Tuition fees

Annual tuition fees for the Master of Science program

Academic year 2025-2026


Financial Aid

Students taking a course – AIM Bachelor’s degree

Grants and scholarships

For the second year tuition fees, the students who have been in the top 3 of the ranking in 
their 1st year Master of Science class, according to the conditions set out in the Internal Rules, are 
granted 50% of the tuition fees.
Also, there are students who – at their request – receive scholarships granted by public and 
private organizations (especially hotels)...

Paid internships

Students will earn at least 660 € net/month for any internship completed in France (up to 12 months cumulative over the course of the two-year program).

Bank loans

AIM works with the Société Générale bank, which offers our students already resident in France with parents (for parental guarantee) preferential rates  and repayment facilities.
Do not hesitate to ask your bank or ask us for contact details for the Société Générale.

Working while studying at AIM

This is not recommended during the first year, but the schedules during the 2nd year are designed to enable students to take on a part-time professional activity for up to 20 hours per week.


offered by aim
complete training program in hospitality management,
with no equivalent in the EU.

Partnership with AHLEI
Professional Certifications
Including accompanying manuals.

- which decisively facilitate access to positions of responsibility
and managerial positions, particularly in palaces
and large international hotels -

Certifications professionnelles AHLEI (Association Fédérale Américaine de l’Hôtellerie)

These professional manuals, designed and adopted by the largest international hotel chains and palaces, are unanimously considered by the profession as the reference in the training of their managers.

They are to be kept throughout professional life.


Details of benefits offered to our students depending on the academic calendar

CHASE (Cornell Hotel Administration Strategic Exercise)

CHASE (Cornell Hotel Administration Strategic Exercise)

Master of Science students also benefit from a training program regularly organized by AIM for managers of leading international hotels.

CRASE (Cornell Restaurant Administration Simulation Exercise)

CRASE (Cornell Restaurant Administration Simulation Exercise)

A program designed for managers of major restaurants and provided regularly in the context of professional training.

World-renowned in the industry, this one-week long program is meant for directors and managers of top restaurants.
Students on the Bachelor and MSc1 programs work in small rival groups to simulate running a top restaurant. Competition is fierce as they are expected to manage staff, strive for excellence and maintain standards and costs in a very challenging environment.
May the best team win!


Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics

CHIA (Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics)

Offered within the frame of AHLEI certifications, geared to Revenue Managers, General Managers, Corporate staff, and Research professionals, the Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA) is the only hotel-related certification for industry professionals focused on analytics.

Core content areas include:

  • Hotel Industry Analytical Foundations,
  • Hotel Math Fundamentals,
  • Property Level Benchmarking (STAR Reports),
  • Hotel Industry Performance Reports.

CIUP

CIUP Card

Throughout the duration of their studies, AIM students receive the  card of the CIUP Campus (5 minutes walking distance from the school) allowing access to:

Optional training
Initiation to Culinary Arts

Initiation to Culinary Arts

AIM offers training in the Basics of Culinary Arts for interested Bachelor of Science and Master of Science students.

The trainings are optional and fall within the framework of their internships and take place on the premises of the world's most prestigious institutions for training in the culinary arts.
Presentation of the programs.

Ecole de cuisine Alain Ducasse

Optional Trainings
Cornell University classes via eCornell
with exclusive discounts by AIM

Optional Trainings

The Managing Director/ Founder, life member of Cornell Hotel Society and the AIM On-line Studies Department are happy to share Cornell University's distance learning courses with AIM students.

Presentation of the programs.


 


Tuition fees for the Bachelor of Arts/Master of Science

All nationalities
2025-2026

Full payment

  Registration Fees Tuition fees
at registration
Total Year TOTAL MSc

Bachelor of Arts/
MSc 1
(2025 - 2026)

200 € 11 960 € * 12 160 € 24 120 €
MSc 2 (2026 - 2027) - 11 960 € * 11 960 €

* For all nationalities, alternatively : 6 180 € upon registration + 5 980 € October 1st.

Staggered payments
valid for :
- EU citizens (Norway and Switzerland included),
- Residents in France,
- 2nd year studies in Master of Science

For E.U. residents Registration Fees Registration October 1st November December January February Total annual TOTAL MSc
Bachelor of Arts/
MSc PREPA 1
(2025 - 2026)
200 € 3 960 € 2 000 € 2 000 € 2 000 € 2 000 € 12 160 € 24 120 €
MSc 2 (2026 - 2027) - 3 960 € 2 000 € 2 000 € 2 000 € 2 000 € 11 960 €

* In the event of failure to obtain the necessary degree or a visa refusal, except for the application fees, all the sums received are immediately returned.

Not included:
- The CVEC (100 € in 2024)


Facilities and Accommodations

Accommodation

To secure furnished accommodations, students are advised to budget for an average rent up to 850€ per month. For our registered students, we can provide housing offers that we receive for studios and apartments.

Allow for a deposit equivalent to between two or three months’ rent to secure accommodations.
 

Restaurant service

Located close to the school, the University restaurant offers a wide range of dining options.

The CIUP cafeteria boasts an outdoor terrace and offers a range of breakfasts, lunches and snacks.
 

Other expenditures

Some nice tips and references to prepare your budget :

Campus France
 

Academic status of AIM student

AIM students are entitled to a full range of French State university benefits including social security/ insurance and access to university residences and restaurants.


Graduation: interviews

Interview with parents and studentsSee the video
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