Are you a France Excellence scholarship holder? Have you just arrived in France? The Campus France teams are happy to welcome you and are at your disposal to ensure that your stay is as pleasant as possible.
Please read this article carefully. It provides you with a lot of practical information: mandatory formalities, money, insurance, educational follow-up, not to mention the cultural and tourist activities we offer.
"Mon Espace Boursier": your personal space online
What is "Mon Espace Boursier"?
"Mon Espace Boursier" (My scholarship platform) is your online personal service provided by Campus France.
"Mon Espace Boursier" allows you to:
- Track your file progress
- Update your personal data
- Get all the information you need to organize your stay
- Send a supporting document
- Confirm your banking data and track your payments
- Contact your file manager at Campus France easily and directly
How to access "Mon Espace Boursier"
To access "Mon Espace Boursier", you just need log in to beneficiaires.campusfrance.org
Use the email address you provided when creating your scholarship file to log in. When you log in for the first time, use the “Reset your password” function to finalize your account configuration.
Preparing for your arrival
Depending on your scholarship, an online form is available to prepare your arrival. Fill in the form as soon as possible to send Campus France all the information required to prepare your arrival: arrival details, accommodation request, etc.
Your obligations
If you are awarded a France Excellence scholarship by the French government, you must participate regularly in the activities scheduled in your education programme and comply with the rules of your host institution.
Campus France may suspend the payment of your scholarship if you do not comply with certain obligations, notably:
- If you have not provided us with a postal or e-mail address
- If you are absent without justification during your course
- If you do not respond to Campus France’s requests (academic results or supporting documents within the deadline).
In case you do not send your school certificate and your social security affiliation certificate while enrolled in a French higher education institution.
Your scholarship is granted by the French government for a specific course and for a limited period of time, which you must respect.
Your rights
Payment of your scholarship
Campus France pays you on a monthly basis, at the beginning of each month, the amount of your scholarship is determined by the French government. The amount of your scholarship is shown on your “Scholarship certificate” and in your personal space.
CVEC and university enrolment
If you are a student, you must complete the CVEC (Contribution Vie Etudiante et de Campus) before enroling at your institution on the website: www.messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr
Upon submitting your scholarship certificate, according to your status as a scholarship holder of the French government, you may be exempted from paying the enrolment fees relating to pursuing a national degree or an engineering degree in public institutions under the authority of the Minister of Higher Education (Article R719-49 of the Code of Education).
Campus France does not reimburse these fees under any circumstances.
Watch our tutorial to help you complete the CVEC.
Payment of eventual educational fees
Finally, some higher education institutions charge education fees: they may be paid directly or reimbursed by Campus France in whole or in part, depending on the regulations in force, and depending if these fees have been specified in your scholarship file by the cooperation and cultural department.
If you do not have your scholarship certificate when completing your information in the CVEC, you will have to pay the fees in advance and request reimbursement with your scholarship certificate on the website cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr for the CVEC.
Additionally, if you have paid your registration fees before getting your scholarship certificate, you may request a refund from your institution once you have your scholarship certificate.
Your residence permit
Your visa validation and the application to renew your residence permit are performed online on the ANEF platform (Administration Numérique des Etrangers en France). You may access it from a smartphone, tablet or computer.
This applies to you if you are:
- Students holding a VLS-TS student or VLS-TS student mobility permit
- Algerian nationals with a “student” VLS
- Students holding a VLS student mobility
- Holders of a residence permit for a reason other than being a “student”
- Holders of a student residence permit (excluding VLS-TS students)
For more information
Read the “residence permits” guide and watch this tutorial to help you apply for or renew your residence permit online.
Your money
If you are staying in France for more than 3 months, you must open a bank account in the bank of your choice in order to obtain your scholarship. These are the three essential documents to carry out this process:
- Your passport
- A certificate from Campus France stating the amount of your monthly allowance
- Proof of address
Opening a bank account and obtaining a cheque book are free of charge. However, certain services such as obtaining a debit card are subject to payment.
Once your account has been opened, please send a bank account statement (Relevé d’Identité Bancaire, RIB) to Campus France, stating the IBAN and BIC codes.
Example
Bank Account Statement
Bank code Branch code Account number Key RIB Address
12345 12345 1234567891 A 12 bank - city - branch
IBAN FRDD 1234 5123 4512 3456 7891 A12 BIC ABCD EFGH
Holder: Mr. or Mrs. Jean DUPONT
Your accomodation
Rules concerning student residences
These residences require occupants to follow a certain number of rules and duties: access to your accommodation, taking out insurance, respecting and maintaining your room or studio, making a deposit, and taking responsibility for any damage you may cause.
