Free €600/year credit for students at accredited French institutions. €15,000+ institutional pools for departments. Curriculum support and direct faculty channel.
The FranceVPS Education Program provides free annual credit to accredited French universities, grandes écoles, IUTs, and registered French open-source projects. Students and faculty get hands-on infrastructure experience without the credit-card friction that excludes a lot of would-be builders.
The program is open to:
Verification is by institutional email or SIRET number. We don't ask for a copy of your student card.
We work with departments at École 42, Sciences Po, Université Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, Sorbonne Université, ENS Lyon, INSA Lyon, Télécom Paris, EPITA, Epitech, ENSEEIHT, and 30+ other institutions. The full list is available on request.
Faculty: contact us to set up an institutional pool. Include your department's name, expected number of students per academic year, and the courses for which you'd use the credits.
Students: sign up at panel.fra-vps.com with your institutional email. The credit is applied automatically once verified.
Open-source projects: send us your GitHub link, the project's main French maintainer, and a brief description. Approval typically within 5 business days.