Incoming Students - Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Programme

The international credit mobility programme aims to encourage study abroad, both within Europe and in partner countries outside of Europe. 

As part of its international policy, Sciences Po has applied for grant funding for exchange students from certain universities outside of Europe.

International mobility grants for incoming students from partner countries studying on exchange at Sciences Po

For more information, please contact your home university. 

Amount of the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Grant

The Erasmus+ international credit mobility grant consists of two different types of funding:

Funding for the study period will begin from the first day a student is required to be present by the host institution, and it will end on the last day the host institution requires them to be present. 

New:

• An inclusion  supplement of 250€ per month may be available to disadvantaged students. 
• Information about applying for this supplement will be provided in the booklet you receive before your exchange. 

For any questions relating to calculating the grant amount, please contact Sciences Po’s Erasmus+ office: erasmusplus.international@sciencespo.fr 

How to apply?

Recruitment of incoming students is handled by exchange coordinators at the home university. Please contact your home university to apply. 

Students selected by their universities to come on exchange will receive an Erasmus+ booklet which must be completed and returned to Sciences Po’s Erasmus+ office by the date specified in the booklet, along with the following documents:

• A copy of your passport.
• The learning agreement, completed in accordance with your online course selection and signed by the exchange coordinator at your home university.
• The Sciences Po certificate of enrolment, which can be downloaded on your student account. 
• The booking confirmation for your plane ticket. Please contact our Erasmus+ office as soon as possible if you have problems funding your plane ticket and/or your first few days in France. 

Once you send these documents, you will receive your Erasmus+ mobility contract. This sets out the dates of your stay, the conditions of your exchange, the grant amount and terms of payment, as well as information about insurance obligations during your exchange. 

When you arrive at Sciences Po, you must provide us with the contract duly completed with your original signature.

Please note that students receiving the Erasmus + grant will need to open a French bank account as soon as they arrive, in order to be paid their grant. 

Contacts once you arrive at Sciences Po

For administrative support in relation to your exchange and the payment of your Erasmus+ grant, please contact Sciences Po’s Erasmus+ office: erasmusplus.international@sciencespo.fr

For all questions relating to academic support at Sciences Po, please contact the person in charge of partnerships with your home country within our International Affairs Department.

Payment process

The first instalment of your Erasmus+ grant will be paid once you arrive at Sciences Po, provided you have returned your Erasmus+ booklet along with the following documents:

• Account details for a French bank account (mandatory for payment of your Erasmus+ grant)
• For students studying at a Sciences Po campus outside of Paris, your certificate of arrival (completed and signed by the coordinator onsite)
• Your completed and signed learning agreement, with your course selection for the semester and year.  
• The confirmation of booking for your plane ticket. 
• Certificate of accommodation, with your permanent address in France.
• Your mobile number. 
• Your exchange contract, duly completed and signed. 

Payment schedule

• You will receive a first grant instalment comprising 80% of the total grant amount. 
• You will receive a final grant instalment comprising 20% of the total grant amount at the end of the exchange, provided that all documents and reports required by the European Commission (exchange report) have been completed and submitted/returned.