Scholarships for non European students
Are you a national of a country outside the European Economic Area?
Find out how to finance your higher education studies: bank loans, CROUS grants, social funds, partner grants, etc.
The GOBELINS Social Fund
This is an aid fund for :
- French students or
- foreign students who have been living in France for tax purposes for at least 2 years.
The school grants aid in the form of partial exemption from tuition fees.
Grants are awarded on the basis of social, financial and geographical criteria.
A call for applications is sent out following admission - The committee meets in July and September.
Maximum grant: €3,500 in 2023
40 students supported in 2022/23
CROUS
CROUS scholarships are awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research on the basis of social criteria. They are awarded to students aged under 28 on September 1st of the year of enrolment, depending on their family's social situation.
Which students are eligible for CROUS scholarships?
- French nationals
- Europeans who have lived in France continuously for 1 year or who can prove that they have been living in France for tax purposes for at least 2 years
- or foreign nationals who can prove that they have lived in France for tax purposes for at least 2 years.
Which GOBELINS courses are eligible for CROUS grants?
- Bachelor of Arts in Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking
- Master of Arts in Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking
- Bachelor 3D Character animation (1st et 2nd years)
- 3D Character Animator - 1 year programme
- Graphic motion designer - 1 year programme
The condition of eligibility validated by the CROUS must be sent to the school between July and September.
73 students supported in 2022/23.
The Odon Vallet Foundation
The Odon Vallet Foundation Scholarship, under the aegis of the Fondation de France, is open to students from the Académie de Paris in modest circumstances who demonstrate regular attendance and excellence.
Vallet-GOBELINS Selection Committee is preselecting scholarship beneficiaries among second year students then the final choice is made by the foundation.
Students between 18 and 26 y.o can apply.The selection criteria are as follows: criteria for attendance, excellence, social conditions.
The scholarship is covering part of the tuition fees and follows the student throughout his or her studies, subject to attendance and excellence. 8 new scholarships are awarded each year.
Amount of the scholarship: €5,000 in 2024
Our partners
Each year, many corporate partners and foundations choose to support the GOBELINS scholarship fund.
These scholarships are awarded following admission to GOBELINS on the basis of excellence or social criteria.
The school's Scholarship Award Committee, made up of the academic director, the social worker and a representative of the teaching staff, meets 3 or 4 times a year to award these scholarships.
GOBELINS warmly thanks NETFLIX, UNIVERSAL MUSIC France, BMW, the Keyrus Foundation, the Plantu Foundation, etc. for their support of the equal opportunities programme at GOBELINS Paris.
| Scholarship opportunity | Target audience | Eligibility conditions & criteria | Amount The number of scholarships may vary from year to year |
| Netflix Grow Creative |
Programme : Master of Arts in Character animation and animated filmmaking |
Scholarship for successfully admitted candidates on selection by the GOBELINS allocation committee.
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6 scholarships awarded in 2023 covering tuition fees for the 2 years of the Master and part of living expenses. |
| Guillermo del Toro / Cinepolis |
Programme : Master of Arts in Character animation and animated filmmaking |
1 scholarship awarded in 2023 covering tuition fees for the 2 years of the Master and part of living expenses. | |
| Pandanim |
Programme : Master of Arts in Character animation and animated filmmaking |
1 scholarship awarded in 2023 covering part of the tuition fees. |
For Creatives from the African continent.
For Creatives from Mexico.
For Creatives from China.
You can also apply to:
The Bleustein Blanchet Foundation "Prix de la Vocation"
The Marcel Bleustein Blanchet Foundation awards a Vocation Prize under the direction of its President Elizabeth Badinter.
The prize is for students aged between 18 and 30, to all young French people currently living in France or abroad, and to anyone of foreign nationality living in France or with a project in France.
Application period between January 1st and May 31st.
Call for applications in December, support from the school in drawing up the various documents.
Amount of the scholarship: €10,000
Governmental institutions
International students are also encourage to liaise with external institutions such as:
The French Ministry Of foreign affairs
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers scholarships to several foreign students wishing to study in France.The amount of the scholarships varies depending on each situation.
To apply, please contact:
The Cooperation and Cultural Action Services of the French Embassy or French Consulate in your country, or the nearest French Institute in your country.
Campus Bourses
Campus France, the French Agency for the Promotion of French Higher Education, provides comprehensive information on the different scholarship programmes available for international students wishing to enroll into a BACHELOR or Master in a French Institution.
Please visit the grant search engine to find the scheme relevant to your situation and contact the Campus France services in your country.
MOE Scholarship for overseas study in Art & Design
The “MOE Scholarship Program for Overseas Study in Art and Design” is supervised by the Ministry of Education of Taïwan, and is run by the National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (NYUST).
Two scholarships are provided to two taiwanese students from NYUST who have been successfully admitted to one of the following programmes at GOBELINS: 3D Character Animator and Graphic Motion Designer.
Emergency aid
GOBELINS grants one-off emergency financial aid under certain conditions.
If you need help, please contact us.