Due to the coronavirus, many young people have not been able to find work this summer.

A shortfall that is likely for many to be lacking when financing their studies in higher education.

More than half of the students are thus worried about the future, according to Fage.

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Coronavirus obliges, this summer was like no other.

And restaurateurs and hoteliers, deprived of part of their clientele, have hired far fewer seasonal workers than usual.

Ditto in the animation sector.

As a result, it was almost impossible to find a summer job.

Except that it is not only pocket money: many young people need this money to finance part of their studies.

Three quarters of students have thus experienced economic difficulties since confinement in France and more than half are worried about the future, according to figures from a survey by Fage, the 1st student union.

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"It happened to me several times to skip meals", testifies Fanny.

"I had nothing in the fridge, and I could not afford to go shopping at that time," continues the young woman, forced to dig into her booklet A to end the month.

"In all, I think I applied for 250, 300 positions"

This design student also struggled to pay off her student loan to pay for her school.

She wanted to work three months this summer, but impossible.

"I was hoping to save at least 3,000 euros, which would have paid off half of my student loan over the year," she explains.

"In all, I think I applied for 250, 300 positions. It happened to me to submit a CV to a restaurant and they say to me 'no, we are really not looking for work because with the post confinement period, financially speaking, it was not possible '. "

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To get by, Fanny tries to find a student job for the year.

This is the solution found by Lara.

But faced with the post-Covid economic difficulties, this law student plans to stop her studies for a while.

"I have friends who have already left college to take a break, to work for a year, to save money and resume their studies afterwards," says the young woman.

"This is not the right solution, but if I have no choice I will do this. And it is dramatic…"

To help students, the Minister of Higher Education has already announced university meals at one euro for scholarship holders.

A measure appreciated by student associations, but they ask for more, including a complete reform of the scholarship system.

"I am very worried about the inequalities that will appear during this return to school"

Nicolas Duvoux, professor of sociology at the University of Paris 8, did not hide Tuesday on Europe 1 his concern for his students this year: