Mobility Grants
Several mobility grants are available to help you finance your study period abroad. Such mobility grants offer you financial support but, in the majority of cases, will not fully finance your period abroad. Studying or carrying out an internship abroad can be costly and we advise you to carefully prepare your budget before your departure.
Please note:
- Crous bursary students are able to keep their bursary and additional financial support from Sciences Po during their semester or year abroad;
- Some regions in France also offer international mobility grants and students enrolled on a regional campus may be eligible to apply. Students have the responsibility of applying directly to the region;
- Exchange students are not eligible to apply for a student mobility grant through Sciences Po;
- The majority of mobility grants are awarded on the basis of family income;
- Crous bursary holder students carrying out a study abroad of 9 months of more will be able to obtain the maximum amount of distance points.
Study in Europe
Erasmus+ programme
Erasmus+ is a European Commission programme designed to encourage student exchanges between European partner universities participating in the programme. All mobility between Sciences Po students and its partner universities and companies in Europe is conducted under the Erasmus+ programme. Applications to the Erasmus+ programme are managed by the Centre for Europe (International Affairs Division).
Other grants to study in Europe
| Title | Public |
|---|---|
| Max Lazard Prize (fr.) | Students enrolled on Sciences Po's undergraduate or graduate programme |
| Victoria Prize | Students must be enrolled on Sciences Po’s undergraduate studies programme (all campuses) and be a Crous scholarship holder level 5, 6 or 7. |
| European University Institute PhD. scholarships | Students wishing to join the doctoral program of the European University Institute |
| Herbert Smith Freehills scholarships | Students wishing to enrol on LLM in the UK |
| Swiss European Mobility Programme (SEMP) | Bachelor and Master students studying abroad in a Swiss university |
| Trophée des étudiants-ambassadeurs de l'Île-de-France | Students living in the Ile de France region and carrying out an international mobility semester |
Study outside Europe
Mobility grants awarded by Sciences Po
Students are awarded a grant through Sciences Po's International Mobility Fund (FMI), the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (CROUS) and the Ile de France Regional Council (CRIF).
Grants are awarded by Sciences Po to students following the criteria as listed below:
- on the basis of family income
- when the cost of living in the country of destination is higher than the cost of living in Paris.
Important:
- Only students embarking on a mandatory and credited study abroad and internship period are eligible to apply
- Students on a gap year (semester or full year) or registered with a Masters dual-degree programme are not eligible to apply for a student mobility grant
- Bachelor dual-degree students are only eligible to apply for their 3rd year of study
- Students carrying out a « hybrid » year as part of their 3rd year aboroad can make two mobifility grant applications (study abroad and internship)
How to apply ?
You can submit your application for an international student mobility grant as soon as you have received confirmation of your study abroad destination or have your internship agreement.
You will need to complete and submit the online application form by logging in with your Sciences Po email address (firstname.lastname @sciencespo.fr)
The online application form is only applicable to students studying abroad or carrying out an internship outside of Europe. Please note that incomplete applications or applications submitted after the deadline will not be dealt with.
Calendar
- Opening date for online applications : Monday 2 March 2021
- Deadline for submitting online applications (students studying abroad) : Friday 30 April 2021
- Deadline for submitting online applications (students carrying out an internship) : Friday 17 December 2021
Sciences Po’s student services office is here to help you and reply to your questions: contact the student services office.
Erasmus+ International Mobility Credits Programme (IMC)
As part of the 2019-2022 and 2020-2023 Erasmus + International Mobility Credits (IMC) programme, Sciences Po has obtained a limited number of scholarships helping students to finance their 3rd year abroad.
Consult the list of partner universities concerned by country as well as the application procedure.
The scholarships are awarded on the basis of family income and academic excellence.
Other grants to study outside Europe
All destinations outside Europe
| Title | Public |
|---|---|
| Max Lazard Prize (fr.) | Students enrolled on Sciences Po's undergraduate or graduate programme |
| Victoria Prize | Students must be enrolled on Sciences Po’s undergraduate studies programme (all campuses) and be a Crous scholarship holder level 5, 6 or 7. |
| Trophée des étudiants-ambassadeurs de l'Île-de-France | Students living in the Ile de France region and carrying out an international mobility semester |
In North America
| Title | Public |
|---|---|
| Marion Bruley grant | Students carrying out an internship with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs or another international institution in the United States |
All over Asia
| Title | Public |
|---|---|
| Laëtitia Craig de Surville Prize | Students studying in a partner university in South East Asia (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam) as part of their third year abroad. |
| ASEM DUO | Professors and Sstudents on exchange between Asia and Europe |
In China
| Title | Public |
|---|---|
| Chinese government scholarship | Students from the European Union going to China on an exchange or degree programme : EU programme, Other nationalities, Bilateral programme |
| Discover China Programme | Young researchers who wish to discover a mobility programme in China. |
| Fudan University scholarship | Students studying for a Master’s or PhD degree at Fudan University |
| Jérôme Lohez 9/11 scholarship Foundation | Students of the dual degrees Sciences Po/Fudan University |
In Japan
| Title | Public |
|---|---|
| MEXT scholarship (Japan) | Postgraduate students for a study period in Japan |
| Japanese government scholarship | French students |
| Japan Student Service Organisation (JASSO) scholarship | Students on an exchange programme in Japan |
| Canon Foundation research fellowship | Doctoral students who wish to undertake a period of research in Japan |
In Israel
| Title | Public |
|---|---|
| Bourses Masa | Jewish Students |
| Bourse Pessa et Rebecca Blumenkopf scholarship (FR) | French students pursuing their studies at an Israeli university |
| Study in Israel website |
In Egypt
| Title | Public |
|---|---|
| Programme for graduate students of Arabic and the Arab world (fr.) | Students doing research on the Arab world |
