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About the Emile Boutmy Scholarship in France
Sciences Po created the Émile Boutmy scholarship, named after the founder of Sciences Po (1871), in order to welcome the very best international students from outside the European Union. The Emile Boutmy Scholarship program in France is awarded to top students whose profiles match the admissions priorities of Sciences Po and individual course requirements. The Emile Boutmy scholarship fund benefits from the generous support of its sponsors (benefactors, companies and foundations) who are eager to allow the most deserving international students to study at Sciences Po. Private sponsors can be in direct contact with scholarship holders during officially organised events.
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Value of the Emile Boutmy Scholarship in France
For Undergraduate Students, the Emile Boutmy Scholarship is awarded to students arriving at Sciences Po for their first year of studies. The Emile Boutmy programme can take several different forms:
- A tuition grant of €13,190 per year for the three years of the undergraduate programme.
- A tuition grant of €8,800 per year for the three years of the undergraduate programme.
- A tuition grant of €6,000 per year for the three years of the undergraduate programme.
- A tuition grant of €3,600 per year for the three years of the undergraduate programme.
If you do not validate your academic year, your scholarship will be lost.
If you have been granted a scholarship and decide to defer your admission, your scholarship will be lost.
During the year abroad (third year of the undergraduate programme): scholarship recipients will retain their tuition fee grant and additional cost of living grant (if applicable).
The Emile Boutmy scholarship is automatically renewed if the student chooses to continue their graduate studies at Sciences Po
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For Masters’s level Students, The Emile Boutmy scholarship is awarded to students arriving at Sciences Po for their first year of study.
The Emile Boutmy Scholarship program in France is a tuition grant of €12,200 per year which covers part of the tuition fees for the two years of the Master’s degree programme.
If you do not validate your academic year, your scholarship will be lost.
If you have been granted a scholarship and decide to defer your admission, your scholarship will be lost.
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Eligibility for the Emile Boutmy Scholarship in France
To be eligible for the Emile Bounty Scholarship at Sciences Po in France, students must be: first-time applicants, from a non-European Union state, whose household does not file taxes within the European Union, and who have been admitted to the Undergraduate or Master’s programme.
Students who are not eligible are:
- Swiss and Norwegian applicants, since they may be entitled to CROUS scholarships
- Candidates who have dual citizenship, including an EU citizenship
- Candidates from Quebec for master’s degree (since they may take advantage of sliding scale fees the same as European applicants). Candidates from Quebec for a bachelor’s degree are eligible
- Master’s level dual-degree candidates. Only applicants for the following dual degrees are eligible:
- the dual degree in Journalism Sciences Po/Columbia University
- the dual degree Sciences Po/Fudan University with a concentration Europe-Asia in Global Affairs (only applicants with Chinese nationality)
- the dual degree Sciences Po/Peking University (only applicants with Chinese nationality)
- Ph.D. programme students (thesis)
- Candidates for the 1 year Master’s programmes
- Bachelor dual degree candidates (unless as part of a specific agreement)
- Exchange students
- Candidates applying via the French graduate admission procedure
The Emile Boutmy scholarship may not be combined with other scholarships (Eiffel scholarship, AEFE scholarship, BGF…).
This scholarship is awarded based on merit and according to the type of profile sought for this programme. Social criteria may also be taken into account.
This scholarship is not automatically awarded, to apply candidates must follow the instructions below.
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How to apply for the Emile Boutmy Scholarship
Undergraduate applicants from foreign secondary schools
Applicants from foreign secondary schools must indicate that they are applying to the Émile Boutmy scholarship in the “Financial information” section of their Sciences Po application.
Please note that we might ask applicants to provide proof of income and documents explaining their family situation (e.g. income tax return for both parents, payslips, divorce certificate, unemployment benefits, documents related to alimony, child support or retirement pensions, death certificate…).
Applicants from French secondary schools
Applicants from French secondary schools must contact the Admission Office by completing this form, once their application has been validated on Parcoursup. The applicants must provide proof of income and possibly documents explaining their family situation (e.g. income tax return for both parents, payslips, divorce certificate, unemployment benefits, documents related to alimony, child support or retirement pensions, death certificate…).
Masters Applicants
Masters level candidates must indicate that they are applying to the Emile Boutmy scholarship in the “Financial information” section of their Sciences Po application.
Please note that we might ask applicants to provide a proof of income and documents explaining their family situation (e.g. income tax return for both parents, payslips, divorce certificate, unemployment benefits, documents related to alimony, child support or retirement pensions, death certificate). Applicants must also attach, if applicable, their language test before the application deadline for the scholarship.
The detailed application process can be found here:
Application Deadline
- Deadline for the undergraduate programme (applicants from foreign secondary schools): 22 February 2023.
- Deadline for the undergraduate programme (applicants from French secondary schools): 10 April 2023.
- Deadline for master programme: 30 November 2022.
- No application requests will be accepted after the deadline.
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