FAQ - Master

No, the procedure for admission at a one-year master’s programme only involves the assessment of an online application.

You may apply to a Sciences Po Master programme up to 3 times, from admissions 2018 and on. A fourth application will be declared non eligible.

No, you can apply only for one master's programme per academic year.

Seven of Sciences Po Master's programmes offer the students the opportunity to undertake an apprenticeship during their second year.

An apprenticeship is a form of training in which the student spends one year alternating between paid work in a public or private organisation and attending academic courses delivered at Sciences Po.

No, it is not possible : applying to the one-year master’s programme is exclusive to all other admission procedures. Candidates must therefore choose to apply either for a regular Master program (and/or dual degree) or a one-year master's programme.

Sciences Po awards scholarships to a select number of Students, in the form of tuition reduction. These tuition reductions range from 10% to over 50%. For more information, contact the academic advisor of the programme you are applying to. 

If you cannot pay by credit card, you may ask us for the required information to pay by bank transfer. You must send us a proof of payment in the form of an official bank confirmation. Once the payment has been registered it will be updated in the online application, you will receive a confirmation in order for you to continue completing the form allowing you to submit it for review.

Beware: Just because you have paid this fee does not mean that the application has automatically been submitted. You must manually submit your application by clicking "submit application".

We do not take into account the native language criteria. Please check if you fall into one of the exemptions categories. Otherwise, you will need to provide us with a relevant test result.

Please note that, except for the Cambridge certificates, the DELF and the DALF, language tests are valid for two years. Tests must be valid on January 1st of the year you will join Sciences Po.

Once you have filled in (and saved) your referees' contact information on the online application, an e-mail will be sent automatically inviting them to complete an online recommendation form. 

We therefore recommend that you make arrangements with your referees beforehand and make sure that they will be able to respond to your request to fill out the recommendation form sent by Sciences Po. Bear in mind that your referees receive many such requests.

Make sure your referees know the deadline to fill the forms and in what language they must do so. The references can be written in French or English. If you are applying to a Master programme and to a dual degree programme, the references must be written in English.

No, you must make sure your referees have included their forms before submitting your application. Keep in mind your application must be completed, including the references, by the programme's or scholarship's deadline. 

• Official academic transcript(s) for the entirety of your time in higher education.
  
• Official transcripts of study abroad and exchange programmes, including at Sciences Po if applicable.
  

Master programmes: you must write your resume in French or English, according to the language of the programme you are applying for. 

One year programmes: you must write your resume in English (except for SPEAP, resume to be attached in French). 

Dual degree programmes: you must write your resume in English.

You may download an enrollment certificate through the student services centre in your online student space, once you have accepted our offer of admission. This document will assist you in obtaining a visa.

Depending on the required documents, you may also present the Letter of Admission you received from Sciences Po.

No, deferrals are not granted for dual degree programmes.

Yes, insofar as you fulfill the criteria set for applying through a different procedure. However you will not be able to apply through a different procedure the same year.