fields remain null. Repository search found no matching current record.
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