HOW TO APPLY IN AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION?

THE NEW PROCESS OF APPLICATION

From November 2021 - International students can work with Campus France and apply to multiple French institutions using the Etudes en France platform as a common application. · **THIS EEF PROCESS IS ONLY APPLIED TO THE STUDY PROJECT OF MORE THAN 90 DAYS**

Etudes en France simplifies the application process for international students

Etudes en France is a comprehensive online platform that manages all of the enrollment procedures to higher education institutions in France up until the visa request. With one common application on the Etudes en France platform, international candidates can apply to several higher education programs in France with the assistance of Campus France Thailand agents.

Before applying to programs on the Etudes en France platform, candidates must verify all prerequisites and deadlines, including French proficiency requirements. Students who do not have the test result when submitting their Etudes en France application, can provide a registration to a French test while awaiting to have the final results. The programs availability and prerequisites are provided by French institutions, candidates should contact directly the institution if they need clarifications about the requirements.

OVERVIEW OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS

There are two main elements to obtaining a student visa: Campus France Thailand and France-Visas. You will use multiple platforms during the process, and must complete the four steps below:

For the Campus France Thailand application, complete steps 1 and 2:

1. Complete an online application on the platform Etudes en France following the Etudes en France Application Guide.

2. Pay the Etudes en France application fee (detail down below)

For the Student Visa, complete steps 3 and 4:

3. Complete a student visa application via France-Visas4. Schedule and attend an in-person visa appointment at a TLS : TLS Contact

Read more about the visa application, and documents required, in our Student Visa Application Guide

Calendar 2024-2025

TIMELINE

*This is the application round for DAP/HDAP applicants only (pre-application round before universities in general open their registration *early-bird)

*Pre-consular applicants can apply throughout the year.

DAP Candidates (Licence 1 / 1st year of Bachelor level)

October 1, 2024: Opening of admission applications on the Etudes en France platform
December 15, 2024: Deadline for DAP applications submissions on the Etudes en France platform
March 15, 2025: Deadline for EEF interview with Campus France

April 30, 2025: Deadline for French universities and institutions to accept or refuse candidates
May 31, 2025: Deadline for candidates to accept one admission proposal

HDAP Candidates (Licence 2, 3/ 2nd, 3rd year of Bachelor and Master level)

October 1, 2024: Opening of admission applications on the Etudes en France platform
March 1, 2025: Deadline for HDAP application submissions
March 15, 2025: Deadline for EEF interview with Campus France
April 30, 2025: Deadline for French universities and institutions’ responses and proposals for acceptance. Students will receive a response from the universities to which they have applied by this date.
May 31, 2025: Deadline for candidates to accept one admission proposal

Our team is looking forward to helping candidates throughout this admission process. Should you have questions about the application process, please contact Campus France Thailand at bangkok@campusfrance.org.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSIONS APPLICATIONS (DAP AND HDAP)

Required Document(s)	Notes
Passport	Please note that you will need a valid passport to apply for a visa. If you are a citizen of a country other than the US, please provide a proof of legal status in the US (permanent residence card, etc.) as well as your passport.
Headshot	Find or take a headshot, the file should be 50kb max. It can be a passport-style photo or simply a cropped photo of your face.
Statement of Motivation	The statement of motivation should be written by the applicant in French (or English if you are applying to a program that is taught in English). It should be a maximum of 1,500 characters.
Resume/CV	An updated resume that includes your most recent academic and professional achievements.
Letter/s of Recommendation	While not always obligatory, we suggest obtaining 1-2 letters of recommendation from academic references when applying to programs in France.
Official Transcripts	You will be required to scan and upload your most recent official transcripts. Unofficial transcripts are not accepted. A PDF version of your official transcripts is fine, if there is a watermark that appears on official hard copies when you scan them, that is fine for our purposes.
Diploma	We will require a copy of the most recent degree or diploma you received (high school or college).
French Proficiency Test Results	Results from an official French language test are required. DAP Candidates must have a min. B2 level. Check your program’s specific pre-requisites, you may need a higher level. We recommend finding a proficiency test as early as possible before submitting your application, as results may take several weeks to be received, and registration deadlines may be well before test dates. Most students applying to programs with French as the language of instruction will be required to take the TCF or the DELF/DALF. Check with the programs you're interested in to learn their requirements. Locations of TCF and DELF/DALF testing centers can be found here.
French Translations	You will need to obtain French translations of all documents (except for your passport and French test results). The diploma and transcripts MUST be translated officially and completed by a professional. Translations of the letter/s of recommendation and resume do not have to be completed by a professional, but they must be in perfect French. We suggest finding a translator through the French Embassy's list : Liste de traducteurs - La France en Thaïlande (ambafrance.org).

