The application procedure depends on your status (exchange student or free-mover) and on your home university.
You are:
Whether you come from a European university or not, the first steps are the same: you must be ‘nominated’ by your home institution:
- Check with your Exchange Program Coordinator if your university has an exchange agreement with Sciences Po Saint-Germain
- Provided such an agreement exists, you apply with your university
- Once your university has ‘nominated’ you, they inform us. Soon after we will email you an application form and the list of supporting documents requested
Application process
- Fill in the Application form
- Email it to incoming@sciencespo-saintgermain.fr with the supporting documents
- In the following weeks, we will issue your letter of acceptance and email it to you along with important practical information

Application deadlines
We must receive your completed application form and supporting documents, exclusively by email:
- before June 15th*, for full-year and Autumn applicants
- before Oct 31st for Spring term applicants
*the usual deadline of May 31st has been postponed because of the global sanitary situation in 2020.
Requirements
- English B2 to attend classes in English (with an official certificate of IELTS 5.5, TOEL iBT 72/120)
- French B2 to attend classes in French (with an official certificate)
- to be a Master student to attend French classes in our Master’s programs
Nominations and applications are managed directly by MICEFA. You do not have to contact us at this point.
The free mover program is open to students with at least one year of validated relevant studies after their high-school diploma, and who are not registered at a partner university.
Application process
- Download our Free-mover application form
- Fill it and email it to incoming@sciencespo-saintgermain.fr with the supporting documents
- You will receive an answer no later than 2 weeks after the application deadline
- If you are accepted, we will send you the payment information; the fee is payable by wire transfer in full to confirm your registration
- Once your payment is received, Sciences Po Saint-Germain will issue your letter of acceptance
Fees
- 1 semester: €1,000
- 2 semesters: €2,000
The fee is non-refundable, except if your visa is denied, or if you must renounce to study abroad for health or family reasons (an official certificate will be requested).
Application deadlines
We must receive your completed application form and supporting documents, exclusively by email:
- before May 31st, for full-year and Autumn applicants
- before Oct 31st for Spring term applicants
Requirements
- the official transcript of your grades from your university
- an official certificate of English B2 to attend classes in English (IELTS 5.5, TOEL iBT 72/120)
- an official certificate of French B2 to attend classes in French
- be a Master student to attend French classes in our Master’s programs