EEF Guide: University Application

Once logged in, click on “Apply to universities” then fill out your application.

1.1 Complete your personal information, education background and language proficiency information.
In the “education background” section, upload your CV and enter all your completed and ongoing academic qualifications (matric, certificates, diplomas, degree, etc). You must also upload the completion certificates and the academic marks for each of these qualifications.

If you are currently completing a qualification:

➡️ Matric students: you should enter each year of high school from grade 10, 11 and 12, with your marks for each term uploaded for each of these grades. 
For your grade 12 information, select "A matric certificate or equivalent," then select the year of completion and choose the option "Ongoing qualification - I will fill out my marks and upload the documents later" so that you can upload your matric certificate later.

➡️ Other students: please select "A degree/ certificate of higher education," then select the year of completion and choose the option "Ongoing qualification - I will fill out my marks and upload the documents later" and add all your existing academic marks for this qualification.
 

Language proficiency:

➡️ French: indicate your French language test results (DELF or DALF) and scan your language test certificate or the language test registration certificate if you have not yet received your test results.

➡️ English: If you have studied for 5 years in English (at high school or university) please state that English is your native language.
 

Documents required:

REMEMBER: translations are NOT needed for programmes that are taught 100% in English.

✅ Passport
✅ CV (in French, unless your programme is 100% taught in English)
✅ Academic qualifications (matric, etc) + certified French translations
✅ Academic marks for the last two years of study + certified French translations
✅Proof of language proficiency:

• If your programme has classes taught in French: DELF B2 or proof that you have completed high school in French
• If your programme is 100% taught in English, no French is required (in which case, proof that you have studied in English, at high school or university, for at least 2 years is sufficient for proof of English proficiency).
   

1.2 Choose Study programmes (programme basket)

Select "Add a programme" and then select the category that applies to you:
✏️ First year of an undergraduate degree programme at a French university
✏️ Architecture degree (all levels)
✏️ All other programmes (including Masters applicants)

Then use the Programme search engine to select the programmes you're interested in and add them to your programme basket.

To identify study programmes, use the relevant programme catalogues and make sure to visit the websites of the relevant universities.
You can also use the EEF Programme search engine. Search using keywords, click the ➕ symbol to expand the relevant categories, select the programme and then click the title of the programme to view the information sheet provided by the university.

Application limits:
DAP - 3 choices
Architecture - 2 choices
All other programmes (Licence 2 or 3, Masters, etc) - 7 choices

1.3 Submit my file to Campus France South Africa

Once you have completed the different fields in your application and added all your desired programmes to your basket, select the relevant checkboxes to state that your information is true and that you have understood the prerequisites for each study progamme you are applying for.

Then click "Submit my file to Campus France South Africa." Deadline is 15 December! 

Campus France will then request payment of the processing fee before we can start processing your application (see next step below).

Corrections:
If any corrections or further supporting documents are required, Campus France will inform you.
Remember: you MUST resubmit your file for processing to continue! To do this, click "fill out the application" and then click "Submit my file to Campus France South Africa" and follow the steps explained above.

Your interview will be scheduled by Campus France. You will receive a notification with the day, time and a link to connect to the interview.

On the day of your interview, connect online to the video interview using the link and connection details received when your appointment was created.

Make sure to have your ID document or passport with you, and the original versions of all your documents.

The purpose of the interview is quite informal - simply to gather more information about your plans to study in France and to clarify any questions we may have about your file before transferring your file to the universities in France.

Once your application has been finalised and your interview is complete, your file will be reviewed by the Admissions Officers of your chosen universities in France.
 

If you received multiple acceptances, confirm which one is your final choice and accept the admission offer from that university on the EEF platform.

Careful: once you have chosen your final choice, you will not be able to change it.

Then, download your EEF certificate! You will find your certificate under "Pre-visa procedure > Finalise the procedure"

The Etudes en France procedure is now complete and you can apply for your student visa!