Application Deadline: Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
LOCATION: 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 organized 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.
Candidates who have dual citizenship, one of them being an EU citizenship
Candidates from Quebec for a master’s degree (since they may take advantage of sliding scale fees the 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.
BENEFIT:
BACHELOR’S DEGREE 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.
MASTERS LEVEL: 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 an €18,500 exemption from tuition fees for each of the two years of the Master’s programme.