TYPES OF STUDENTS and Candidature Process

1. IF YOU ALREADY HOLD AN ADMISSION LETTER (Students already accepted)

You already hold an admission letter from a French school or exchange program: You are a study abroad, exchange, dual degree student. You have been accepted into a French language class, a professional training or vocational program, or a full-time undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral program. You must follow the "Pre-Consular" application process.

2. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY (NEW CANDIDATE/ students not yet accepted to any program)

You have not yet been admitted to any program, and you wish to apply through Campus France Thailand in this early-bird round to a full-time undergraduate or graduate program in a French institution. You must follow the "New candidature"(student not yet accepted) application process.

IMPORTANT NOTES ON THIS PROCESS

· The Campus France Thailand team is only able to begin processing your application after you have submitted the application fee

· You need a unique ID number generated by Etudes on France in order to submit your payment, which is why you need to complete the Etudes en France application first.

· Once your Etudes en France application is processed, you will receive a confirmation e-mail from Campus France Thailand. A printed version of this email will be requested at your visa appointment.

· After you receive the confirmation email, you can move forward to complete a student visa application via France-Visas and schedule a visa appointment with TLS Contact.

· **THIS EEF PROCESS IS ONLY APPLIED TO THE STUDY PROJECT OF MORE THAN 90 DAYS**

FOR VDO TUTORIALS:

Etudes en France Application Video Tutorials - YouTube

Source: Campus France USA

FIND YOUR CATEGORY AND STUDENT TYPE

Identifying yourself within one student type is essential to understanding the Campus France and Etudes en France application process.

The first thing you need to do as a prospective student in France is understand your student type. Knowing your student type is critical for completing the Etudes en France application correctly, understanding how Campus France’s role, and accessing the correct instruction materials.

There are six distinct student types that fall into two overarching categories, describing generally the way in which you are using the Etudes en France application and working with Campus France.

The six distinct student types are:

1. DAP Candidates – Students using Etudes en France to apply to enter a French university at the Licence 1 level. These candidates may apply to up to three L1 programs using one application.

2. HDAP Candidates – Students using Etudes en France to apply to enter a French university at the Licence 2, Licence 3, or Masters level. These candidates may apply to up to seven programs using one application.

3. Study Abroad/Exchange/Dual-Degree - Pre-Consular Applicants – Students enrolled in a US college or university who will study abroad in France, in any type of institution, for a period of over 90 days.

4. Independent - Pre-Consular Applicants – Students who have been admitted independently to a non-degree-granting program in France. This may be a certificate program, a FLE (French as a foreign language) program, an art or gastronomy program, etc. If you are not earning a Licence, Masters, or Doctoral degree during your program in France, you are an independent student.

5. HDAP Allégé - Pre-Consular Applicants – Students who have applied directly to a French institution of higher education and already gained admission to a L2, L3, or Masters program. Essentially, if you’ve been admitted to a degree program in France by applying directly through the institution, you will still need to complete a Pre-Consular Etudes en France application to apply for a visa, and you are considered HDAP Allégé (which is a simplified HDAP application).

6. Doctoral Students - Pre-Consular Applicants – Students who have been admitted to a doctoral program in France by applying directly through the French institution. These students may still be required to complete a Pre-Consular Etudes en France application if they plan to apply for a student visa.

PAY THE ETUDES EN FRANCE APPLICATION FEE

The EEF application fee of 2024-2025 is fixed at :

· 2,000THB - Pre-consular applicants enrolled in an exchange program or a double degree

· 3,000THB - Candidates students (DAP and HDAP) and pre-consular applicants in any other case

*Paying the fee on Etudes en France, you will get 50% discount on visa fee at TLS.* Do not forget to show the proof.

