How to finance your studies
Find bellow all tuition fees and more about funding arrangements and aids offered to future students.
MORE ABOUT SCHOOL FEES
School fees
FROM 1ST YEAR TO 5TH YEAR
European Student
Tuition payment schedule :
1.000,00€ deposit ** due at enrollment
3.600,00€ due September 1st
2.300,00€ due November 15th
Tuition payment schedule :
1.000,00€ deposit ** due at enrollment
5.000,00€ due September 1st
3.600,00€ due November 15th
International Student
NB : For the enrollment of an international student, the tuition fees are due in their entirety at the time of registration. In the case of withdrawal by an applicant before September 1st, the application fee of 1.000,00€ will be retained by the school and will be deducted from the reimbursement
NB : For the enrollment of an international student, the tuition fees are due in their entirety at the time of registration. In the case of withdrawal by an applicant before September 1st, the application fee of 1.000,00€ will be retained by the school and will be deducted from the reimbursement
Mid-Career
You are at a stage in your career where you would like to reorient yourself professionally, or you would like to complete your knowledge and skills in the fields of design, eco-conception, eco-design and sustainable innovation. The SDS offers a one-year training program in its curriculum with a semester-long professional internship.
6 months internship
Tuition payment schedule :
1.000,00€ deposit ** due at enrollment
5.000,00€ due September 1st
3.000,00€ due November 15th
3.000,00€ due January 15th
International Mid-Career
You are at a stage in your career where you would like to reorient yourself professionally, or you would like to complete your knowledge and skills in the fields of design, eco-conception, eco-design and sustainable innovation. The SDS offers a one-year training program in its curriculum with a semester-long professional internship.
6 months internship
NB : For the enrollment of an international student, the tuition fees are due in their entirety at the time of registration. In the case of withdrawal by an applicant before September 1st, the application fee of 1.000,00€ will be retained by the school and will be deducted from the reimbursement.
PhD Design & Sustainable innovation
European Student
It’s a 3 years university programme for candidates with a Master degree (from University or according the Bologna system). Being member of the University Côte d’Azur, The SDS is entitled to offer a doctoral cursus in co-tutorship with one of the research laboratories of the UCA (see the member’s list).
(28.800,00€ for 3 years)
Tuition payment schedule :
1.000,00€ deposit ** due at enrollment
5.000,00€ due September 1st
3.600,00€ due November 15th
PhD Design & Sustainable innovation
International Student
It’s a 3 years university programme for candidates with a Master degree (from University or according the Bologna system). Being member of the University Côte d’Azur, The SDS is entitled to offer a doctoral cursus in co-tutorship with one of the research laboratories of the UCA (see the member’s list).
(31.800,00€ for 3 years)
NB : For the enrollment of an international student, the tuition fees are due in their entirety at the time of registration. In the case of withdrawal by an applicant before September 1st, the application fee of 1.000,00€ will be retained by the school and will be deducted from the reimbursement
Included
FROM 1ST YEAR TO 5TH YEAR
& access
& diploma
insurrance policy
On top of the social security for students and supplementary health insurance (individual cost to be paid by the student), The SDS covers a social liability insurance for the following events and spaces:

Finance your studies
SOLUTIONS
“The SDS friends”
The endowment fund, “The SDS friends”, offers funding to our students with financial difficulties. A global amount of money is dedicated to solidarity. Thanks to the fund, we can offer 10 to 50% of allowance of the tuition fee throughout the total student curriculum (available for students living in France, in accordance to the tax sheet of the parents and consultation of the endowment fund board).
with the BNP Paribas
The agreement allows to our student to enrol at our institution without parental guarantee (under certain conditions), to have differed payback solutions of bank loans and to have access to advantageous bank rates.
For more information, please contact us.
funding
Certain French regions supply funding under certain conditions. Please find more information directly at their services. Some countries also support financially their residents. Each student may get in touch with their local governmental organisms.
with governmental guarantee
Students with French nationality or from the EU can apply under certain conditions for the OSEO loan with a maximum loan of 15.000€ with governmental guarantee.
For more information click here.
CAF & APL
Most of the students who rent a room or an apartment can apply for housing funding CAF (Caisse d’Allocation Familiale), which will cover a part of the rent.
To apply for the funding, you need to:
– have a lease related to your name
– having your main residence at the apartment
– your income has to be limited to a certain amount
For more information click here.
NEW
Dossier Social Etudiant (DSE)
The SDS is recognized by the french Governement – RNCP level 1 and level 7 european classification. Our students can benefit scholarchips from the CROUS.
For more information click here
Scholarship simulator click here
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