Common mistakes when creating the Student Social File (DSE)

Modified on Tue, 24 Feb at 4:38 PM

ErrorsSolutionsFile Processing
Submitting tax notices from a different year than the reference yearThe applicant must verify the date of the tax year (e.g., 2021 tax notice on 2020 income instead of 2020 on 2019 income)
Submitting the declaration of resources instead of the tax noticeThe applicant must verify that they are sending the "Tax Notice" document
Submitting the amount of the Reference Taxable Income instead of the Gross Global IncomeThe applicant must verify on the tax notice that they are correctly reporting the amount listed under the Gross Global Income section
Submitting only one tax notice instead of both parents' notices in case of separation (except for specific cases: Letter T, alimony)The applicant must verify that they are sending both concerned tax notices
Declaring a different number of children on the DSE than the number declared on the tax noticeThe applicant must verify the number of children declared on the reference tax notice
Submitting a DSE after having exhausted their scholarship entitlementsThe applicant must pre-verify the current regulations (license curricula or curricula lasting less than or equal to BAC+3 cannot result in more than 5 scholarship entitlements. Beyond the license curriculum or any other curriculum lasting greater than or equal to BAC+4, the entitlements are distributed as follows: 3 entitlements if the student has used less than 5 entitlements; 2 entitlements if the student has used 5 entitlements.)
Submitting a DSE for an institution or program in a Council of Europe country that is not listed on the scholarship application websiteThe applicant must pre-verify the opening of scholarship rights for the program with their affiliated CROUS
Submitting an incorrect postal address (student entering their own postal address, independent status, parents abroad)The applicant must verify the postal address entered in the DSE summary
Forgetting to submit documents proving their particular situation (disability, ASE)The applicant must verify the situation entered in the DSE summary
Scholarship Payment
Submitting a RIB (Bank Account Details) belonging to a third party (parents, guardian, siblings, etc.)The applicant must submit a RIB in their own name
Sending their enrollment certificate to the CROUS for scholarship paymentThe applicant must ensure that the institution has transmitted their enrollment directly to the affiliated CROUS (except for students enrolled in a Council of Europe institution)
Attendance
Being subject to a request for reimbursement for scholarship paid in errorThe applicant must notify the CROUS of any event affecting their schooling (resignation, illness, change of orientation)
Appeals (Recours)
Filing a recours gracieux (informal appeal) directly with the CROUS or the CNOUS and not with the Rector for Scholarships from the Ministry in charge of Higher EducationThe applicant must check their affiliated CROUS on their scholarship notification and therefore the concerned Rectorate to contact the right party
Filing a recours gracieux directly with the CROUS or the CNOUS and not with the institution director for Scholarships from the Ministry of Agriculture and/or CultureThe applicant must check their affiliated institution on their scholarship notification to contact the right party

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