CROUS de Grenoble - Individual students

"Individual" international students (meaning you did not enrol in a student exchange program and you do not receive financial support from the French government, your own government, or an international institution) who took the initiative to come and study in Grenoble, will need to contact:

Pôle logement - service Accueil des Etudiants Etrangers
Domaine universitaire - 351 allée Hector Berlioz
- 38400 Saint-Martin d'Hères -

Telephone: 0033 (0) 4 56 52 88 04
Fax: 0033 (0) 4 56 52 88 03

Once your application for Grenoble education district has been accepted, we strongly recommend that you start making enquiries about suitable accommodation PRIOR TO your arrival in Grenoble.

Applying and searching for accommodation are two different procedures.

Please note: even though your admission to a higher education institution of the district has been approved, this does NOT necessarily mean that you will obtain CROUS housing in a residence hall.

You will appreciate that CROUS housing cannot be guaranteed.

If housing is not confirmed to you prior to your arrival, this may have a detrimental effect on your studies.

Application for CROUS residence halls

For individual international students, university accommodation will be provided according to academic requirements

If you registered for a Master's degree, you will be given priority.
If you registered for another degree, the CROUS will consider your application according to availability.

We will offer university accommodation for a maximum period of 3 years, in order to provide accommodation to a large number of students.

If you wish for an extension after your first-year tenancy agreement has expired, you will have to apply again.

Applying

* If you wish to apply for the district of Grenoble ONLY, please contact Pôle Logement (see address above), to receive an application form on paper, that you will need to complete and return, with all the required documents.

We will consider your application only once we received your proof of registration in a higher education institution of Grenoble, for the mentioned academic year.

* If you wish to apply for accommodation managed by the CROUS of Grenoble, as well as applying for another district, you will need to complete a housing application form that you can get at Dossier Logement des Etudiants Internationaux (Housing department for International students), through the DSE (Dossier Social Etudiant).

We will consider your housing application for Grenoble only once we received your proof of registration in a higher education institution of the district of Grenoble.

Gaining admittance

If your application for university accommodation has been accepted, a deposit is payable within the time limits, and the following documents must be provided to reception on arrival :

* A joint and several guarantee form, completed by your guarantor

You must have a suitable guarantor. He/she must reside within the European Union, and agree to guarantee your rental payments under the tenancy agreement, in the event of you failing to pay.

Your guarantor will need to complete and return 2 guarantee forms, given by the CROUS, and provide the following documents :

- verifiable employment (last 3 pay slips) or documentation regarding sources of income
- a copy of identification
- a copy of a utility bill confirming the address
- his/her bank account details

* The following documents:

- a copy of identification
- a copy of university registration
- your bank account details
- a copy of a liability insurance that will cover possible damages
- 2 photo ID

Please note : if any document is missing, you will not gain admittance to your accommodation.

If your university housing application has been turned down, it will be up to you to look into other sources of possible accommodation.

You should know that minimum living cost is expected to be around 600 € per month

You may also need to include additional costs at the start of your course, such as university tuition fees, health insurance, and accommodation costs.