Student and Campus Contribution (CVEC)
What is the CVEC?
Payment of the Student and Campus Contribution was introduced from the start of the 2018 academic year (Article L.841-5 of the Education Code).
The CVEC, collected by the CROUS, is “intended to promote the welcoming and social, health, cultural and sporting support for students and to reinforce the health prevention and education initiatives carried out for their benefit”.
In practical terms, the CVEC helps to ensure:
- Access to healthcare on campus and the strengthening of prevention policies within institutions;
- Social support for students;
- Support for student initiatives;
- Access to sport, art and culture;
- A warm welcome for students.
The amount of this contribution is set at €105 for the 2026–2027 academic year.
Payment of the CVEC
Regardless of their circumstances, students must log in (or create an account) at https://www.messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr/
Depending on the circumstances, payment is required. This can be made directly on the CVEC official webpage, either by credit card or in cash.
Students who meet any of the following criteria are exempt (they must still complete the process, although they do not need to make a payment):
- refugee students,
- students benefiting from subsidiary protection and temporary protection,
- students registered as asylum seekers and having the right to stay on the territory,
- scholarship holders of the French government and scholarship holders of health and social training in regions
Students receiving grants will be sent a download link to obtain their CVEC certificate upon receipt of their conditional grant notification.
You can call the CROUS helpline, Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm : +33 9 72 59 65 65 (please note that the language spoken is French)
Without a CVEC certificate for the coming year, you will not be able to complete your administrative registration.