Sciences Po created
the Emile-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 is awarded to top
students whose profiles match the admissions priorities of Sciences Po and
individual course requirements.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for the
scholarship, 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 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
the 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
- Exchange students
The Emile-Boutmy
scholarship may not be combined with other scholarship (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 are also taken into account.
This scholarship is not
automatically awarded: candidates must indicate their wish to apply
directly in their online bachelor or master’s application form.
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:
The Emile-Boutmy programme can take several different forms:
- A tuition grant of €7,300 per year for the three
years of the undergraduate programme, in addition to a grant to cover part
of the cost of living of €5000 per year.
- A tuition grant of €7,300 per year for the three
years of the undergraduate programme.
- A tuition grant of €5,000 per year for the three
years of the undergraduate programme.
- A tuition grant of €3,000 per year for the three
years of the undergraduate programme.
On an exceptional basis, a scholarship of
19,000€ may be granted to cover the three years of College. Scholarship amounts
are decided during the different admission juries.
If you do not validate your academic year, your scholarship will be lost.
If you have been granted for a scholarship and decide to defer your admission, your scholarship will be lost.
If you do not validate your academic year, your scholarship will be lost.
If you have been granted for 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 awarded to students arriving at Sciences Po for their
first year of study.
The Emile-Boutmy
programme can take two different forms:
- A grant of €10,000 per year to cover tuition fees
for the two years of the Masters
- A tuition grant of €5,000 per year for the
two years of the Masters.
If you do not validate
your academic year, your scholarship will be lost.
If you have been
granted for a scholarship and you decide to defer your admission, your
scholarship will be lost.
Candidates who are
currently in deferral can apply to the Emile-Boutmy scholarship if they are in
one of the following situations:
- they did not apply to this scholarship in their
application form
- they had aplied and obtained this scholarship last
year but lost it due to the deferral
Candidates who received
a conditional offer of admission are also eligible.
In order to apply to
the Emile-Boutmy scholarship, please send an email to the Admissions Department
by filling out this contact form before the deadline using the
subject “Candidates with a conditional offer of admission and
candidates currently in deferral” and including the following
information:
- indicate the country in which you are resident for
tax purposes 1
- indicate the country in which you are resident for
tax purposes 2 (optional)
- Total annual income (in euros)
- Number of dependent children in the household
(including yourself)?
- Are any of your siblings currently pursuing higher
education?
Please also attach to
your email the following documents:
- a proof of income and/or documents explaining your
family situation (e.g. income tax return for both parents for the year
2015, payslips, divorce certificate, unemployment benefits, documents
related to alimony, child support or retirement pensions, death
certificate...),
- your CV,
- your academic record: details of all examination
results obtained during the last three years of secondary education
(including mock secondary examination results, if applicable) OR your
official academic transcript(s) for all your years of study in higher
education (including periods spent abroad on exchange programmes)
depending on your situation (student of our Undergraduate College or
Master programme). Your academic transcripts must be included in the
original language version accompanied, where necessary, by an official or
informal translation in French or in English
- the language test(s) for applicant with a conditional
offer of admission.
Please note: If you
have already been refused the Emile-Boutmy scholarship it is not possible for
you to apply again.
Please note that we will only take into
account complete files. No application request will be accepted if
received after the deadline.
You will find information on our application procedures using the following links:
You will find information on our application procedures using the following links:
Important : It
is not possible for students to apply for the Emile Boutmy scholarship after
their admission to Sciences Po or during their studies at Sciences Po.
Students are therefore responsible for finding another source of funding if
they have not been awarded the Emily Boutmy scholarship.
DEADLINES
- Deadline for undergraduate programme: April
26, 2018
- Deadline for master programme: January 3,
2018
Students must
indicate that they are applying for the Emile-Boutmy scholarship in the
“Financial information” section of their Sciences Po application. Students will
also be required to include 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 of the scholarship.
The Admissions
Department is responsible for awarding Emile-Boutmy scholarships. Please note
that your scholarship request will only be taken into account if you are
admitted to one of our eligible programmes.
CONTACT
For more information contact
the Admissions Department either by filling out this contact form, or by phone +33 (0)1 45 49 50 82
