Merit Assistance for Student Scholars

Verified 20 July 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)

Did you get a "Very Good" grade at the baccalaureate and you are entering higher education at the beginning of the school year? You may, under conditions, benefit from merit aid. This aid is a supplement to the scholarship on social criteria. The situation varies depending on when the baccalaureate was obtained: in 2023 or between 2015 and 2022 or before 2015.

In 2023

You can take advantage of this if you complete the 3 conditions:

You can get help what whatever your nationality.

Please note

in the event of repetition, you will no longer be eligible for merit assistance. However, if the repetition is based on medical grounds, the assistance may be granted.

A student may not receive merit assistance for more than Three times.

You must have filed a Student Social Record (FSD).

If your EHR is accepted, you do not need to take any other steps.

The rectorate transmits directly to the Crous: titleContent the list of bachelors with a mention Very good.

The Crous will inform you if you can benefit from the merit aid.

The final decision on the award or maintenance of merit aid shall be taken by the Rector of the host academy. It will be for you notified.

To challenge the refusal decision, you can send a ex gratia appeal to the rector of the academy.

Who shall I contact

If you have not been satisfied, you can make a hierarchical appeal to the Minister of Higher Education. obligatory through the rector of the academy.

You can also appeal to the administrative tribunal attached to your academy.

Who shall I contact

You have to do these appeal within 2 months which follow the notification of refusal.

The annual amount of the aid shall be €900.

It is paid in 9 monthly installments of €100.

Merit aid may be combined with a international mobility aid and one ad hoc specific aid.

If you do not comply with the conditions of educational registration, attendance to the courses and presentation to the exams, the merit aid may be withdrawn.

Between 2015 and 2022

The merit award is maintained if you complete the 3 following conditions :

You can get help what whatever your nationality.

If you were eligible for merit assistance and you performed a civic service in 2022-23, you can receive merit assistance in 2023-24.

Please note

in the event of repetition, you will no longer be eligible for merit assistance. However, if the repetition is based on medical grounds, the assistance may be granted.

A student may not receive merit assistance for more than Three times.

You must have filed a Student Social Record (FSD).

If your EHR is accepted, you do not need to take any other steps.

The rectorate transmits directly to the Crous: titleContent the list of bachelors with a mention Very good.

The Crous will inform you if you can benefit from the merit aid.

The final decision on the award or maintenance of merit aid shall be taken by the Rector of the host academy. It will be for you notified.

To challenge the refusal decision, you can send a ex gratia appeal to the rector of the academy.

Who shall I contact

If you have not been satisfied, you can make a hierarchical appeal to the Minister of Higher Education. obligatory through the rector of the academy.

You can also appeal to the administrative tribunal attached to your academy.

Who shall I contact

You have to do these appeal within 2 months which follow the notification of refusal.

The annual amount of the aid shall be €900.

It is paid in 9 monthly installments of €100.

Merit aid may be combined with a international mobility aid and one ad hoc specific aid.

If you do not comply with the conditions of educational registration, attendance to the courses and presentation to the exams, the merit aid may be withdrawn.

Before 2015

General case

You can continue to receive merit assistance in 2023-24 if you complete all of the following:

  • You are a beneficiary of a scholarship on social criteria or a annual specific allowance for 2023-24
  • You received merit support in 2014-15
  • You respect the conditions of educational registration, attendance and presentation to the exams
  • You have not yet received the maximum aid (3 aids for the bachelor's degree and 2 aids for the master's degree).

You can get help whatever your nationality.

If you did not receive merit support in 2022-23 because you were no longer eligible for the social award that same year, you can again receive it in 2023-24.

Please note

in the event of repetition, you will no longer be eligible for merit assistance. However, if the repetition is based on medical grounds, the assistance may be granted.

Medical, Odontology, Pharmacy and CPGE student

You can continue to receive merit support in 2023-24 if you meet all of the following conditions:

  • You are a beneficiary of a scholarship on social criteria or a annual specific allowance for 2023-24
  • You received merit support in 2014-15
  • You are enrolled in medicine, dentistry or pharmacy or you have been admitted, after a preparatory class to the colleges (CPGE) in a large school authorized to receive scholarship students
  • You respect the conditions of educational registration, attendance and presentation to the exams.

If you meet all of these requirements, you will receive assistance throughout the course.

You can get help whatever your nationality.

Please note

in the event of repetition, you will no longer be eligible for merit assistance, unless the repetition is based on medical grounds.

You must have filed a Student Social Record (FSD) for 2023-24.

The final decision to maintain the merit aid is taken by the Rector of the host academy and you will be notified.

To challenge the refusal decision, you can send a ex gratia appeal to the rector of the academy.

Who shall I contact

If you have not been satisfied, you can make a hierarchical appeal to the Minister of Higher Education. obligatory through the rector of the academy.

You can also appeal to the administrative tribunal attached to your academy.

Who shall I contact

You have to do these appeal within 2 months which follow the notification of refusal.

The annual amount of the aid shall be €1,800.

It is paid in 9 monthly installments of €200.

Merit aid may be combined with a international mobility aid and one ad hoc specific aid.

If you do not comply with the conditions of educational registration, attendance to the courses and presentation to the exams, the merit aid may be withdrawn.

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