A mix of private and public funds originally funded the Danish Student House in Paris. In 1928 a group of visionary personalities formed the Committee for the Danish Student House in Paris with the goal of raising funds for the construction of a Danish student house in the international academic city of Paris.
In spite of the difficult financial situation of the time, they succeeded in getting the Government to contribute with 200.000 Danish kroner, on the condition that they could raise the same amount through private connections. The project became a matter of the people and they managed to raise double that amount, as much as 435.000 Danish kroner. In 1928 they laid the foundation of the building and the House was inaugurated by then Crown Prince Frederik in the presence of French President Paul Doumer in 1932.