Admission to a One-Year Master's Programme

Create an account and complete the online form

Create an account, log in and fill out your application. 

It may take up to two hours before receiving the activation link. 

You cannot use the same application form twice. If you already applied in the past, you must create a new application form. You may apply to a Sciences Po Master's programme up to 3 times, starting from admission for the 2018 intake. A fourth application will be deemed non eligible. 

For further information, check the application guide.

Choose your Programme

You can select only one Master’s programme. You cannot apply to two different One-Year Master’s programmes or a combination with regular Master's programmes.

Please note: You may only apply to Sciences Po's programmes once per academic year. Should your application be unsuccessful, it is not possible to apply to a different programme or through another procedure for the same academic year. 

More information on our One-Year Master’s programmes.

Request your references

Start your application by filling in the reference section. This will ensure referees have adequate time to reply.

In order to be processed, application files must be complete with all the required documents, including references. It is your full responsibility to check on your dashboard whether your referees have submitted their form on time or to follow up with them directly through your dashboard.

As a candidate, you commit to ensuring that the recommendations completed by your referees in your Sciences Po application are sincere and accurate. Any doubt as to the authenticity of their drafting may lead to the invalidation of these recommendations in your application and to the deletion of the related referee account. 

More about the academic and professional references.

Take your language test

When required, take the language tests as early as possible. Obtaining your language test scores may take up to three months. You must therefore take the necessary precautions in order to provide your results whilst respecting the deadlines.

Your test scores must be submitted before 31 May 2023 Paris time (11.59pm). Past this date, our conditional offer of admission offer will no longer be valid. 

Check the language requirements.

Upload the supporting documents

To be eligible for assessment, your application must be complete and submitted before the deadline. 

For all one-year Master's programmes you must upload the following documents in your application file (in English and in pdf format): 

• CV/Résumé
• Official academic transcript(s) for the entirety of your time in higher education. Acceptable formats include scanned copies of paper transcripts produced by the institution, electronic transcripts produced by the institution, and web-based academic records produced by the institution and containing your name and the name of the institution. The Admissions Office reserves the right to request official transcripts at any time during the application process.
• Official transcripts of study abroad and exchange programmes, including at Sciences Po if applicable
• Proof of language proficiency (you must upload your proof of English proficiency under "English Language test" or "French language test" even if your document is not a language test)
• One or two professional references, depending on the programme
• An official proof, signed and stamped, from your university, providing your undergraduate cumulative grade average (and your graduate cumulative grade average if applicable). Please provide one certificate by degree and/or institution attended. 

Specific documents

Some additional supporting material may be required depending on the programme: a copy of your law degree, an essay, etc.

More information on the supporting material and the prerequisites. 

Write your personal statement

Assessors read a large number of personal statements each day and appreciate those which have been carefully written and structured.

Applicants should show a concrete idea of the professional field (or even position) that they are aiming for, and that they state clearly what aspects of their personality or background have led them to make this choice.

The adequacy between the applicant's career plans and the training sought is evaluated in order to ensure that the prospective student stands to gain the most from it. It is important to us, and to the applicants, that we offer them the training and academic framework that they need. Applicants must therefore clarify the reasons why they have chosen the given programme, what exactly are the aspects they find attractive and explain how Sciences Po would be an integral part of their plans.

For all one-year Master's programmes, please write your personal statement in English.

Pay your application fee

The application fee of €100 is not refundable. We do not offer fee waivers, unless you have refugee status.

Please note: paying the application fee does not mean that your application form has been submitted. Make sure to submit your application form by clicking on the Submit button.

Submit your application

Do not wait until the very last day to submit your application. To be eligible for assessment, your application must be completed and submitted before the 26 March 2023. 

Please note: all deadlines always refer to Paris time (11.59pm). 

Important: As our platform does not automatically invalidate incomplete files, it is your responsibility to submit an application that includes all required documents (including references).

Once you have submitted your application, you will not be able to bring any change, and neither will we.

Check your application status

Once your application is submitted, you can access your dashboard and track its status. Please wait before contacting us if you see that the status of your application has not changed.

Admission decision

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application through their dashboard and by e-mail. The offer of admission is valid only for the programme to which you have applied.

Newly admitted

Find out the first steps (calendars, access your online student account, register, choose your courses, etc.) and check our page for international students.

Unsuccessful candidates

We fully understand your disappointment and your wish to know more about the reasons for our decision. Here are some of the factors that may explain why your application was unsuccessful.

Sciences Po does not provide for a waiting list for graduate admissions. The selection committee's decisions are final and cannot be appealed.