Requesting funding for your project

Sciences Po offers three types of funding to support the development of student-led projects, all reserved for recognised student associations and selected student initiatives.

Student association Fund (FIA)

The Student association fund (FIA) can enable recognised student associations and selected student initiatives to benefit from grants of up to 500 euros (art. 28-II – Student Life regulations).

These grants aim to facilitate the following: communication for events held at Sciences Po; inter-campus events and activities; for events that require a first-aid station, obligations in terms of the security of persons and property; insurance obligations; or the payment of licence fees to the copyright-holders of film screenings, audiovisual or theatrical events.

For larger-scale projects and events, funding applications may be made to the Student Life Commission (see below).

Applications can be made throughout the year by submitting a completed grant application file (Word file in French, 53 Ko) to your campus contact, including all relevant paperwork and receipts.

• Dijon campus: Ismaël Combette
• Le Havre campus: Anne Petit
• Menton campus: Anne-Hélène Lecomte
• Nancy campus: Alexandra Brun
• Paris campus: Clémence Jamet and Isabelle Raymond
• Poitiers campus: Yvonnick Nibaudeau
• Reims campus: Rebeca Romero

Student life commission grants (CVE)

Recognised student associations or selected student initiatives proposing projects in the fields of culture, research, sport, the environment, solidarity, health, civic engagement and the fight against discrimination, may request a grant from the Department of Student Life. Applications will be examined by the Student Life Commission (CVE) and approved by the Student Life & Education Committee (CVEF).

Partisan or religious projects are not eligible. Grants awarded may not be used to finance the day-to-day operations of a student association.

How to obtain a grant application file

Project leaders should request an application file from your campus contact in charge of Student’s life providing a summary of the project and indicating the amount of funding requested.

Completed application files should be returned before the deadline for each Student Life Commission (CVE) as indicated below.

A meeting with the project leader will then be arranged, in order to assess the quality of the application, review the budget and, where necessary, provide advice on specific points.

The application may be finalized in a meeting with Baptiste Vivien, Student engagement Manager, before presentation to the Student Life Commission.

Please note

• Only recognised student associations or selected student initiatives are eligible to apply for this funding;
• A projected balanced budget must be included (total income equal to total expenditure);
• Funds awarded can only partially cover the global budget of the project submitted;
• Any communication linked to the project must indicate that financial support has been received from Sciences Po;
• An activity report and a financial review must be provided within 6 months of the project’s completion;
• Should the project not be completed, the association undertakes to reimburse the sums received, proportional to the degree of completion.

Provisional calendar 2024/2025

The Student Life Commission (examination of submissions) and the Student Life and Education Committee (decisions) are due to meet on the following dates.

Funding for permanent student associations

Permanent student associations receive half-yearly grants, the amount of which is fixed in annual agreements signed in accordance with article 12-I of the Student life regulations.

However, they may also benefit, on an exceptional basis, from additional funding, solely to enable them to meet their obligations as set out in article 17 of the Student life regulations, with regard to prevention, and security of persons and property.

These funding requests should be sent to Baptiste Vivien, in conjunction with the compulsory declaration of off-campus festive events (more information on the Student events page), using the FIA grant application form.

Financial support and project report

In all cases, once a grant has been allocated, student association recipients should:

• indicate “With the financial support of Sciences Po’s Student association fund” or “With the financial support of the Student Life Commission of Sciences Po” on the communication material designed to promote the project receiving the grant. A specially-designed visual is available from the Department of Student Life or the student life coordinators on each campus.
• provide a review of their activity and a financial report within 6 months of completion of the project.