Student initiatives

Student initiatives are limited-duration projects led by one or more students in a variety of fields such as culture, education, sport, the environment, solidarity, health, civic engagement or the fight against discrimination.

A selection procedure is held at the beginning of each semester, and applies to all campuses.

Some examples of student initiatives: an art exhibition, a series of conferences, a film screening, live performance, festival, voluntary work or awareness-raising.

The selected initiatives can benefit during a semester or an academic year from the same resources as those made available to recognised student associations.

A new student association that has been initially selected as a student initiative for at least one semester will be eligible to apply for recognition at the start of the next academic year.

For further details, please refer to the Student Life regulations articles 19 to 21 (PDF, 54 Ko).

How to submit a student initiative: step by step

1. Submission of student initiative projects: applicants are invited to submit their projects online
2. Publication of eligible projects : eligible projects will be presented to students on each campus at the beginning of each semester (end September/beginning October for the autumn semester; end January/beginning February for the spring semester).
3. Recording of student votes: a dedicated website is set up during the campaign. In order for initiatives to be selected, they must obtain, on each campus where they wish to operate, either 5% of votes by the student body on a regional campus or 120 student votes on the Paris campus. Each Sciences Po student (including 3rd-year students) can vote for up to 3 projects on their own campus.
4. Selection of student initiatives: campaign results will be communicated to the Student Life and Education Committee (CVEF). The list of selected student initiatives is confirmed for a duration not exceeding the current academic year.

Should you have any questions, please contact your campus team or Baptiste Vivien, Student Engagement Manager.

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