FECT Scholarships (from 6ème)
CFBL is proud to offer FECT (French Education Charitable Trust) scholarships to 6ème students to recognise excellence, outstanding performance in academia, sport and music & arts and contribution to school life.
Funded thanks to a generous donation from KT Educational Charitable Trust, the selected students will be granted a reduction on their CFBL tuition fees for their secondary years at CFBL.
4 different types of FECT scholarships are available to 6ème students:
Excellence Scholarship: for new and current students entering CFBL’s Collège in 6ème
Sports Scholarship: for new and current students entering CFBL’s Collège in 6ème.
Music and Arts Scholarship: for new and current students entering CFBL’s Collège in 6ème.
Merit Scholarship: available only to students entering CFBL’s Collège in 6ème who have been enrolled at CFBL since CE1.
For full details on Scholarships, eligibility, conditions and application process, please click here.
Bridge Scholarship (from 3ème)
The Bridge Scholarship is a joint initiative from FECT, CFBL and Lycée International Winston Churchill designed to support CFBL students as they continue their bilingual secondary education pathway.
Awarded to a small number of high-achieving students in Year 9 (4ème), the scholarship provides financial support from Year 10 (3ème) at CFBL through to the completion of studies at Lycée Churchill. The programme aims to encourage continuity within a French-English bilingual pathway and improve accessibility to Lycée Churchill while giving families greater long-term financial visibility.
The scholarship is awarded through a joint selection process led by both schools and based on an academic assessment which will take place on 3 June.
Parents of students currently in 4ème at CFBL are invited to read the Bridge Scholarship policy and apply via Eduka by 31 May.
French consulate
Parents of French pupils can apply for a means-tested bursary with the French Consulate General in London.
Applicants must:
be French citizens
be on the French consulate’s register
live with their family (mother and/or father) in the country in which the school is located
Please check the French consulate’s website for application deadlines, which may differ from CFBL’s registration deadlines.
The Consulate has put together an infographic to give you some indication of your potential eligibility, which you can find below.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the French consulate directly: social.londres-fslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr
French Scholarship Foundation
The French Scholarship Foundation (FSF) is a young and dynamic Registered Charity created in 2015 whose objective is to provide financial support for school fees to families facing temporary financial hardship. The FSF supports children of any nationality both at CFBL and LIL Winston Churchill.
Having recently benefited from a kind donation, FSF can now broaden its actions to help pupils continue their education in those schools.
Families from both schools with financial needs may submit an online application.
The Foundation handles all applications in an impartial and confidential manner. For more information on their financial assistance policy or for any questions, please check the FSF website.
Parents' Association (APC)
The parents’ association can provide the following financial assistance to families in need:
computer loan through their “All Connected” scheme
one-off grants for school trips
help with Special Educational Needs diagnostic fees
To find out more, please check their website.