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Create a DSE (Student Social File)

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The student social file (DSE) is used to request:

  • a scholarship (financial aid granted under certain conditions to students who have difficulty financing their university studies)
  • and/or accommodation in a university residence hall or university residence.

Read: the Refugees.info fact sheets "Applying for a scholarship" and "Obtaining student accommodation through Crous"

This application must be submitted between March 2nd and May 31st for the 2026/2027 academic year.

If you don't already have an account, you must create one on the website messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr. Then, simply click on "Student Social File Application (DSE)" and follow the online procedure. Supporting documents will be requested at the end of the process (see steps below).

To qualify for student status, you must be enrolled in a French higher education institution. You need an INE (National Student Identity Number) to be officially recognized as a student and to receive financial aid. The INE number consists of 11 characters (10 digits + 1 letter or 9 digits + 2 letters).

How to do it?

You must create an account on the following website: www.messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr/envole/enregistrement

Three sections need to be completed:

  • Identity
  • Email address
  • National Student Identification (INE)
At the end of your registration, you will receive an email with a verification code (6 letters) to enter in your registration form.

Foreign students must answer additional nationality questions to be granted or denied access to the DSE (Student Social File) application.

→ Refugee status, stateless status, beneficiary of subsidiary or temporary protection, orphan status or status under Child Welfare Services (ASE) allows access to the DSE.

→ Foreign students who are not in these situations must have been in France for at least 2 years on September 1st of the academic year concerned by the application, provide proof of a tax household attached to parents or guardians in France for at least 2 years and have a valid residence permit to be eligible to apply for DSE.

To access the DSE request, you must log in to your account:

  • Go to the website www.messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr
  • Click on the “connect” button located at the top right of the site page. Then enter your email and password.
  • Finally click on the Student Social File (DSE) request.

Complete the information requested during the procedure. The form is tailored to your student and family situation.

→ Step "Parents' place of work N-2": Make sure to indicate if your parents worked abroad.

→ Step "Income received in year N-2": Enter your parents' tax identification number to automatically retrieve the data. If automatic retrieval does not work, you must manually enter the N-2 income.

→ Step "My bank details": the IBAN to be indicated must be in your first and last name.

Submit the required supporting documents at the end of the procedure (you can also submit them later by clicking on “submit later”).

Next, proceed to sign your file.

Finally, submit your request (click).

It takes between one and three months to process your application. If your application is complete, you don't need to take any further steps. Otherwise, you must send the requested documents as soon as possible.

If your application is complete, you will receive an email confirming the availability of your conditional award notification or scholarship refusal in your personal account. You must forward this to your institution.

As soon as your registration is confirmed by your institution, you will be informed by email in the same way, with your final scholarship notification made available.

What happens next?

To track your request:

In your file, you can:

  • Check its processing status (e.g., submitted, conditional, incomplete, refused...)
  • Complete it (online submission of supporting documents)
  • Enter or change your IBAN
  • Download your documents:
    - Conditional notification upon completion of the case review (complete case)
    - Final notification upon confirmation of your registration at your institution
  • Track the payment of your scholarship installments

To access the submission of accomodation wishes, you must then:

We recommend that you read this Réfugiés.info sheet “Obtain Crous student accommodation” which explains the entire process in detail.

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