Closing date: December 1, 2025 (Masters);

March 04, 2025 (Undergraduate)

Student type: International students  

Level of study: Undergraduate, Masters

Study area: Any

Scholarship value:  

• A tuition grant of €14,720 per year for the three years of the undergraduate programme.
• A tuition grant of €9,500 per year for the three years of the undergraduate programme.
• A tuition grant of €6,500 per year for the three years of the undergraduate programme.
• A tuition grant of €13,100 per year, for each year, which covers part of the tuition fees for the two years of the Master’s degree programme.

Description: 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 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.

Eligibility:

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

How to apply:  apply online 

More info: https://www.sciencespo.fr/students/en/fees-funding/bursaries-financial-aid/emile-boutmy-scholarship/