Campus France calendar 2027-2028: every date, from opening to visa

Information checked on 11 September 2026.

The Campus France campaign for the September 2027 intake opens on 1 October 2026. Between that date and the day you put down your bags, there are about ten deadlines, and missing one is enough to lose a year: a Licence 1 (first-year bachelor's) application submitted on 16 December is not examined. This calendar gathers the dates already published by the Campus France offices, clearly separates what is confirmed from what is still to be confirmed, and gives you a month-by-month plan if you start now. For the full picture of the procedure, from application to arrival, start with our complete Campus France guide.

One precaution first: the « Études en France » procedure (the online platform run by Campus France, the French public agency for international students) covers just over 70 countries and territories, and each Campus France office publishes its own calendar. The national DAP dates (submission, answers, final choice) are shared; everything else varies. The Campus France website of your country of residence remains the only reference that binds you.

Confirmed dates of the 2027-2028 campaign

These dates appear on the official calendars already published for the 2027-2028 academic year, including those of Campus France Togo and Campus France Ghana. Campus France Algeria, for its part, confirms the opening on 1 October 2026.

15 December is a national date, written into the official notices for the demande d'admission préalable (DAP, the prior admission request). Watch the time too: Campus France Ghana, for example, announces a 6 pm closing. Never aim for the last day, as the platform and online payments get overloaded.

DAP calendar: Licence 1 and architecture schools

The DAP applies to a first enrolment in the first year of a licence (bachelor's), health tracks included, and in a national school of architecture. If you are not sure whether your plan falls under it, first read DAP, non-DAP or Parcoursup: which procedure.

Two points to watch. First, the French test: in the previous cycle, the ministry's notices required the TCF (Test de connaissance du français) to be taken by 13 February 2026 at the latest, so that results arrived before the selection committees. The 2027 date has not been published yet, but the rhythm should stay close; our article on the Campus France French test explains who is exempt. Then, your answer: according to the official notice for the 2026-2027 cycle, no answer by 1 June counts as a refusal of the offer. Silence cannot be undone.

Non-DAP deadline: L2, L3, master's, schools

Everything that is not a first year of licence or architecture falls under « hors DAP » (non-DAP): Licence 2 and 3, professional licence, master's, BUT (technology bachelor's), engineering and business schools connected to the platform. Here there is no single national date: each Campus France office sets its own, and the gaps are measured in weeks.

Morocco shows why you must read your own calendar: Campus France Morocco announces a submission window from 1 October to 15 November 2026 for all connected programmes, DAP included, a month before the national date. In Algeria, Campus France had not yet published its deadlines at the time of writing; the Algerian press mentions 30 November for non-DAP, as last year, but only the official page counts.

Non-DAP answers can also follow a different rhythm. In Cameroon, during the 2026-2027 cycle, institutions had until 15 May to answer non-DAP applications and candidates until 30 June to accept, compared with 30 April and 31 May for the DAP. The number of choices varies too: Campus France Ghana allows up to 7 programmes for non-DAP, against 3 for the DAP.

Parcoursup, Mon Master and non-connected programmes

Some applications do not go through the Études en France platform at first, but come back to it for the visa stage.

• Parcoursup (the national admissions platform for first-year higher education) mainly concerns holders or future holders of a French or European baccalauréat, including in French lycées abroad. The calendars of Campus France Togo and Senegal also send applicants for BTS, BTSA, DCG, preparatory classes and IFSI there. For reference, the 2026 campaign opened on 17 December 2025, with choices from 19 January to 12 March 2026. The 2027 dates are to be confirmed on the Parcoursup website.
• Mon Master (the national master's platform) takes international applicants who live in France or in a country without the Études en France procedure. In 2026, applications were open there from 17 February to 16 March.
• Non-connected programmes, private institutions in particular, are applied to directly with the school. Once accepted, you return to Études en France, section « Je suis accepté » (I have been accepted). Campus France Togo sets this window between 15 May and 31 August 2027.

The 2026-2027 cycle as a reference, country by country

The cycle that has just ended shows how a campaign really unfolds. The national DAP dates were: opening on 1 October 2025, submission until 15 December 2025, universities' answers by 30 April 2026 at the latest, candidate's choice until 31 May 2026. Around that base, each country set its own milestones.

Algeria illustrates these gaps well: it publishes a separate calendar, with a non-DAP deadline earlier than the DAP one, and asks for the visa application to be filed at least two months before classes start. Campus France Lebanon sums it up bluntly: « Il est de la responsabilité du candidat de respecter les dates d'inscription. Aucun dossier en retard ne sera accepté. » (it is the candidate's responsibility to respect the dates; no late file will be accepted).

What to do month by month if you start in September 2026

You are early, and that is exactly the right time. Here is a realistic plan, to adjust to your country's dates.

Not missing a date, with those preparing the same intake

A calendar is easier to keep with others. Those preparing the same intake as you ask the same questions at the same time: does the platform accept this document, have interviews started, have answers arrived? On Compatri, the group « Étudiants africains » (African students) brings together, beyond a single city, students who exchange on grants, diploma equivalences, student housing and mutual aid between campuses. And the community of your country in your future city, which you can join even before you have your visa, connects you with those already studying there: find it from the diaspora page, then read how to join your community before you leave.

Compatri is not a Campus France service and does not replace its calendar: the dates that bind you remain those of your Campus France office.

Official sources

• Campus France Togo: procedure calendar, 2027-2028 intake
• Campus France Ghana: 2027-2028 admissions
• Campus France Algeria: procedure calendar
• Campus France: enrolling in a higher education institution
• French Ministry of Higher Education: prior admission request, dossier blanc