Social housing assistance
You can benefit from social housing assistance if you are a student, if you are staying in France for at least 3 months, and if you have a valid residence permit and an address.
To find out about the types of aid and corresponding amounts, visit the Family Allowance Fund website by going to caf.fr under the section “Étudiant” or call 0810 29 29 29.
Change of accommodation
If you are living by your own means and you choose to move during your stay, please let us know and provide us your new address.
Leaving your accommodation
At the end of your stay, whether you are staying in a hotel or in a student residence, please respect the check-out dates stated on your accommodation voucher.
An extension of your stay in an accommodation provided by Campus France can only be awarded in exceptional cases and you must request it in advance. This also applies if you leave your accommodation before the scheduled date.
For more information
Read the guide "Your accomodation".
Your insurance
In France, a health insurance membership scheme is mandatory and allows you to be reimbursed for all or part of your health expenses. Remember that insurance is not limited to medical issues and that you must also be covered for civil liability (damages that you may cause to another person).
If you are not a student, and you benefit from an internship scholarship, you will be covered for the duration of your scholarship by a Campus France selected insurer. They will send you an insurance certificate a few days after you have confirmed your arrival. This insurer will be your sole contact during your stay for all social protection issues at the following address: campusfrance@april.com
This insurance does not cover your family members, you are the only one who can benefit from it.
If you are required to travel abroad as part of your course and this travel is validated by Campus France, you will be able to benefit from a coverage that is adapted to your situation.
If you are a student, you must join the social security system.
As soon as your enrolment in the higher education institution is completed, in order to obtain French social security, you must complete the steps in the following site: etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr
This is done online. It is mandatory and free of charge.
If you are an EU/EEA/Swiss national and have a European Health Insurance Card for the duration of your studies, you are not required to do this.
As soon as you receive your social security membership certificate (even if it is provisional), you must send it to Campus France.
While waiting for your membership in the social security system, you will be covered temporarily and free of charge by a Campus France designated insurer. Said insurer will be your contact during this period of time if you have any health expenses to cover.
This temporary coverage, which cannot exceed two months after your arrival, will be effective as soon as you have informed Campus France by email of your arrival (remember to attach a copy of your passport stamped with your arrival date or your boarding pass).
It is important to inform Campus France that you are in France from the first day of your arrival. Otherwise, you will not be able to take the necessary steps to obtain social security coverage from the insurer and you will not be insured. No retroactive membership is possible.
This insurance does not cover your family members, you are the only one who can benefit from it.
If you are not a student and are covered by one of the insurance schemes offered by Campus France, you will not be covered by the general French Social Security Scheme, managed by the French Health Insurance:
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For more information
Watch the Campus France tutorials on health and social security.
Registration for social security
Everything you need to know about the "Assurance Maladie"
And read the guide “Your health insurance”.
Follow-up and support
Throughout your stay, Campus France is at your side to help you, to accompany you in your administrative procedures, and to provide you with personalised educational follow-up.
If you are a student, we also provide control and educational follow-up throughout your education programme, such as regular monitoring of your exam results, which you are required to send to Campus France.
In any case, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Campus France via the contact form in your online Personal Space.
Cultural activities
Throughout the year, Campus France offers you leisure, sports and cultural activities in the form of weekends, short stays and shows, at very attractive prices. The programme and details of these activities are available in your personal space.
Who can register?
- All scholarship holders managed by Campus France,
- Their spouses and children, if they are over 12 years old
- In some cases, a guest, if accompanying the registered scholarship holder.
How do I register?
Contact us by e-mail through culture@campusfrance.org and state your Campus France file number.
Several payment methods are possible:
- Online payment
- Bank cheque
- Bank transfer
- On site, at Campus France by credit card or cheque.
Your registration is nominative and personal.
Your contacts
There is no need to visit our offices.
We have provided you a contact form on your Personal Space.
This form allows you to ask all your questions which will automatically be forwarded to the person in charge of your file in Campus France.
France Alumni
Campus France runs France Alumni, a worldwide social network dedicated to people who have pursued their education in France.
Becoming a member will allow you:
- From now on: establish contact with former students, discuss with your classmates
- Once back in your country: to promote your education, your experience, to stay in touch with France and to further develop your professional and personal network.
Create your account in the “create an account” section.