CVEC exemption for scholarship holders
Exonération de la CVEC pour les boursiers ·Administered by Cnous et réseau des Crous
Every student enrolling in initial training must present a CVEC certificate — the contribution funds campus health, sport, culture and welfare services and costs €105 for 2025/26. Boursiers sur critères sociaux (and ministry-equivalent scholarship holders), students with refugee status or subsidiary protection, and asylum seekers with the right to remain are exempt: the platform recognizes boursier status automatically and issues a free certificate on the spot. If you pay first and become a boursier during the year, you can claim the €105 back.
Who qualifies
- Boursier sur critères sociaux or scholarship holder of the higher-education, culture or agriculture ministries — including conditional award notifications
- Regional scholarship holders in health and social-care training
- Refugees, beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, and registered asylum seekers with the right to remain
- An attestation is mandatory even when exempt — it is required for enrollment
How to apply
Log in at cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr and request the exemption: boursier status is checked automatically and the free attestation is issued immediately; refund claims are open from 1 September to 31 May of the academic year.
Deadlines: Refund window for late boursiers: 1 September to 31 May of the academic year
Apply / official channel →Sources
- CVEC — Contribution de vie étudiante et de campus — cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr (Cnous) (retrieved 10 July 2026)
- La Contribution de vie étudiante et de campus (CVEC) — Crous Normandie (retrieved 10 July 2026)
Last verified 10 July 2026