High school scholarship: you can apply until October 19

The high school grant is a means-tested financial assistance to enable eligible parents to cover the costs of their child's schooling (supplies, textbooks, etc.). It is divided into 6 steps which determine the amount to be allocated according to the number of dependent children in the household and the parents' income. Following the first application, it will be paid automatically during the following high school years.

2023-2024 Campaign Schedule

The national high school scholarship application campaign runs in two periods:

• A first period from May 29 to July 5, 2023;
• A second period of the 1^er September to October 19, 2023.

Applications are made online or with a specific application form for a national high school scholarship.

What are the award criteria?

• Family resources: for the year 2023-24, the reference tax income recorded on the 2023 income tax notice for 2022 is taken into account;
• Dependent children: the number of minor children or children with disabilities and the number of adult unmarried children for whom you are responsible.

For cohabiting parents, their two incomes are taken into account. In the case of alternating residence, the income of the applicant for the grant or that of his/her reconstituted household shall be taken into account.

How to make your request?

For pupils attending a public school

You can apply for a high school scholarship if you are in one of these situations:

• Your child was in class three^e in a public college and enters high school in September 2023;
• Your child is already in a public high school and does not benefit from a scholarship but he or she meets the conditions to be eligible.

You have two options to apply, respecting the dates of the campaigns (May 29 to July 5 and July 1^er September to October 19, 2023):

• Apply online at the School Services portal with your EduConnect account.
• Fill in online form Cerfa n° 11319*19 and forward it to the secretariat of the registration institution.

For students attending a private school under contract

If your child is enrolled in a private school under contract, the application is made using the same form and must be deposited with the Secretariat of the registration institution between May 29 and July 5, or between July 1^er September and October 19, 2023.

For students enrolled in Cned

If your child is registered at the Center national d'éducation à distance (Cned), the application is also made using the online form Cerfa n°11319*19 that you must send to the national scholarship service of the academy of schooling between May 29 and July 5 or between July 1^er September and October 19, 2023.

Renewal of the grant

There is no procedure to be carried out, the payment of the scholarship is automatically renewed if the student benefited from it the previous year. Students already receiving a high school grant who wish to report a change in family situation, orientation or academy do not make a new application but must inform the school.

What is the amount of the 2023-2024 high school scholarship?

The scale of allocation sets the following amounts for 2023-24:

• Step 1: €468, or €156 by Quarter
• Step 2: €573, or €191 by Quarter
• Step 3: €678, or €226 by Quarter
• Step 4: €780, or €260 by Quarter
• Step 5: €885, or €295 by Quarter
• Step 6: €993, or €331 by Quarter

The stock market simulator This school, developed by the Ministry of National Education and Youth and available free of charge on its website, allows you to know if your household can benefit from a scholarship at the beginning of the 2023 school year, thanks to a personalized estimate of its amount for each child attending the school.

The scholarship is paid in 3 installments (end of December, end of March and end of June).