Social and financial support
The social and personal well-being of students at Nantes Université is something our teams care deeply about every day.
Several support schemes are in place to help you through your studies.
Several support schemes are in place to help you through your studies.
Your first point of contact: social workers
Our social workers are here to welcome you and guide you through the different types of support available, including grants, loans, budgeting advice, housing, and social protection, as well as any other aspect of daily life.
They will work with you to find solutions to administrative, practical, personal, family, or academic difficulties, and direct you to the right services or people who can help.
They will work with you to find solutions to administrative, practical, personal, family, or academic difficulties, and direct you to the right services or people who can help.
Support available from Nantes Université
- Period poverty support: free period products and awareness initiatives
- Digital Pass: up to €300 towards a new computer
- Energy Pass: up to €150 towards electricity and gas bills
- Tuition fee exemptions
- Scholarships for international students
- Free legal consultations with specialist lawyers on issues relating to sexual and gender-based violence, racism, antisemitism, and all forms of discrimination
Need someone to talk to?
- Nantes Université has a dedicated listening and reporting service, open to all students and staff, whether you are a victim or a witness of repeated, degrading, discriminatory, or humiliating behaviour of any kind.
- A peer support service, by students for students, is available every evening. You can contact volunteer students from the Nightline association (02 52 60 11 12), free of charge and completely confidential.
- If you are going through a difficult time emotionally or mentally, the university health service offers medical and psychological consultations.
Solidarity
Student food banks and solidarity shops
- La Surprenantes Épicerie
- Student's Shop
- For students in La Roche-sur-Yon: Ma'Yonnaise Épicerie
Borrow everyday items
- BOBUN: a lending service for everyday household objects
Other food support organisations
Find out more about student solidarity and community associations at Nantes Université
Updated on 02 April 2026.