Immigration matters

European students

“European” students are students with a nationality from:

• One of the 28 countries of the EU;
• A country included in the EEA (EU + Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
• Switzerland
• Monaco or Andorra

You must apply directly on our website between January 15, 2024 and May 31, 2024.
More information: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/enrolment-European-student

Non-european students but living in a european country

NON-EUROPEAN STUDENTS BUT LIVING IN A EUROPEAN COUNTRY

You must apply directly on our website between January 15, 2024 and May 31, 2024. If your application is accepted, you will receive an authorization of enrollment. From that point on, you will be able to undertake the procedures with the French Consulate in your country of residence to obtain a student visa.
NB. Even if the « Etudes en France » procedure applies in the country of origin, non-European students residing in Europe do not need to either return to their native country nor to follow this procedure.

More information: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/enrolment-student-residing-Europe

Non-european students but living in a country included in the "Etudes en France" procedure

NON-EUROPEAN STUDENTS BUT LIVING IN A COUNTRY INCLUDED IN THE “ETUDES EN FRANCE” PROCEDURE

Check the list on the Campus France website: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/procedure-studying-in-France

2 mandatory steps

1- You must follow the « Etudes en France » procedure until you obtain a student visa.
Create your private electronic file and follow the instructions. If necessary, contact the Campus France platform in your country of residence for more information
Warning : Make sure you select the following program on the Campus France platform: « Master indifférencié (recherche et professionnel) mention Neuroscience Université Paris Cité – UFR des Sciences Fondamentales et Biomédicales – Site de Paris ». If you select another school than Université Paris Cité, we will not be able to validate your file for you to obtain your visa. It will then be delayed.
Please send an email to contact@master-neuroscience-paris.fr as soon as you have submitted your COMPLETE application on Campus France, so that we can validate it.

2- You must concurrently apply on our website between January 15, 2024 and May 31, 2024 or your application will NOT be examined.

More information: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/procedure-studying-in-France

Non-european students but living in a country NOT included in the "Etudes en France" procedure

NON-EUROPEAN STUDENTS BUT LIVING IN A COUNTRY NOT INCLUDED IN THE “ETUDES EN FRANCE” PROCEDURE

You must apply directly on our website between January 15, 2024 and May 31, 2024.
If your application is accepted, you will receive an authorization of enrollment. From that point on, you will be able to undertake the procedures with the French Consulate in your country of residence to obtain a student visa.

More information: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/enrolment-non-European-student

NB : As visa matters tend to take a lot of time, we recommend that you apply as early as possible. We are not responsible for the obtaining of your visa, so you must anticipate and respect our batch schedule.

Expenses

Tuition fees

The tuition fees for European students will be as usual and the exact amount will be announced in July but it is usually around 350€* for the M1 (including the CVEC) and 350€* for the M2 (including the CVEC) .

As far as Non-European students are concerned, undifferentiated tuition fees were voted for them by Université Paris Cité for the academic year 2024-2025.

Therefore, Non-European students will pay the same tuition fees as European students for the academic year 2024-2025.

NB. Bear in mind that it can change from year to year and differentiated tuition fees can be applied for the year after.

Tuition fees must be paid in person, upon completion of the administrative registration.

* subject to modification

Housing

We do not provide housing, therefore you will have to look for an accommodation on your own.

We highly recommend that you look for an accommodation before your arrival, as it can be hard to find a good one in Paris. Most students pay between 400 and 600€ per month for accommodation. We would like to warn you that the rents are high so unless you are lucky to get a room at the CIUP residence, you will most likely get a room for a high price.

Prices depend on the area, for example, districts 5, 6, 16 and 8 are the most expensive ones. Yet you can find cheaper rents in districts 18, 19 and 20 or in the suburbs.

WARNING:
– Be very careful because unfortunately, even in Paris there are frauds. If you rent an apartment before your arrival, never send money to the owner without an official contract.
– Apartment agencies being quite expensive, we would recommend that you try to find on your own first.
– Some dishonest agencies ask you to pay in exchange for a list of apartments. Never pay for a list, you only pay when you have chosen an apartment!

