2026-2027 Emile Boutmy Scholarships for International Students, France (Fully Funded)

January 13, 2026
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Student type: Domestic and International students are eligible for this scholarship program.

Level of study: Undergraduate, Masters

Study area: Any

Scholarship value:

  • Undergraduate:The Emile Boutmy scholarship entitles students to either a total exemption or an exemption of €9,500 from tuition fees.
  • Masters:The Emile Boutmy scholarship entitles the recipient to a €18,500 exemption from tuition fees for each of the two years of the Master’s programme.

Closing date:

  • October 19/November 30, 2026 (Masters)
  • January 20, 2026 (Undergraduate)

Description: 2026-2027 Emile Boutmy Scholarship is currently open,it is a fully funded scholarship,named after the founder of Sciences Po (1872), 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:

  1. To be eligible for the scholarship
  2. 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.
  3. Students who are not eligible are:
  4. Swiss and Norwegian applicants, since they may be entitled to CROUS scholarships
  5. Candidates who have dual citizenship, one of them being an EU citizenship
  6. 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
  7. Candidates for the Joint Master’s in Journalism and International Affairs and for the Master’s in journalism
  8. 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

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