Student associations

Give meaning to your student life: join a club!

With numerous student associations, life on UM campuses is both dynamic and diverse! Whether you want to get involved in culture, sports, humanitarian work, ecology, or your field of study, there is bound to be an association for you.

Getting involved in a university club is much more than just an activity: it's an opportunity to integrate, meet students from different fields of study, and develop new skills beyond your academic training. Getting involved in a club means opening yourself up to the world, thriving in your student life, and promoting your academic success.

Associations play a key role in promoting the University of Montpellier. They contribute to campus life, improve the daily lives of students, and offer a real learning and experience ground for those who get involved.

Create, Register, Manage: the keys to getting off to a good start 

1. Before getting started

Why create an association?

Creating a student association serves several purposes:

• Facilitating integration: joining an association allows you to meet new people and integrate more easily into campus life.
• Expressing your passions and defending causes: whether through cultural, sporting, or socially engaged activities, the association is a space conducive to expression and action.
• Highlight your commitment: experience with associations is an asset to be emphasized throughout your university career, particularly when looking for an internship or job.
• Developing skills: Involvement in associations allows you to develop key skills such as project management, teamwork, and public speaking. Managing an association means learning how to organize events, manage a budget, communicate effectively, and more. These are valuable skills in the professional world.

Download the volunteer guide from the State Secretariat for Social and Solidarity Economy and Community Life.

Choose a goal and define a status

Before embarking on the creation of an association, certain steps are essential to ensure its official status and guarantee its proper functioning.

First and foremost, you need to decide on a name, an objective, and the founding members. The law of July 1, 1901, on freedom of association, establishes a legal framework and regulates the operation of associations. To create your association, you will need to follow certain steps, including drafting the articles of association. These articles, written by the members of the association, define its objective and how it will operate.

Drafting articles of association: Model articles of association, drafting articles of association | Associations.gouv.fr

Other useful resources

• associations.gov.fr
• yourrights.government.us
• At university | Associations.gouv.fr

2. The steps

Contacting the SVE and BVE: the first essential step

Before taking any action, it is essential to contact the student services department (SVE) and the Student Life Office (BVE) and attach your draft statutes. They are your main contacts and will assist you throughout the process of setting up a student association.

After reviewing and verifying your articles of association, you will be offered an appointment with the SVE and the BVE.

Declaration at the prefecture

The declaration to the prefecture can only be madeafter the statutes have been validated by the University.
Only after this has been done can you complete your declaration online.

This process involves filling out a form and submitting the necessary documents. Once your association is registered, it will receive an RNA number and will be automatically listed in the Official Journal (a mandatory formality for which there is a fee).

Register your association with UM

The registered address determines the administrative address of the association. It is amandatory requirement for recognition as a student association at the University of Montpellier. It is managed by the university's Student Services Department (SVE).

There are two possible scenarios:

1. For industry associations (affiliated with a university department, school, or institute):
   • The SVE submits the request for domiciliation to the relevant department for approval by the EUI Council (UFR, school, or institute).
   • Once the council has given its approval, the SVE forwards the request for domiciliation to the Academic Council of the University of Montpellier (CAC).
   • The founders of the association must sign the association charter once the application for domicile has been approved by the CAC.
2. For general associations (not affiliated with an educational component of the UM):
   • The process consists of a single step: the SVE submits the request for domiciliation directly to the Academic Council of the University of Montpellier.

In both cases, the request for domicile, accompanied by the articles of association, must be sent by email to the following addresses:

• rf.re1770228235illep1770228235tnomu1770228235@uvfp1770228235v1770228235
• rf.re1770228235illep1770228235tnomu1770228235@epv1770228235
• rf.re1770228235illep1770228235tnomu1770228235@setn1770228235aidut1770228235e-sno1770228235itaic1770228235ossa-1770228235cvd1770228235

For associations that have already been created but wish to register their address at the university, the process remains the same. All that is required is to change the administrative address registered with the Prefecture and, if necessary, update the articles of association.

Registration of the association in the UM's "single file" application

Last step: complete the single application form, which allows you to officially register your association with the University via this link: "Single application form / FSDIE."

Please note: associations based at the university may submit a request for office space, subject to availability. On the Triolet campus, requests should be made to the SVE by email. For other UM sites, please contact your UEI (UFR, school, or institute).

Please note: registration at the University of Montpellier does not automatically entitle you to the allocation of premises; such allocation is subject to availability.

If you have any questions, please contact the Campus Life Department.

3. Financing your project

Appealing to the FSDIE:

The FSDIE (Fund for the Support of Student Initiatives) is financial aid awarded to student projects related to campus life: culture, sports, solidarity, etc.

