The French public budget › Research & higher education · State · 2026
Student life
Direct aid, indirect aid, programme steering and coordination…: the 3rd largest of the 8 parts of “Research & higher education”.
3.3bn€
voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)
Year by year
Spent in 20243.3bn€
Spent in 20253.2bn€
Voted for 20263.3bn€
What it pays for, planned in the draft budget for 2025
Direct aid78%2.5bn€
Indirect aid15%500M€
Programme steering and coordination4%117M€
Student health and community, cultural and sports activities3%94M€
Source: 2024 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2025 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2026 budget act as passed ↗, State budget bill for 2025 (data.economie.gouv.fr) ↗.