The French Stanford Student Association (FSSA) was created in 1999. This association based in Stanford has three main objectives:

1. Facilitate contact between French Stanford students, French-speaking people and Students interesested in French culture in Stanford, through events and communication.
2. Help the prospective French students to apply to Stanford.
3. Help to spread out French culture and stimulate interest of Stanford students who intend to study abroad, to undertake French studies or are interested to work in France.

The FSSA is funded mostly by the Graduate Student Council, and receives some funding from the Bechtel I-Center.