Émile Boutmy Scholarship

Who can apply

A first-time applicant to Sciences Po, admitted to an eligible Undergraduate or Master's programme
A non-EU national whose household does not file taxes within the EU; Swiss and Norwegian nationals and dual EU citizens are not eligible
Not eligible: PhD candidates, one-year Master's candidates, exchange students, the Journalism dual-degree and Master's programmes, applicants via the French graduate admission procedure, bachelor's dual-degree candidates (unless part of a specific agreement), and most Master's-level dual-degree candidates (two named joint programmes are exceptions, both requiring Chinese nationality)
Quebec applicants are excluded at Master's level but eligible at Bachelor's level
There is no separate application; the scholarship is requested within the Sciences Po admission application itself, and cannot be requested after admission or during studies
May not be combined with other Sciences Po or partner scholarships, but may be combined with external scholarships such as Eiffel, AEFE, or other French government scholarships; if refused, cannot reapply within the same admission cycle

No separate form, which trips people up

There’s no separate scholarship form here, which trips people up. You simply tick a box in the “financial information” section of your regular Sciences Po admission application, which means the scholarship deadline is whatever your admission deadline is, and once you’re admitted or already studying at Sciences Po it’s too late to request it at all.

Exclusions are more specific than a quick read suggests

Exclusions are more specific than a quick read suggests. Swiss and Norwegian nationals are out because they qualify for a different French scholarship instead. Dual citizens with any EU citizenship are out entirely. Quebec applicants are excluded at Master’s level, since they already get reduced fees comparable to EU students, but are still eligible at Bachelor’s level. PhD candidates, one-year Master’s programmes, exchange students, applicants via the French graduate admission procedure, most bachelor’s dual-degree candidates, and most joint-degree Master’s tracks are excluded outright, with only two named Master’s exceptions, both requiring Chinese nationality. For the wider cost picture of studying in France beyond this one scholarship, see the guide to studying in France.

A tuition exemption, not a stipend

The money itself is a tuition exemption, not a stipend: €9,500 off Bachelor’s fees, or €18,500 off each of the two Master’s years. Sciences Po is explicit that accommodation, food, and travel are not part of the package, so plan those separately.

Named after Sciences Po’s own founder, funded by named sponsors

The scholarship is named after Émile Boutmy, who founded Sciences Po itself in 1872, and it’s funded by a small group of named sponsors Sciences Po credits directly: the Chalhoub Group, the Fondation Geneviève McMillan-Reba Stewart, L’Oréal, and Michel David-Weill. Some of these private sponsors stay in direct contact with scholarship holders through official organised events, a more hands-on donor relationship than most tuition-exemption scholarships offer.

What it can and can’t be combined with

One detail worth knowing if you’re weighing your options: Boutmy cannot be combined with other Sciences Po or partner scholarships, and Sciences Po names several specifically, Mastercard, CARE, and the Fondation de France/René Seydoux and China Scholarship Council partnerships among them, but it can be combined with external scholarships, and Sciences Po names Eiffel, AEFE, and other French government scholarships as examples. If you’re eligible for both an external award and Boutmy, that combination is worth pursuing rather than picking one.