Engineering Programme Enrolment and Re-enrolment

Enrolment Procedure

• Enrolment takes place on the OnBoard portal; each student receives a login link via email to complete their administrative enrolment. Enrolment is considered valid and complete once administrative enrolment and payment of tuition fees have been finalised.
• The documents to be provided for enrolment are listed below.
• Prior to any administrative enrolment, each student is required to pay the Student and Campus Contribution (CVEC)
• The enrolment periods are set as follows:
  • First enrolment: 15 July to 20 September 2026
  • 2nd year engineering programme: 15 July to 24 August 2026
  • 3rd year engineering programme: 22 June to 24 July 2026
  ► Download the English translation of the decree concerning the periods and procedures for enrolment 2026-27

Documents to provide

The following documents must be uploaded during online enrolment:

 

• ID: photocopy of passport, ID card or driving licence
• A recent passport photo with a plain light background (glasses, jewellery and smile allowed). The photo must be in portrait mode with your face in the centre. It will be used on your student card and attendance lists for teachers. .jpeg format between 25 and 35 Kb.
• proof of CVEC payment
• Photocopy of educational qualifications (high school diploma etc...)
• Photocopy of grades awarded - Baccalauréat holders only
• Conditional or final notification of a scholarship award for the upcoming academic year - scholarship students only

International students must also upload:

 

• a complete copy or an extract of your birth certificate (with filiation) translated into French or English, or an equivalent document issued by a consulate (this document must be authenticated, with a legible stamp). This document will also be required by the Social Security offices.
• Photocopy of valid visa or residence permit - for international students outside the EEA

Request to use a different name

When you enrol at the school or during your course, you can apply to change your given or customary name. The request allows you to use a first name within the school other than the one that appears on your official ID papers.

This request cannot be used to change your first name on official or formal documents such as degree certificates, student affairs certificates, transcripts, certificates of achievement or individual decisions granting rights.

Download the procedure to change your customary name (in French)

Tuition fees

Tuition fees are set by the Board of Governors. For students enrolling for the first time in the engineering programme in September 2026:
 

• students from households taxed in France: consult the information (frais d'inscription) on the French page
• students from households not taxed in France, the tuition fees are fixed at €4,770 per annum (for the duration of the programme). 

NB Exceptions: Students in receipt of a state scholarship and wards of the state are totally exempt from these fees. Students from our partner institutions accepted on an international double degree programme are not liable for these fees. 
 

Financing your studies

Students can apply for the following forms of assistance to help finance their studies:

 

• State grants: CROUS means-tested subsistence grants with specific conditions of eligibility for international students. Around 30% of engineering programme students meet the social criteria to qualify for a scholarship from the French state.
• Scholarships are also available via international agreements, notably with regard to international studies.
• Centrale Nantes Alumni (CNA) - provides financial support to some students according to their circumstances.
• The Fondation Centrale Nantes selects and finances several dozen student projects per year.
• International students may be eligible for government scholarships from their country of origin.

Learn more about financing your studies from the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles (in French): https://www.cge.asso.fr/liste-actualites/fiche-thematique-financer-ses-etudes-superieures/

Optional membership fees

• Optional membership fees - Student association - Sport association - Centrale Nantes Alumni.

CVEC

In order to enrol in higher education you must produce proof of CVEC payment. CVEC is your annual contribution (€105 in 2025/26) to student and campus life.
 

• Learn more here
• Contact the ACCENTS association if you require assistance.

Follow this link for information about health insurance via Social Security for students.

Learn more (in English) about social security for students in France here: 
https://www.ameli.fr/assure/droits-demarches/etudes-emploi-retraite/etudiant/student-your-medical-expenditure-coverage
 

Located on the school's campus, 500m from the university restaurant and 15 minutes from the city centre by tram, the Max Schmitt halls (la Rez) comprises two buildings and offers single, double or triple flats.
Around a 100 places are available for 1st year engineering programme students each year with priority given to international students (contact international@ec-nantes.fr)

► Learn more about the la Rez