Emile Boutmy Scholarship for Bachelor’s & Master’s Program 2025

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About Emile Boutmy Scholarship for Bachelor’s & Master’s Program

The Emile Boutmy Scholarship Program 2025 in France is a tremendous step forward for brilliant students with strong academic records. This is a fantastic opportunity for top-performing students from countries outside of the European Union. Top candidates who meet the admission requirements for each undergraduate and master’s degree level are encouraged to apply to France’s top-ranked institution. The Sciences Po Scholarship is a mark of distinction for those who want to reach the pinnacle of success after enrolling at Sciences Po. It allows prospective students to take advantage of various benefits throughout their program.

 

• School: Sciences Po

Benefits of Emile Boutmy Scholarship for Bachelor’s & Master’s Program

Tuition fee grants for Bachelor’s Degree:

• Tuition fee subsidies will be granted to candidates in a variety of forms:
  • €114,210 per year for three years.
  • €9,500 per year for three years.
  • €6,500 per year for three years.
  • €3,900 per year for three years.

Tuition fee grants for Master’s Degree:

 

The Émile Boutmy program is a tuition grant that covers a portion of the tuition for the Master’s degree program’s two years. Every year, it is worth €13,100 per year.

Notes:

1. Your scholarship will be forfeited if you do not validate your academic year.
2. The year abroad is the third year of the undergraduate program, and scholarship holders will keep their additional cost-of-living award and tuition fee grant (if applicable).
3. The Émile Boutmy scholarship is automatically renewed if the student decides to continue with graduate studies at Sciences Po.
4. You will forfeit your award if you are awarded a scholarship and choose to defer your admission.

Emile Boutmy Scholarship for Bachelor’s & Master’s Program 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 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, 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
• Candidates for the Joint Master in Journalism and International Affairs and for the Master 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 other scholarships apart from exceptional cases decided by the jury (Eiffel scholarship, AEFE scholarship, BGF...).

SELECTION CRITERIA

This scholarship is awarded based on merit and according to the type of profile sought for this programme. Social criteria may also be taken into account.

 

Application Date and Process

Undergraduate College, First Time Applicants

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.

Please note that we might ask applicants to provide proof of income and documents explaining their family situation (e.g. income tax return for both parents, payslips, divorce certificate, unemployment benefits, documents related to alimony, child support or retirement pensions, death certificate...).

APPLICANTS FROM FRENCH SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Applicants from French secondary schools must contact the Admission Office by completing this form, once their application has been validated on Parcoursup. The applicants must provide proof of income and possibly documents explaining their family situation (e.g. income tax return for both parents, payslips, divorce certificate, unemployment benefits, documents related to alimony, child support or retirement pensions, death certificate...).

Master’s Level, First Time Applicants

Masters level candidates must indicate that they are applying to the Émile Boutmy scholarship in the “Financial information” section of their Sciences Po application.

Please note that we might ask applicants to provide a proof of income and documents explaining their family situation (e.g. income tax return for both parents, payslips, divorce certificate, unemployment benefits, documents related to alimony, child support or retirement pensions, death certificate...). Applicants must also attach, if applicable, their language test.

CANDIDATES CURRENTLY IN DEFERRAL (UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE AND MASTERS LEVEL)

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?

Please note that we might ask applicants to provide a proof of income and documents explaining their family situation (e.g. income tax return for both parents, payslips, divorce certificate, unemployment benefits, documents related to alimony, child support or retirement pensions, death certificate...).

PLEASE NOTE

If you have already been refused the Émile Boutmy scholarship it is not possible for you to apply again.

We will only take into account complete files.

No application request will be accepted if received after the deadline.

You will find information on our application procedures using the following links:

• Undergraduate College
• Graduate programmes

Important: It is not possible for students to apply for the Émile Boutmy scholarship after their admission to Sciences Po or during their studies at Sciences Po. Students are therefore responsible for finding another source of funding if they have not been awarded the Emily Boutmy scholarship.

The Admissions Department is responsible for awarding Émile Boutmy scholarships. Please note that your scholarship request will only be taken into account if you are admitted to one of our eligible programmes.

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