Sciences Po 2023 Émile Boutmy Scholarship for Undergraduate Students

In order to attract the brightest foreign students from outside the European Union, Sciences Po established the Émile Boutmy scholarship, which bears the name of the institution’s founder (1871). Top students whose profiles satisfy Sciences Po’s admissions goals and specific course requirements are given the Émile Boutmy Scholarship.

The Émile Boutmy Scholarship Fund enjoys the kind assistance of its sponsors, benefactors, businesses, and foundations, who are keen to make Sciences Po accessible to the most deserving overseas students. At formal events, private sponsors may speak with scholarship recipients directly.

Benefits:

The Émile Boutmy scholarship is awarded to students arriving at Sciences Po for their first year of studies.

The Émile Boutmy programme can take several different forms:

• A tuition grant of €13,190 per year for the three years of the undergraduate programme.
• A tuition grant of €8,800 per year for the three years of the undergraduate programme.
• A tuition grant of €6,000 per year for the three years of the undergraduate programme.
• A tuition grant of €3,600 per year for the three years of the undergraduate programme.

If you do not validate your academic year, your scholarship will be lost.

If you have been granted for 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 and additional cost of living grant (if applicable).

The Émile Boutmy scholarship is automatically renewed if the student chooses to continue their graduate studies at Sciences Po

Requirements:

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be: first time applicants, from a non-European Union state, whose household does not file taxes within the European Union, and who have been admitted to the Undergraduate’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, including 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
• Master’s level dual-degree candidates. Only applicants for the following dual degrees are eligible:
  • 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 other scholarships (Eiffel scholarship, AEFE scholarship, BGF…).

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