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Yes. You have to register at Sciences Po and pay 25% of your tuition fees. When registering online, the amount indicated will be 100% because the system does not perform specific calculations. Please pay 25% of this amount. The Registrar Office will contact you to regularize the amount if necessary.

You have to register and point out that you are waiting for the grant notification from the CROUS. Then as soon as you receive it, you need to upload the notification on your student space (step 5 of the registration process)

At registration, you must provide an official document attesting to your successful completion of the degree based on which you were admitted to Sciences Po.

This document is sufficient, and you will not need to subsequently submit your original diploma. Please consider that random checks may be done to verify the authenticity of the uploaded documents. Any violation may lead to the disciplinary committee.

If you cannot obtain such an official document, you can request an additional time (step 5: Upload supporting documents). You will have to join an official proof of completion or a copy of the actual diploma by October 31, 2020.

Important: note that if you fail to obtain the degree based on which you were admitted, your admission will be revoked and you will be deregistered.

If you do not have one, you should leave this field blank.

If you do not have all the documents such as your visa, your scholarship certificate, your health insurance evidence or your diploma, please select « require additional time » at step 5 of the online registration process to submit your registration.

Your administrative student area remains accessible for you to upload the documents once you receive them. Please note that the status of your registration will remain « incomplete » until you provide all requested documents.

At registration, you must provide an official document attesting to your successful completion of the degree based on which you were admitted to Sciences Po.

This document is sufficient, and you will not need to subsequently submit your original diploma. Please consider that random checks may be done to verify the authenticity of the uploaded documents. Any violation may lead to the disciplinary committee.

If you cannot obtain such an official document, you can request an additional time (step 5: Upload supporting documents). You will have to join an official proof of completion or a copy of the actual diploma by October 31, 2020.

Important: note that if you fail to obtain the degree based on which you were admitted, your admission will be revoked and you will be deregistered.

If you do not have all the documents such as your visa, your scholarship certificate, your health insurance evidence or your diploma, please select « require additional time » at step 5 of the online registration process to submit your registration.

Your administrative student area remains accessible for you to upload the documents once you receive them. Please note that the status of your registration will remain « incomplete » until you provide all requested documents.

Yes. You must complete the registration process at both institutions and pay tuition fees as specified in the partnership agreement.

The income to be taken into account is that of the household of the parent(s) in which you are declared a dependent.

In case of the payment of an alimony paid to the parent in charge of the child, its amount must be included in the income to be taken into account in the calculation.

In the case of joint residence, the incomes of both parents must be taken into account.

For all situations not listed above, a specific study will be conducted by the Administrative Registration office who may ask you for additional documents.

Yes. Administrative registration is compulsory every year, including for gap year students. Your tuition fees will be 25% of the total amount. If your gap year has already been approved when registering online, the appropriate amount will appear, if not, please contact your academic advisor to check the status of your gap year request.

If this is the first time you have enrolled in an institution of higher education in France, as per the France-Quebec agreement, you are eligible for health insurance. You must request a SE 401-Q-102 bis form, entitled “Attestation d’appartenance à un régime québécois préalablement au départ pour la France”, from the relevant authorities in Quebec (RAMQ). This form certifies that you are covered by health insurance in France.

No, mutuelle schemes are optional but recommended for students. They provide a complementary insurance plan that will guarantee you a higher rate of reimbursement on your medical costs. It is, however, necessary to register with the general social security system (CPAM) in order to sign up for an additional mutuelle.

Depending on your circumstances:

If you have a postal address in France, your card will be mailed to you at the address you provided during your online registration. If you do not have one, you will receive an email informing you that your card is available for pick-up at the Registrar Office (9 rue de la Chaise, 75007 Paris) or at your campus.

No, but all non French-speaking students are strongly encouraged to register for a French language class which will provide them with the tools for success in their other disciplines and facilitate their smooth integration into life at Sciences Po and during their stay in France.

For some programmes, yes, on the condition that the programme concerned has a large component of language study. Examples would be Arabic or some programmes in Germany. However, the large majority of programmes offered by Sciences Po's partner universities require a high or very high level of proficiency in the language of study.