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 17, 2022 and May 31, 2022.
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 17, 2022 and May 31, 2022. 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 de Paris – UFR des Sciences Fondamentales et Biomédicales – Site de Paris ». If you select another school than Université de Paris, 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 17, 2022 and May 31, 2022 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 17, 2022 and May 31, 2022.
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
As far as Non-European students are concerned, undifferentiated tuition fees were voted for them by Université de Paris for the academic year 2021-2022.
Therefore, Non-European students will pay the same tuition fees as European students for the academic year 2021-2022.
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
Here are a few tips that could help you out:
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.
Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris: CIUP
Located in the south of Paris, the International University Campus called Cité Internationale Universitaire (CIUP) has a number of different “houses” (Canadian House, Japanese House, German House, American House, etc.) where foreign students can apply to live. You can apply directly on their website.
NB. We recommend that you apply as soon as you receive your authorization of enrollment because their rooms are highly sought after. The cost of a room is usually between € 450 and 600.
Les Estudines
Les Estudines offer entirely furnished and equipped accommodation for students.
In order to Book accommodation there:
– Pick a student residence on their website
– or call the regional (Ile-de-France) booking center: 09 69 39 22 00 (free of charge)
You need to contact the booking center even if the student residences already appear as fully booked, because availabilities can change every day (departures, cancellations…etc.).
Shared housing
In some cases, the best way is to share an apartment where you will have a bigger place at a lower price.
http://www.appartager.com
www.colocation.fr
www.immojeune.com/en/flatsharing/paris
Private owners and real estate agencies
You can find accommodation online on your own.
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/
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
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 (€ 22,15) or monthly (€ 73). 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 Program is a tool developed by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs to allow the best international students to benefit from mobility assistance in order to attend master and doctoral degree programs. Submit your application before December 2, 2022
Calendar
Opening of the call for applications by Campus France: week of September 24, 2022
- Deadline for receipt of applications by Université de Paris: December 2, 2022
- Deadline for receipt of applications by Campus France after Université de Paris has sent them: January 7, 2023
- Announcement of results on the Campus France website: week of April 4, 2023
Duration of the scholarship
At a master’s level, the scholarship is awarded for a period of :
- 12 months maximum when enrolling in M2 ;
- a maximum of 24 months for an M1 registration;
It is awarded on condition that the student has met the academic requirements for each year of the program.
Scholarship holders may continue to receive their scholarship during an internship of up to 25% of the total duration of the program, provided that it is a mandatory internship that is included in the program curriculum. In all other cases, the scholarship is interrupted for the duration of the internship.
If the program includes an international academic exchange, the scholarship will be interrupted for the period spent abroad.
The signing of an apprenticeship or professionalization contract by an Eiffel scholarship holder automatically leads to the termination of the scholarship.
Eligibility criteria
- Nationality: This program is reserved for candidates of foreign nationality. Candidates with dual nationality, one of whom is French, are not eligible;
- Age: 25 years old (born after March 1996) at most on the date of the selection committee;
- Origin of applications: only applications submitted by French institutions are admissible. A candidate presented by more than one institution will be rejected;
- The student must not be living and/or studying in France at the time of application (Master level).
- International students already receiving a French government scholarship, an AUF scholarship or an Erasmus + scholarship from another program at the time of application are not eligible;
- Students who have already applied for this scholarship without obtaining it cannot reapply even if their application is submitted by a different institution or in a different field of study;
NB. It is only possible to apply once for the same level of study.
How to apply
Step 1:
- To obtain the application file, please send a request by e-mail to: mobilite.internationale.drive@u-paris.fr
Step 2:
- You will then have to complete the application form and send it to: contact@master-neuroscience-paris.fr
The Neuroscience graduate program chairs will fill out the educational section.
- Please make sure that your COMPLETE application is received by the International Mobility Department within the deadline.
Step 3:
- You MUST submit your application via the Neuroscience master’s programs’ Online Application Form for your application to be examined.
The International Mobility Department will not be responsible for forwarding applications to the program chairs for completion of the educational section. This part is entirely up to the candidate.
Please note that due to the closure of the university during the end-of-year school vacations and the deadline imposed by Campus France, the deadline for submitting applications to the International Mobility Department is December 2, 2021 and that no applications submitted after this date will be processed.
→ SMARTS UP Scholarship
About
The SMARTS-UP program, financed by the SFRI call (Structuring training through research in initiatives of excellence) at Université Paris Cité, aims to promote the internationalization of Master’s programs and facilitate the admission of the best international students. It intends to build notably a pool of excellence in the recruitment of future doctoral students.
For more information, please click here: GUIDELINES SMARTS UP SCHOLARSHIP 2023-2024
Calendar
- Opening of the call for applications by Campus France: December 1, 2022
- Deadline for receipt of applications by Université de Paris: January 15, 2023 (before 5pm CET).
- The scholarship awards will be sent by email on: end of march 2023
- The final decision for candidates on the waiting list will be communicated on: May 2023.
Duration of the scholarship
The SMARTS-UP scholarship is a masters-level scholarship only. It cannot be accumulated with any other scholarship.
It is awarded for one year and can not be extended.
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must be international students, French citizens are not eligible (including binational
or multinational students with a French citizenship). - Applicants must be new to the French higher education system (exception : international students preparing a joint-degree in collaboration with Université de Paris are eligible).
- Applicants should not hold any degree from a French University or Institution.
- Applicants from one the countries listed below have to also register via the Etudes en France platform (https://www.campusfrance.org/fr/candidature-procedure-etudes-en-france). This application must be completed in paralleled of the submission of your SMARTS-UP application. It is a completely independent but mandatory procedure.
How to apply
The call will be opened from the 1st of December 2022 until the 15th of January 2023, 5pm (CET).
- The admissibility of the applications will be will be checked by the university services, then each Graduate School will assess the candidates.
- Applicants will be informed of the decision by email by the end of March 2023.
- For applicants on the waiting list, the final decision will be communicated by the end of May 2023.
- Awardees will join Université de Paris in September 2023
Warning: Laureates will have to acknowledge acceptance of the scholarship within 2 weeks after receiving the confirmation email. In the absence of a timely confirmation, the scholarship will be awarded to the next candidate on the waiting list.
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.