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Who can apply

Three different things not to mix up: the country where you study, your nationality and the country where you live when you apply.

Call
Undergraduate (foreign secondary schools)
Country of study
France
Accepted nationalities
All except: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Norway
Target level
Bachelor’s
Fields of study
All fields
Other conditions
  • Apply to Sciences Po for the first time, come from a country outside the European Union, have a household (parents) that does not file taxes in the European Union, and be admitted to the programme.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be: first time applicants to Sciences Po, 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.
  • People with dual citizenship, one of them being an EU citizenship, are not eligible.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Candidates who have dual citizenship, one of them being an EU citizenship
  • Cannot be combined with another scholarship from Sciences Po and its partners; it can be combined with external scholarships (Eiffel, AEFE, French government scholarships…).RequiredOrganisation’s wording: may not be combined with any other scholarship awarded by Sciences Po and its partners (Mastercard, CARE, Fondation de France/René Seydoux, China Scholarship council, etc.); may be combined with external scholarships (Eiffel, AEFE, French government scholarships, etc.).
  • The scholarship is lost if you do not pass your academic year or if you defer your admission.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: 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.
  • Use the international pathway: be preparing a non-French secondary school diploma (for example IB, A-levels). If you are preparing the French baccalaureate, you apply through Parcoursup, with another deadline.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: The international admission pathway is designed for all candidates who are preparing to sit for a non-French secondary school certificate or diploma.
  • If you graduated from secondary school between October 2025 and September 2026, you must ask for a special dispensation before applying.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: If you graduated from secondary school (high school) between October 2025 and September 2026, you must ask for a special dispensation before submitting your application.
  • You can apply to the Sciences Po Undergraduate College only once.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: It is not possible to apply more than once to Sciences Po Undergraduate College.

The real funding

What the opportunity pays, what is left for you to pay and the money to plan before leaving.

Partly paid
Tuition
What is left for you to pay
  • The €150 application fee, non-refundable (only applicants who prove their refugee status are exempted).
  • The rest of the tuition fees if the scholarship gives a €9,500 exemption rather than a full exemption.
Application fee
€150

Dates

Applications close
13 January 2027 at 23:59 CET (Europe/Paris)
Results announced
Beginning of April 2027 (admission results for an application submitted by 13 January 2027)

Application steps

In the order set by the programme. Open a step to see the details.

  1. Step 1: Create and submit your application to the Undergraduate College on the Sciences Po admissions website, with two academic references and all documents in PDF, pay the €150 fee and select the Émile Boutmy scholarship in the “Financial information” section. No scholarship application is accepted after your application has been submitted.
    With whom
    Sciences Po, online application platform
    By when
    13 January 2027 at 23:59 CET (Europe/Paris) — 13 January 2027 at 11.59 PM, Paris time
    Documents to provide
    • Two academic references (requested online from your referees)
    • Transcripts and required documents, in PDF of 2 MB maximum
  2. Step 2: Wait for the admission decision: only admitted applicants have their scholarship request reviewed.
    With whom
    Sciences Po

Where to apply

Sciences Po (opens in a new tab) · Bourse Émile Boutmy (The Émile Boutmy scholarship)

Official title (in English): The Émile Boutmy scholarship

Edition 2027 · Verified on 30 October 2026

Apply on the official website (opens in a new tab)

Official website of Sciences Po: sciencespo.fr

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