What is the high school scholarship?
Financial assistance for the legal representative of the high school student
The high school scholarship is financial assistance granted under resources to the legal representative (parent, grandparents, etc.) of a high school student or the high school student himself registered in a public establishment, a private school or at the CNED.
Aid to assume the student’s school fees
This scholarship makes it possible to assume the student’s tuition fees (purchase of supplies, textbooks …). Its amount varies according to the applicant’s situation and income.
What are the conditions to benefit from a high school scholarship?
The high school scholarship is granted subject to complying with conditions related to both the education and the resources of the beneficiary.
Conditions relating to the schooling of the high school student
The high school student must reside in France and be registered in a public, private or regional teaching establishment adapted (EREA) and follow one of the following courses:
- Second, first or terminal for obtaining a baccalaureate or a technician certificate.
- CAP (Certificate of Professional Aptitude).
- Class of 3ᵉ “prep-metal”
Note : the high school scholarship is also open to high school students who follow one of these courses remotely through the CNED.
Resource conditions
Obtaining the scholarship in high school is conditioned on compliance with a resource ceiling corresponding to the reference tax income registered on the 2025 tax notice for the 2025/2026 school year. If the parents are in cohabitation, the two revenues are taken into account. In the event of a student alternate residence, only the revenues of the parent who requests the scholarship, or those of his possible recomposed household, are taken into account, and no longer those of both parents.
What income should not be exceeded to obtain the high school scholarship?
Resource ceilings not to be exceeded for the 2025-2026 school year
Here are the 2024 income not to be exceeded according to its level to benefit from the high school scholarship in 2025:
Income taken into account for major or emancipated high school students
Regarding major or emancipated high school children who are no longer responsible for their parents, the income taken into account for the high school scholarship do not take into account those of their parents.
Note : Student students can benefit from additional assistance in the event of mention to the college certificate, the Merit Stock Exchange.
How do you know if you have the right to the high school scholarship?
Simulation
It is possible to know if we can benefit from the high school scholarship using the government’s simulator. Just answer several questions on:
Estimated level and amount
At the end of this simulation, the applicant obtains his level, the estimated amount of the scholarship, as well as the amount of the boarding school if the stock market is internal.
What is the amount of the high school scholarship according to its level for the start of the 2025 school year?
The amount of the high school scholarship is divided into six levels. Each level is defined according to the applicant’s situation (dependent child, household resources …). Here are the quarterly stock market amounts with regard to the 2025/2026 school year:
How to apply for a scholarship?
Automatic study of stock market rights
Since the 2024-2025 school year, parents or high school students can consent to theAutomatic study of stock exchange When registering or re -registration of the student in high school. They will then have no approach to be carried out to be able to benefit from financial aid.
Online request on Educonnect.gouv.fr for a high school student from a public, private or CNED establishment
For those who oppose it, the request for a high school scholarship is made:
- online on the Educonnect platform or via the dedicated form to submit to the establishment’s secretariat between the 1ᵉʳ September and October 16, 2025 for public and private establishments;
- online on the Educonnect platform between the 1ᵉʳ September and October 31, 2025 For students enrolled in the CNED.
The request must be made every year.
How do you know if the high school scholarship is granted?
Parents can follow the development of their scholarship request file by logging into their Educonnect account. They will then see the “in progress” status appear, “accepted” or “refused”. Once the request has been instructed and validated, they will receive a confirmation of the right to open the scholarship by email. The scholarships are awarded for a school year. They are available in six levels, depending on the resources of the person (s) assuming the student’s burden and the number of dependent children.
When is the high school scholarship in 2025?
The payment of the Lycées Stock Exchange comes three times in the school year, every quarter. For the 2025-2026 school year, the scholarship is paid:
- At the end of December 2025.
- At the end of March 2026.
- At the end of June 2026.
What to do in the event of refusal to pay the high school scholarship?
In the event that a scholarship request is refused, the applicant has a period of 15 free days To appeal from the notification of the refusal. The protest is sent to the rectorate of the Academy or to the Directorate of the Departmental Services of National Education. The decision relating to this appeal is notified to the applicant. In case of refusal, a two months He is granted to make a second appeal to the Minister of National Education or by seizing the administrative court as a contentious appeal.
