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).

The application fees are 100€ and are not refundable.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

We do not accept letter by email. 

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

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 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.

Provide your Cumulative/final grade average

If your final average (or average obtained to this date) is provided on your official transcripts by your university, please:

• Write this average (no calculation will be required) in the dedicated boxes
• Attach these same transcripts where asked to attach « Undergraduate cumulative grade average proof »

If your final average (or average obtained to this date) is not provided on your official transcripts, please:

• Ask your university to provide an official document stating what is your average
• Write this average (no calculation will be required) in the dedicated boxes
• Attach these same transcripts where asked to attach « Undergraduate cumulative grade average proof »

If your university does not provide such a document, please:

• Calculate your average yourself including all grades (to this date). Make sure you do not weight the grades
• Write this average in the dedicated boxes
• Attach where asked to attach « Undergraduate cumulative grade average proof », a document certifying that all the information declared is true to the best of your knowledge (see the template section). Please also write down the details of your calculation. 

Special cases

For dual degree programmes, you must include a resume in English.

The academic year at Sciences Po begins between end of August and mid-September, depending on the programmes. Only exchange students may begin in January (second semester). Please consult the information on our Welcome programmes and be aware that certain orientation programmes may be compulsory.

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.