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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.

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.

You will find a link on the first page of the registration process. All the needed documents are listed, according to your situation.

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.

As soon as you receive the information that your registration is complete, you can log on your student account, Administrative services section; you will find an attestation of payment with the amount of your tuition fees and your payment schedule for a payment by direct debit.

In case your registration is finalised but your status remains “incomplete”, you can ask the administrator to provide you the receipt.

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.

Your payment schedule will be communicated by the Registrar Office Team once your application is processed. Also, an automatic email will be sent at least 16 days before each instalment.

You need to register and select a payment method (bank transfer or automatic direct debit). Once you have completed the registration process, subtract the amount of your scholarship from the total calculated by the system, in order to know the amount that you will need to settle.

N.B.: If you are a Boutmy scholarship holder and you are taking a gap year, you will need to divide the tuition amount by 4, as well as your Boutmy grant. The remaining amount will have to be settled. Your costs of living grant is suspended.

During the online registration, you need to choose the method of payment "bank transfer" and make a first payment of 25% of your tuition fees.

Your administrative registration will be examined by the administrative registration department. The person in charge of your administrative registration will confirm your tuition fees amount and how you can pay the balance in several instalments by credit card online.

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.

You need to register and select a payment method (bank transfer or automatic direct debit). Once you have completed the registration process, subtract the amount of your scholarship from the total calculated by the system, in order to know the amount that you will need to settle.

N.B.: If you are a Boutmy scholarship holder and you are taking a gap year, you will need to divide the tuition amount by 4, as well as your Boutmy grant. The remaining amount will have to be settled. Your costs of living grant is suspended.

As part of the reform, it is not possible to change your student social security centre. You remain affiliated with the same student social security centre until August 31 2019. At the start of the 2019 academic year, you will be affiliated with the general system (CPAM).

As of September 2019, all the students will be covered by the Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (CPAM).

If you are European and you are going on exchange in a European university (EEE and Switzerland) or doing an internship in Europe, you need to request your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).

If you are leaving Europe, you will need, either to subscribe to the health insurance proposed by the host university or get a complementary insurance that covers you abroad.

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.