Here are a few websites you can check out:
www.student.com
www.ecla-campus.com/en/product/actif
https://paris.craiglist.org/search/roo
https://www.morningcroissant.fr/
https://ads.fusac.fr/ad-category/housing/

We highly recommend you to check out the Université Paris Cité website where you can find some more housing tips and contacts to help you finding accomodation: https://u-paris.fr/en/accomodation/ 

Healthcare system

 Students will not pay for the student social security anymore BUT each student MUST report to the social security center closest to their place of residence in order to register for social security.

Whether you are a French or an international student, you can find he procedure on Ameli.fr. Please follow the instructions and proceed: https://www.ameli.fr/assure/droits-demarches/etudes-emploi-retraite/etudes-stages/etudiant

Social Security hotline:

  • in English from France: 0 811 36 36 46 – 0.06 € / min + price of call
  • in English from abroad: 0033 811 36 36 46
  • in French from France: 3646 – 0.06 € / min + price of call

Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Social Security provides students with social coverage while studying in France. To increase the amount of their healthcare expenses that is reimbursed, they may take out complementary health insurance, or mutuelle. It is strongly recommended. To get more information: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/healthcare-student-social-security

European students: if you have the « carte européenne d’assurance maladie » (European Health Insurance Card), you will have to make the advance payment of your medical costs which will be (partially or fully) reimbursed afterwards.

Students from Québec: there is a special form (SE-401-Q-106) that also allows you to be reimbursed (partially or fully) afterwards after you make the advance payment of your medical costs.

Insurance

Each student MUST get the following insurance coverage:

  • French social security, mandatory (cf Healthcare system section)
  • Complementary health insurance (mutuelle), strongly recommended (cf Healthcare system section)
  • Civil liability insurance to cover you from damages caused to others, mandatory

NB. Civil liability insurance covers personal injuries or property damages you may have caused to a third party, voluntarily or involuntarily, during private, curricular or extracurricular activities, on or off campus, in France or abroad.
Please be aware that this type of insurance does not cover any personal injuries or property damages that you may sustain.
Civil liability is usually included in the housing insurance you subscribe to when you rent a room or an apartment. But if you stay at a hotel, share an apartment or stay at a friend’s free of charge, and hence do not have any insurance contract, you must subscribe to an individual civil liability insurance.
For reference, this type of insurance is now offered by most banks, in addition to major insurance companies. We suggest that you inquire at the bank where you opened your bank account in France.
You must verify that your current Civil Liability insurance also covers you during your internship. Contact your insurance provider and explain clearly what you are about to do.

Foreign students must know the following:

  • It is strongly recommended for foreign students to include the repatriation clause in their personal insurance in case you need to be sent back to your country for medical reasons.
  • It will take some time for your registration at social security to proceed. Therefore, it is mandatory that you take an insurance in your home country which will cover you for everything for the first 3 months of your stay in France.

Warning: do not count on your credit card (carte bleue) to cover you for civil liability and complementary health insurance. Moreover, you must be really careful about the cases in which you are covered in general because they are usually very rare.

Transport

METRO-BUS-RER-REGIONAL TRAIN

There are 14 Metro lines and 5 RER lines that enable you to move quickly in Paris or Ile-de-France.

The first Metro services start at around 5:30 am and the last ones finish around 12:30 am on weekdays and 1:45 am on Fridays, Saturdays and evenings of public holidays. Full details available on www.ratp.fr/en/

Travel passes and fares
– Imagine’R package (student pass 26 years-old and under) www.imagine-r.com
– Forfait Navigo available weekly (€ 30) or monthly (€ 84.10) www.navigo.fr
– More information including maps and routes on www.ratp.fr/en/

VELIB

Velib is a simple and free rental bike system. With over 23,600 bikes covering the city, available 24/7 all year long in 1,800 stations every 300m, Velib is a great alternative way to move around in Paris.
Full details including subscription rates, map of stations, cycling tours are available on www.en.velib.paris.fr/

Scholarships

→ Eiffel Scholarship

About

The Eiffel scholarship programme launched by France’s Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs is now open. The programme enables international students to benefit from a mobility grant and pursue courses at the master’s and doctorate levels. Submit your applications before November 11th, 2024.

