University application dates for 2026
Verify and follow the application procedure required by the institution you are applying to.
Depending on your nationality, the country you reside in, your high school qualification and the level of studies you want to apply for, the process may differ for applying to a Higher education institution in France.
Feel free to check out the Website of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation to know more.
Important dates for applying via Campus France, on the Etudes en France platform:
HDAP – “Hors Demande d’Admission Préalable”
(students applying for Masters, Licence 2 and Licence 3)
- Registrations open on 1st October
- Registrations close on 15 December
- Application interviews in January and February (via Zoom)
Your application will be examined simultaneously by the 7 universities you have chosen in your EEF application.
- University response and offers of acceptance: before 30 April next year
Universities will be able to inform you of any proposed fee-exemptions that may be available to you.
- Student response: before 31 May next year
If you have received several acceptance offers, you will have to choose one.
Careful, if you do not answer before 31 May, the absence of an answer will be considered as a refusal of the institution's offer.
DAP – “Demande d’Admission Préalable”
(students applying for the first year of undergraduate studies, and all levels of architecture studies)
- Registrations open on 1st October
- Registrations close on 15 December
- Payment deadline: 28 February
- Application interviews in January-February (via Zoom)
Your application will be examined simultaneously by the 3 universities (2 universities for architecture) you have applied to.
- University response and offers of acceptance: before 30 April
Universities will be able to inform you of any proposed fee-exemptions that may be available to you.
- Student response: before 31 May
If you have received several acceptance offers, you will have to choose one.
CAREFUL, if you do not answer before 31 May, the absence of an answer will be considered as a refusal of the institutions' offers.
*The application dates for all levels of study (undergraduate and Masters) are the same, even if the procedures are slightly different.
Parcoursup (*official dates for 2026 are yet to be released)
(French citizens and applications in an IUT)
- Platform opens in December
- Start of registrations: mid-January
- Complete your list of academic choices before: early March
- Complete your file before: early April
*The application dates for all levels of study (undergraduate and Masters) are the same, even if the procedures are slightly different.
CampusArt
Registrations open on 1st October and close on 15 December.
*** Remember that your EEF application MUST be submitted before 15 December!
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