1. Pay the fee by following the instruction below

Account details :

BANK : KASIKORN BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

ADDRESS : 16/4 North Sathorn Rd, Silom, Bangrak, BKK 10500 THAILAND

ACCOUNT NAME : ALLIANCE FRANCAISE BANGKOK

ACCOUNT NUMBER : 159-2-59988-7

SWIFT CODE : KASITHB

IMPORTANT! In the bank transfer platform, please put this message in the remark/note section: "YOUR LAST NAME- YOUR EEF NO." Ex: JAIDEE-TH22-00001

2. After the payment, declare your payment by clicking on this link below

(The payment proof of 500kb to be attached)

DECLARE YOUR PAYMENT HERE

Your payment will be validated within 48 hours, please log in your Etude en France to check if your payment is already validated. In case that there is no validation within 48 hours (counting only working days), please contact us again 02 627 2160 / 02 627 2107/ 02 670 4241.

EXEMPTIONS

Students exempt from the Etudes en France Application fee:

· Students who are recipients of a French government scholarship or Thai Government Scholarship for the academic year for which they are applying;

· Students who hold a French Baccalauréat awarded within the last four academic years;

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

· Please note that all payments are final and non refundable.

· The application must be complete with the required documents uploaded and submitted. If applications are incomplete when submitted and when payment is made, the review of the application may take longer than the 3-day or 3-week review time published.

· The student must be reachable by phone throughout the entire process.

STUDENT VISA APPLICATION – FRANCE-VISAS

To better assist advisors, students, and families, please see the Campus France Thailand Student Visa Application Guide. This guide serves as an annotated checklist of documents necessary for the visa appointment and responds to FAQs.

We encourage students to keep the PDF accessible on their phone or computer for reference as they compile a visa application.

*Paying the fee on Etudes en France, you will get 50% discount on visa fee at TLS.* Please log in to your EEF account to download the letter of "Confirmation of Acceptance/ Accord d'acceptation Préalable", to be presented at TLS.

Please note that the requirements are subject to change. Students should always follow the checklist generated by France-Visas or TLS, which may include additional documents not listed here. This document serves an explanatory purpose to help students understand the items they will see on the France-Visas and TLS checklists.

PHD STUDENTS

Before you can enroll in a PhD in France, you must find a thesis supervisor and subject. What are the steps?

STEPS

If you wish to do a Doctorate in natural and technological sciences:

1) Apply for thesis subjects that have been published by French researchers.

You will find these subjects on the Campus France platform.

There are two types of subjects: subjects already funded by the host establishment (choose "Type: Contract"), and subjects for which you must have your own funding (choose "Type: Grant").

2) Contact the researcher or Doctoral School that published the subject.

If you wish to do a Doctorate in the social sciences and humanities:

1) Check the Campus France subject platform.

2) Contact the researcher or Doctoral School that published the subject.

If you can't find anything suitable, you will have to prepare a research project that you can then send to a researcher.

How to find a researcher to be a thesis supervisor?

First of all, remember that you must not propose a research project to every researcher in the field that interests you. For example, if your research project is in economics, don't send your proposal to every economist! They already receive an enormous number of requests like that and can't go through them all.

Your proposal should target specific people within your domain of study, that means the theme of your research project must correspond to the specialty of the researcher.

After you've sent the proposal to the right person, you'll have to engage with the researcher in order to refine your thesis topic. To maximize your chances, you need to be flexible and ready to move away from your initial proposal. If you are able to obtain funding, say so at the start of your message.

Read Campus France's Guide: La Recherche en France for more detailed information about applying to doctoral programs in France.

CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'VE FOUND A THESIS SUPERVISOR WHO ACCEPTS YOU!

Now the Doctoral School has to approve it so you can enrol in a Doctorate. If funding is required by the Doctoral School, it must be approved before you can enrol.

The annual registration fee for a Doctoral program is €380. Even if you have a doctoral fellowship, you will have to pay the registration fee. Doctoral students are not subject to the fee differentiation for international students, as are students in other levels. You can learn more about tuition fees here.

Remember you still need to go through the Campus France Thailand application to process the pre-consular application. Once you'll receive the confirmation e-mail from Campus France Thailand, you can then proceed to the next step for your student visa application (France-Visas).