{"id":50233,"date":"2019-10-29T16:50:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T15:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/?page_id=50233"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:25:23","slug":"financing-stay-in-france","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/en\/student-life\/financing-stay-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Financing your stay in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s your budget?<\/h2><p>French law requires international students to have sufficient means of subsistence in France to pursue their studies: <strong>a minimum of 615\u20ac\/800\u20ac per month.<\/strong><br><\/p><p>A reasonable budget for living in Lyon or Annecy would be around <strong>950\u20ac\/month<\/strong>.<\/p><p>All costs indicated here are not binding and are subject to change.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"278\" class=\"wp-image-188903\" style=\"width: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ri-2023-eng-tableau-budget-lyon-annecy.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ri-2023-eng-tableau-budget-lyon-annecy.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ri-2023-eng-tableau-budget-lyon-annecy-201x140.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ri-2023-eng-tableau-budget-lyon-annecy-460x320.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ri-2023-eng-tableau-budget-lyon-annecy-520x362.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-text-image\">\n  <div class=\"row align-bottom collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-5 xxlarge-expand wp-block-text-image-info js-fade-scroll\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-text-image-title\">Working in France<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-text-image-intro\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/en\/working-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-7 xxlarge-shrink wp-block-text-image-picture js-fade-scroll\">\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-text-image\">\n  <div class=\"row align-bottom collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-5 xxlarge-expand wp-block-text-image-info js-fade-scroll\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-text-image-title\">Scholarships: How to benefit from supports?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-text-image-intro\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/en\/student-life\/grants-how-to-benefit-from-a-financial-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-7 xxlarge-shrink wp-block-text-image-picture js-fade-scroll\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/header-cours-mensuel-ete-ilcf-780x536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-text_image size-text_image\" alt=\"\u00c9tudiants internationaux se promenant dans un parc\" \/>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-contact js-fade-scroll\">\n  <p class=\"wp-block-contact-title\">Contact<\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n        <p class=\"contact-item\">\n          <span class=\"contact-strong\">International Relations Department<\/span><br>\n          <span class=\"contact-light\"><\/span>\n        <\/p>\n        <span class=\"contact-separate\"><\/span>\n        <p class=\"contact-item\">\n          <a class=\"icon-phone contact-button show-for-small-only\" href=\"tel:04 72 32 50 79\"><\/a>\n          <span class=\"contact-strong hide-for-small-only\">04 72 32 50 79<\/span><br>\n          <a class=\"icon-mail contact-button show-for-small-only\" href=\"mailto:ri@univ-catholyon.fr\"><\/a>\n          <span class=\"contact-light hide-for-small-only\">ri@univ-catholyon.fr<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cross-content js-fade-scroll\">\n    <p class=\"wp-block-cross-content-title\">For more information<\/p>\n            <div class=\"row wp-block-cross-content-row\">\n                                <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 large-4 wp-block-cross-content-col\">\n                        <a class=\"wp-block-cross-content-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/en\/ucly\/our-institution\/welcome-to-lyon\/life-in-lyon\/\" title=\"Life in Lyon\">\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-name\">Life in Lyon<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/header-parcoursculturel-630x570.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Parcours culturel Licence de Lettres\" \/><\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-more\">\n                                <span class=\"icon-more\"><\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-cross-content-excerpt\"><p>Lyon is one of France\u2019s most dynamic and student-friendly cities. Nestled between the Rh\u00f4ne and Sa\u00f4ne rivers, it offers world-class gastronomy, rich history and culture, beautiful architecture, and a vibrant international community all within easy reach of your campus life at UCLy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 large-4 wp-block-cross-content-col\">\n                        <a class=\"wp-block-cross-content-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/en\/student-life\/campus-life\/university-canteen\/\" title=\"Cafeterias\">\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-name\">Cafeterias<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/etudiants-exterieur-carnot-550x575.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"header-etudiants-exterieur-carnot\" \/><\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-more\">\n                                <span class=\"icon-more\"><\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-cross-content-excerpt\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 large-4 wp-block-cross-content-col\">\n                        <a class=\"wp-block-cross-content-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/en\/student-life\/campus-life\/social-service\/\" title=\"Social support and services\">\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-name\">Social support and services<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/header-formations-630x570.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u00e9tudiante et enseignante qui discutent\" \/><\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-more\">\n                                <span class=\"icon-more\"><\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-cross-content-excerpt\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s your budget?French law requires international students to have sufficient means of subsistence in France to pursue their studies: a minimum of 615\u20ac\/800\u20ac per [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":434766,"parent":43984,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50233","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Financing your stay in France - Student Life - UCLy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To help you finance your studies, you can apply for grants in your home country or in France. 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