Overview
France’s 2026–2027 CROUS means-tested higher-education scholarship remains available through the Dossier social étudiant process; late DSE submissions may still be filed through 31 December 2026, with annual awards from €1,454 to €6,335 over ten months depending on the applicant’s echelon.
Complete scholarship details
The Bourse sur critères sociaux is France’s national means-tested student scholarship administered through CROUS. Students submit a Dossier social étudiant (DSE) through MesServices.etudiant.gouv.fr. The normal priority campaign has passed, but the official DSE guidance states that applications received after 31 May are still accepted through 31 December, although processing and payment can be delayed. The official 2026–2027 scale ranges from echelon 0 bis (€1,454 annually) to echelon 7 (€6,335 annually) over ten monthly instalments.
Eligibility requirements
Eligibility depends on the CROUS social-criteria rules, including household resources, family circumstances, distance from the study location, qualifying studies and applicable nationality/residency conditions. Applicants must create or update their DSE for the 2026–2027 academic year.
Tips for this scholarship
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 French government student-aid guidance verified 6 September 2026. The DSE page states that files submitted after 31 May remain accepted through 31 December; the official 2026–2027 scholarship scale runs from €1,454 to €6,335 annually. No closing clock time is published, so only the date is stored. Repository searches found no matching current record before batching.
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