Candidates who are currently located in Paris may be asked for informal interview. All decisions made by the Committee are final and not subject to any appeal.

Candidates may apply to only one session per academic year.

Application deadlines for entry in 2010-2011 are as follows :
1. For Eiffel Scholarship consideration: November 20th, 2009.
2. For Sciences Po Scholarship consideration: March 15th, 2010.
3. For no scholarship consideration: May 4th, 2010.
This is a rolling admissions period. Admissions will continue only until places are filled and may close before May 4th.

APPLICATION FORM

The official online application for Sciences Po is now available here.

SELECTION CRITERIA

There is no "typical profile" for an MPA student. We look for a rich diversity of educational and professional backgrounds for each cohort. Successful candidates for admission to the MPA will therefore come to Sciences Po from every nationality and background, have an excellent academic record at the bachelor's or master's degree level, and previous work experience, whether in the public or private sector. All will have demonstrated a strong interest in leadership and problem-solving at a national, regional, or global scale.

As the MPA is designed for young professionals, previous work experience is one of the requirements for entry into the program. Students generally have between 2 and 10 years of professional experience at the time of application. Each year, the Selection Committee makes some exceptions to the minimum 2 years' rule for candidates with particularly outstanding academic records, internships or other activities which show clear motivation, and very strong potential. Nevertheless, all applicants must at the time of application already be in possession of a Bachelor's or Master's degree.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

The MPA program is taught entirely in English at native-speaker proficiency. Candidates who
a) are not native speakers, or
b) do not hold a Bachelor's or Master's level degree from an institution whose medium of instruction is English, must submit results of either the TOEFL (minimum recommended scores of 107-IBT, 263-computer-based, 627 paper-based) or IELTS (minimum recommended score of 7) at the time of application. In some exceptional cases, candidates whose results are very close to the recommended score may be admitted if the strength of their application is found to be compensatory.

For details on testing procedures, please consult the TOEFL (http://www.ets.org/toefl/) or the IELTS (http://www.ielts.org) web sites.

OTHER APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must pay a non-refundable application fee of 80 € and must attach to their application form:
- two academic and two professional references
- a personal statement (submitted in the application form)
- a current curriculum vitae
- all official transcripts of your years spent in higher education.
- proof of English language proficency (if required in your case)
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.