2026 Sciences Po Emile Boutmy Scholarship in France

The Émile 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 official organised events. 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.

• Table of Content
• About Sciences Po
• Undergraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Undergraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Undergraduate Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Undergraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Undergraduate Scholarship

Bachelor's Programme:

• The Émile Boutmy scholarship is awarded to students arriving at Sciences Po for their first year of studies.
• The Émile Boutmy scholarship entitles students to either a total exemption or an exemption of €9,500 from tuition fees.
• Students who have been awarded the Émile Boutmy scholarship and are already enrolled: the amount of your scholarship is determined upon admission. It is adjusted each year in line with any increase in tuition fees, where applicable.
• 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.
• Important: the Emile Boutmy scholarship is linked to the programme of study at the time of admission to Sciences Po. Therefore, students who enrol in a dual degree programme directly in the third year lose their Boutmy scholarship.
• The Émile Boutmy scholarship is automatically renewed if the student chooses to continue their graduate studies at Sciences Po.

Master's Programme:

• The Émile Boutmy scholarship is awarded to students arriving at Sciences Po for their first year of study.
• The Émile Boutmy scholarship entitles the recipient to a €18,500 exemption from tuition fees for each of the two years of the Master's programme.
• Émile Boutmy scholarship holders already at Sciences Po: the amount awarded through the scholarship is determined at the time of admission. It may be recalculated on a yearly basis, in accordance with tuition fee increases, when applicable.  
• If you do not validate your academic year, your scholarship will be lost.
• If you have been granted a scholarship and you decide to defer your admission, your scholarship will be lost.

Requirements for Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification

• 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.

Students who are not eligible are:

• Swiss and Norwegian applicants, since they may be entitled to CROUS scholarships
• Candidates who have dual citizenship, one of them being 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
• Candidates for the Joint Master's in Journalism and International Affairs and for the Master's in journalism
• Master’s level dual-degree candidates, unless you are applying for one of the following programmes:
  • 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
• Bachelor dual degree candidates (unless as part of a specific agreement)
• Exchange students
• Candidates applying via the French graduate admission procedure

The Émile Boutmy scholarship:

• 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.). 

For more information, please contact the Student Services Centre.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Undergraduate Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded based on merit and according to the type of profile sought for this programme.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Bachelor's Programme:

• 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.
• Applicants from French secondary schools
  • Applicants from French secondary schools must contact the Admission Office by completing this form (available soon), once their application has been validated on Parcoursup.

Master's Programme:

• Master's level candidates must indicate that they are applying to the Émile Boutmy scholarship in the “Financial information” section of their Sciences Po application.
• Applicants must also attach, if applicable, their language test.

Candidates currently in deferal:

Candidates who are currently in deferral can apply to the Émile Boutmy scholarship if they are in one of the following situations:

• they did not apply to this scholarship in their application form
• they had applied and obtained this scholarship last year but lost it due to the deferral

In this case, you need to apply to the Émile Boutmy scholarship by filling out this contact form before the deadline. This email should include your CV as well as the following information:

1. Indicate the country in which you are resident for tax purposes 1
2. Indicate the country in which you are resident for tax purposes 2 (optional)
3. Total annual income (in euros) of the household from the year before last
4. Number of financially dependent children in the household (including yourself)?
5. Are any of your siblings currently pursuing higher education?

For enquiries, contact the Admissions Department by filling out this contact form.

For more information, kindly visit Sciences Po scholarship webpage.