Calendar

  • Application submission for Université Paris Cité*  is from 18/10/2024 to 11/11/2024 23h59 (Paris time).
    Please note this date differs from the date indicated on the Campus France website (January 8th, 2025) to allow for the preparation of selected applications.

  • The application updates from Université Paris Cité are from December 2nd and December 6th.

    Candidates pre-selected by Université Paris Cité will be contacted by email during that week. If you are not contacted by this date, this means that Université Paris Cité has not selected your application for the Eiffel scholarship

  • The final results announced by Campus France are via e-mail (for pre-selected students by Université Paris Cité only) as of the second week of April 2025 on the Campus France website.

    * Please note: Université Paris Cité accepts, supports and submits your application to Campus France.

Duration of the scholarship

The Eiffel scholarship is given for a period of :

  • 12 months maximum for enrolment in Master 2
  • 24 months maximum for enrolment in Master 1
    Eligibility criteria

    • International students aged 27 or under (born after March 31st 1997) who are not studying in France at the time of their application

    • Must be applying to the Eiffel scholarship for the first time (Eiffel scholarship cannot be combined with another French government scholarship)

      Please note students currently living in France are no longer eligible for the scholarship.

    How to apply

    The Head International Relations office centralises all applications and forwards them to Campus France within the deadlines.

    Step 1

    Follow the application guidelines per below links:

    Volet Master

     

    Step 2

    Submit your application on the link as of October 18th 2024.


    Step 3

    Please note that applications that will not be reviewed if they are:
    – Incomplete
    – Sent after the deadline
    – Do not comply with the procedure

    Candidates pre-selected by Université Paris Cité will be contacted by e-mail before December 6th 2024. If you are not contacted after this date, it means that Université Paris Cité has not short-listed your application for the Eiffel scholarship

    → SMARTS UP Scholarship

    About

    The SMARTS-UP Graduate Schools programme at Université Paris Cité aims to promote the internationalisation of Master’s programmes and facilitate the admission of top international students, creating a pool of excellence for the recruitment of future PhD candidates.

    In this context, it is proposed to fund incoming mobility scholarships of €10,000 each for 2025-2026 to allow the Graduate Schools involved in the project to welcome international students into their various Master’s programmes.

    Submit your application before 5 p.m. (CET) on Friday, January 17, 2025 !

    For more information, please click here: GUIDELINES SMARTS UP SCHOLARSHIP 2025/2026

    Calendar

    Application opening date: Sunday, December 1, 2024
    Application closing date: Friday, January 17, 2025, at 5 PM (CET)
    Applicants will be informed of the decision by email at the end of March 2025

    For more information, send an email to smarts-up.mobility@u-paris.fr

    Duration of the scholarship

    The SMARTS-UP Graduate Schools scholarship is for Master’s level students and is intended for international students who have not previously studied in France. It cannot be combined with another French scholarship.

    The scholarship is awarded for one year and cannot be deferred.

    Eligibility criteria
    • Binational or multinational applicants with a French citizenship are eligible if new to the French higher education system.
    • Applicants must be new to the French higher education system (exception : international students preparing a joint-degree in collaboration with Université Paris Cité are eligible).
    • Applicants should not hold any degree from a French institution.
    • Students applying for the Master 1 must hold a international diploma equivalent to a French Licence degree.
    • Students applying for the Master 2 must have completed at least one year of a full-time Master in a disciplinary field related to the requested training.
    • Students outside Europe must register for masters via the Études en France platform.
    How to apply

    The call will be opened from the 1st of December 2024 until the 17th of January 2025, 5pm (CET)

    To apply, please click here: https://mobility.smarts-up.fr/

    You also MUST submit your application via the Neuroscience master’s programs’ Online Application Form for your application to be examined.