FAQ - Master

If you have taken part in an exchange programme in Sciences Po, either as an undergraduate student or in a Master's, you must apply for a Master's through the international admission procedure.

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.

No, the one year master programmes are full time study programmes (except for the Master in Arts and Politics).

To apply for the Emile Boutmy scholarship you must indicate so in the "Financial Information" section of the Sciences Po application form and must provide the required documents.

The application fees are 100€ and are not refundable.

If your admission is conditional, you must provide the valid language test results no later than the given deadline of the programme.

You need to register for the language test at least two months before in order to ensure we receive them on time.

Examples of such material may be: a degree from an institution where English is the language of instruction (at least two years of study), proof of 2 years of professional experience in an English speaking country and/or in an exclusively English speaking working environment.

For SPEAP the same exemples apply for the French language.

The jury will take these documents into consideration, but please note that a language proficiency test may be required if the material submitted is not deemed sufficient to prove your language proficiency. 

You may submit your application without your language test results and send them afterwards, as long as we receive them by the deadline of the programme you are applying to.

Warning! We will not process any scholarship or dual degree applications if we have not received language test results by the deadline for the scholarship or dual degree programme requested.

Yes, you may delete or add a referee until your application has been submitted. 

We do not accept letter by email. 

Once you have filled in (and saved) your referees' contact information on the online application, an e-mail will be sent automatically by the system inviting them to complete an online recommandation form. You should check that they have received this e-mail.

No, applicants are not allowed to read references. They are strictly confidential and will only be read by those people responsible for assessing your application.

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.

In the Academic background section, you are required to indicate your exact cumulative/final grade average for each university degree (Bachelor and Master level if adequate) in the dedicated box. 

If you have not yet finished your degree, please write your average obtained to this date.

No conversion is required. You must write your average as it is, using the grading scale of your university. In the comment of the attachment, please specify the position of your average on the transcript.

You may download an enrollement 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.

You have been admitted at Sciences Po on the condition that you prove the required language proficiency for the programme.

Applicants who have received a conditional offer of admission must provide their language test scores according to the language requirements before the given deadline, and by May 15, 2019 at the latest, in order to join Sciences Po for the 2019 intake. If you are unable to provide satisfactory language scores by then, you must do so by December 31 of your conditionnal admission year, in order to be admitted for the following intake. 

There is no conditional admission for the dual degree programmes. 

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.