College Scholarship: Application, Ceiling and Amount

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The college scholarship is awarded to the parents of a child enrolled in college whose income does not exceed a certain ceiling. How to benefit from it and under what conditions? When to apply for it for the 2024 school year? How much is the scholarship? When is it paid for the 2024-2025 school year? Explanations.

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What is the college scholarship?

Financial aid for students enrolled in public or private colleges or at the CNED

The college scholarship is financial aid granted to families whose income does not exceed a certain ceiling. It is awarded for one school year to the person responsible for a child enrolled in a public or private college or at the CNED.

Assistance provided to the child’s guardian

Those considered responsible for a middle school student are those who have effective and permanent responsibility for them. They must provide financial support for the child. That is, provide food, housing and clothing. Both parents or one of them, grandparents, guardians, etc. are entitled to apply for a middle school scholarship.

Please note : the legal guardians of a high school student can apply for a high school scholarship.

What are the conditions for awarding the college scholarship?

Conditions to benefit from it

Only students enrolled in secondary school are concerned. The request is made by their parents or legal representatives who have effective and permanent responsibility for them and whose income does not exceed a certain amount.

Conditions for stopping the payment of the scholarship

The loss of responsibility for a child by one of his parents during the year results in the withdrawal of the scholarship payment in his favor. A new study of the scholarship application is carried out for the benefit of the new person responsible for the child. Unjustified and repeated absences of the college student beyond fifteen days may result in a deduction from the annual amount of the scholarship. It is up to the principal of the college to make this decision.

Simulator to test your eligibility for the scholarship

The government is providing families with an online simulator to test their eligibility. Simply indicate:

• the number of minor or disabled children
• the number of unmarried adult children
• the reference tax income

At the end of the simulation, the parent obtains the estimated annual amount of the college scholarship.

What is the reference tax income not to be exceeded to be eligible for the college scholarship?

Resource ceiling not to be exceeded in 2024

The grant award is conditional on household income. The amount of the applicant’s resources (parent or legal representative) corresponds to their reference tax income which appears on their 2024 tax notice (2023 income).

Income limits based on number of children

The ceilings not to be exceeded vary depending on the number of dependent children. Here they are:

• With one dependent child, the ceiling is 17,927 euros.
• With two dependent children, the ceiling is 22,064 euros.
• With three dependent children, the ceiling is 26 201 euros.
• With four dependent children, the ceiling is 30 338 euros.
• With five dependent children, the ceiling is 34,476 euros.
• With six dependent children, the ceiling is 38,613 euros.
• With seven dependent children, the ceiling is 42,750 euros.
• With eight or more dependent children, the ceiling is 46,886 euros.

When to apply for college scholarship?

The college scholarship application opens on the first day of the school year, Monday, September 2 for the 2024-2025 school year. The campaign ends:

• October 17, 2024 for public and private establishments
• October 31, 2024 for students registered with CNED

How to complete your college scholarship application?

Apply online on Educonnect

A scholarship application form must be completed on the Educonnect platform, along with supporting documents. At the end, an acknowledgement of registration of the application is provided to the applicant and the college gives them an acknowledgement of receipt. It is necessary to make as many applications as there are children enrolled in the college.

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Since the start of the 2024 school year, it is possible to authorize the administration to update the applicant’s tax information each year so as to no longer have to apply for a scholarship at the start of each school year. This agreement is equivalent to a scholarship application.

Form to fill out for a request to a private college or to the Cned

The application for a scholarship in a private college or at the CNED is made via the following form. In the private sector, the person in charge of the child must send the form to the college secretariat. In the case of the CNED, the applicant must send it along with supporting documents to the Academic Service for National Scholarships of the CNED for Schooling.

Deadline for responding to challenge the administration’s decision

After processing the scholarship application, the college notifies the applicant of a scholarship award and its amount or a refusal which may be contested. Any dispute against a refusal or against the amount awarded must be made within two months to the director of the college or the rector of the academy.

How much is the college scholarship for the 2024-2025 school year?

The amount of the scholarship for a middle school student varies depending on the level of his or her supervisor. For theschool year 2024-2025, it can be:

• 114 euros for level 1
• 315 euros for level 2
• 495 euros for level 3

A scholarship and boarding school student can also benefit from a boarding school bonus, paid in three installments at the end of each term.

When is the college grant paid for the 2024 school year?

The college scholarship is awarded for one academic year. It is paid in three installments, each quarter, by the college’s accounting officer into the bank account of the student’s supervisor.

For 2024, the payment will be made:

• End of December 2024 for the 1st quarter.
• End of March 2025 for the second quarter.
• End of June 2025 for the third quarter.