School fees & financial support

• Be a French national;
• Live in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;
• Applicants and at least one parent (or legal guardian) must be entered in the Register of French Nationals Living Abroad held by the Consular Section in Luxembourg. Your file must be valid and up to date;
• For children starting kindergarten, they must be at least 3 years old at the start of the school year;
• Except in special cases, families must no longer receive family benefits from the French Family Allowance Fund (Caisse d’allocations familiales – CAF). Families arriving from France must provide a certificate confirming termination of benefits, or proof of receipt of family benefits in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. This also applies to other French bodies paying non-exportable social benefits (RSA, PAJE, APL, etc.).
• Be a French national
• Live in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
• Be entered in the Register of French Nationals Living Abroad held by the Consular Section in Luxembourg. The file must be valid and up to date
• Be at least 3 years old at the start of the school year (31/12/N)
• Except in special cases, families must no longer receive family benefits from the French Family Allowance Fund (Caisse d’allocations familiales – CAF). Families arriving from France must provide a certificate confirming termination of benefits, or proof of receipt of family benefits in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. This also applies to other French bodies paying non-exportable social benefits (RSA, PAJE, APL, etc.).

All relevant documents and information regarding applications for school bursaries (application form, list of supporting documents to submit, resource conditions, etc.) can be viewed and downloaded on the website of the French Embassy in Luxembourg (under: Section consulaire / aide à la scolarité) (in French).

As of this year, families can submit their school bursary applications directly via the Scolaide portal by Friday, 26 September 2025 at the latest.

For information purposes, the school fees support scheme is organised as follows for the current application cycle:

• January: Opening of the bursary application process for the following school year – first period
• January/mid-February: Submission of files to the Consular Section in Luxembourg
• April: Meeting of the first Consular Council for School Bursaries
• June: Meeting of the first National School Bursaries Committee in Paris and notification to parents of decisions taken by AEFE.
• From late August to mid-September: Submission of files to the Consular Section in Luxembourg.

If you require any further information and/or you encounter any problems filling in your bursary application, please contact the consulate at this address: consulat.luxembourg-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr (specifying ‘school bursaries’ in the subject line) and/or visit the AEFE website.

• October: Meeting of the second Consular Council for School Bursaries
• December: Meeting of the second National School Bursaries Committee in Paris and notification to parents of decisions taken by AEFE.

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PLEASE NOTE: ANY FILES THAT ARE INCOMPLETE OR SUBMITTED LATE WILL BE LIABLE FOR REJECTION

REMINDER: Bursary applications must be renewed annually, and files must be submitted strictly within the deadlines specified above.

To request financial support, families should contact the school’s Accounts Department.

servicecomptabilite@vauban.lu