The Preliminary Admission Application (DAP) concerns:
Only registrations with French universities for the first year of a Bachelor’s degree
Candidates who are not French nationals, whether or not they hold a French baccalaureate, and who reside abroad
Enrolling in the first year of a Bachelor's
Students who reside in Europe but do not have the nationality of a European country and who wish to enrol in France in the first year of training at “Licence” (Bachelor's) level must file a "Demande d'Admission Préalable - DAP" preliminary request for admission. It must be filed between October and December preceding the academic year in which they wish to begin studying in France.
- The white files concern enrolment in first-year university
- The yellow for first year in a school of architecture
- The green file - foreign students who reside in France, who do not have French nationality, do not hold or future holders of the French or European Baccalaureate
Timetable of the "Demande d'Admission Préalable - DAP" procedure to join the French higher education for the academic year 2026/2027
Your application will be examined at the same time by the 3 universities you have requested.
- Registrations open on 1st October 2025
- Registrations close on 15 December 2025
- University response and proposals for acceptance : before 30 April 2026
If it occurs, universities will share with you exemptions from which you may benefit. - Student response : before 31 May 2026
If you have received several acceptance proposals, you will have to make a choice.
Attention, if you do not answer before 31 May, the absence of answer will be condidered as a refusal.
Procedure
- Full notice of information ---> ; https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/2024-…
- Dossier blanc ---> ; https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/2024-…
Where can I submit my file?
Applications must be sent to the department of cooperation and cultural action at the French Embassy in the applicant's country of residence before 15 December 2025. In Poland:
Ambasada Francji w Polsce - SCAC
Dr Matthieu OSMONT
Attaché de coopération scientifique et universitaire
ul. Piękna 1, 00-477 Warszawa