• Would you like to obtain funding for a community project? See the steps to follow.
• Ready to submit an application? Visit the Home – Association platform .
• Benefit from support from the Student Life Department: For each project, an appointment with the Student Life Department is mandatory. Contact rf.re1770228235illep1770228235tnomu1770228235@eids1770228235f1770228235.

4. Organize and manage an association

Tools for managing your association:

• To request a room reservation (for student organizations elected to central councils): Consult the procedure.
• Complete the mandatory charters and documents required to organize compliant festive events: Guide to festive events and student integration (enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr).

Training sessions are organized by the BVE to introduce associations to the university's dedicated services and resources and provide them with all the tools they need for effective management, responsible event organization, and awareness of discrimination prevention.

UM student associations

IUT Associations

• SGM – Materials Science and Engineering – Nîmes University Institute of Technology

Associations Faculty of Education

• Carc’asso – FDE, Carcassonne site
• BDE Bête.d.e – FDE, Mende site
• BDE Crocoprofs – FDE, Nîmes campus
• BDE la MEEF – FDE, Montpellier campus
• Axurits Student Union – FDE, Perpignan campus

Faculty of Medicine Associations

• Montpellier Rifle Association
• Speech Therapy Student Association (DIS-LALIE)
• AS Medicine Montpellier (ASMM)
• Montpellier Health Tutoring Association (ATSM)
• Montpellier Association of Orthoptic Students (AMEO)
• Montpellier Association of Midwifery Students (AMESF)
• Nîmes Midwifery Student Office (BDESFN)
• Crocodile Riflemen Corps
• Crocodiles of the world
• Med’ley Montpellier Association
• OrthoFaso
• Languedoc-Roussillon Interns Union (SILR)
• Health Tutoring Nîmes (TSN)

Associations Faculty of Dentistry

• Montpellier Dental Surgery Student Association

Associations Faculty of Pharmacy

• Montpellier Pharmacy Students' Friendship Association
• Montpellier Association for Cosmetics and Anti-Aging Strategies
• Association of Pharmacy Interns at Montpellier-Nîmes Hospitals
• Association of Pharmacy Tutors (ATP)
• Association for the Organization of the Monôme of the Faculty of Pharmacy of Montpellier (A.M.M.)
• Rabelais Health and Science Association
• AS Pharma
• Oenology Corporation
• Link4pharma
• Louis Fine and Daisy Bel (Montpellier Student Union Audio – Agea Mtp)
• Pharmacy Objective
• Pharm&Co.
• Humanitarian Pharmaceuticals

Polytech Associations

• Polytech Student Union

Faculty of Economics Associations

• Montpellier Student Economics Office (BDEEM)
• Grouping in the Interest of Students (GIDE)

General associations

• ADOREM – Montpellier Campus Radio
• Association of Friends of Scientific and Technical Collections
• Aquarium and Terrarium Association of the University of Montpellier (AATUM)
• Association of Retired Faculty and Staff of the University of Montpellier (ARUM)
• Montpellier University Sports Association (AS UM)
• What must be said, defended, and demonstrated (QED)
• D’Clic
• Students for Sustainable Development (EDDA)
• Montpellier University Choir
• ESN Montpellier
• Montpellier University Naturalist Group (GNAUM)
• Montpellier University Speleological Group (GSUM)
• The Interlude
• The Old Bike
• Unicorns
• The Head Opener
• Music at the University of Science and Technology (MUST)
• Montpellier University Symphony Orchestra (OSUM)
• Montpellier Student Symphony Orchestra (OSEM)
• Pen!
• Voice pl’UM
• Amateur Theater at the University of Science and Technology (TAUST)

Faculty of Law and Political Science Associations

• ELSA Montpellier Association
• Association of Legal Guardians
• Law and Political Science

Faculty of Science Associations

• ABM – Montpellier Biology Association
• AGM – Montpellier Geosciences Association
• ACES – cosmetics field, ICAP master's degree
• AMBPM – Association of Master's Degree Holders in Plant Biology, Montpellier
• AQUASSO – BAEMT specialization of the BGA master's degree
• ARTIO
• Forest branch
• Montpellier Science Students' Office
• CBS² – Chemical and Biological Sciences in Health
• Electronics, Electrical Engineering, and Automation Group in Robotics and Space (GEEARS)
• Hello World
• Ma’LICE – Chemistry Department
• Objective Earth
• QUANTA
• Montpellier Student Chapter
• Xylosphere

IAE Associations

• Alumni of IAE
• IAE Student Union
• IAE Startup Lab

Montpellier Management Associations

• BAMM, the student association office
• Sports Office “MOMA Sport Club”
• MOMA Junior Consulting

Associations Faculty of Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities (STAPS)

• BDE STAPS
• PESAP Health Movement
• Prom’APA
• Pro STAPS Association
• PromPPC Association (PsyCoach)