Written by The programme offers fully funded scholarships for refugees to pursue a two-year master’s degree (in English or French) at Sciences Po Paris, beginning August/September 2026.
The UNIV’R – University for Refugees academic corridor program is calling for applications from refugees residing in a first country of asylum who wish to pursue a Master’s degree (2 years) at Sciences Po University in Paris.
The program provides beneficiaries with facilitated access to the university system, and administrative, social, and financial support (study and living grants for the entire duration of the master’s degree).
Summary of the 2026 UNIVR Scholarship to Sciences Po University
- Type: Masters Scholarships
- Country to study: France
- School to study: UNIV’R – University for Refugees
- Duration: 2 years
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Benefits: Full Scholarship, Monthly Stipends, Travel Costs, Accommodation, Healthcare.. etc
- Deadline: 1st February, 2026
Eligibility Criteria for the 2026 UNIVR Scholarship to Sciences Po University
- Be a Refugee
- Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
- Age limit at the time of application: 19 – 40
- Eligible country of asylum: All eligible countries of asylum
- Other eligibility considerations: Being a refugee in a country outside the European Union
- Language of instruction: English, French
- Required status documents: Refugee certificate
Scholarship Perks
- Application fees
- TuitionBooks
- Monthly stipend (eg food allowance)
- Housing
- Local transportation expenses
- Health insurance
- Mentoring or psycho-social support
- Travel costs to the third country
- Visa
- Pre-admission exam fees
- Settling in
- Transition of documents
- Learn about the Master’s program offered by Sciences Po as well as the admission criteria
- Learn about the steps in the international Master’s admission procedure
- Open an application file at Sciences Po and prepare the various documents to be provided to complete the file to be submitted via the Sciences Po admission platform.
- When the complete file has been submitted to Sciences Po, please fill out this form and then click on submit.