{"id":3715,"date":"2025-12-20T17:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T17:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/?p=3715"},"modified":"2025-12-20T17:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T17:15:12","slug":"call-for-applications-call-for-applications-univr-scholarship-to-sciences-po-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/2025\/12\/20\/call-for-applications-call-for-applications-univr-scholarship-to-sciences-po-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications: CALL for APPLICATIONS: UNIV\u2019R scholarship to Sciences Po University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Academic Year: 2026-2027<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sciences Po is a selective university offering a diverse range of graduate-level programs (30 Master&#8217;s tracks in the humanities and social sciences) based on academic excellence, international openness, and the development of professional skills. Open to applicants holding a Bachelor&#8217;s degree or equivalent (Bac+3 level), these programs are taught in English or French at the Paris campus, within eight professional schools (including one dedicated to research). Admitted students will begin their two-year academic programme in September 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UNIV&#8217;R program, led by UNHCR and the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), provides selected refugees residing in a first country of asylum who have already been admitted to a two-year Master&#8217;s program at Sciences Po (excluding dual degrees and one-year Master&#8217;s programs) with material and financial support to pursue their studies in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNIV&#8217;R program beneficiaries come to France on a student visa. Upon completing their studies, they may apply for a one-year residence permit to seek employment, but the program does not guarantee long-term residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Selected refugees will enter France with a long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit (VLS-TS) for students. This visa is strictly personal and does not entitle the holder to family reunification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Benefits include:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Administrative, social, and financial assistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exemption from visa fees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A scholarship covering travel and social security expenses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>? &nbsp;<strong>Eligibility:<\/strong>&nbsp; <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be legally recognized as a refugee by the first country of asylum or by the UNHCR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Asylum seekers are not eligible. The refugee status recognition process must be completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reside in a first country of asylum outside the European Union.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be no older than 35 years at the time of application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit a complete application through the Sciences Po platform before February 1, 2026 (11:59 PM Paris time).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Required Documents for UNIV\u2019R Scholarships<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Academic transcripts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academic recommendation letters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Proposal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence of a good GPA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u23f0 &nbsp;<strong>Deadline:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 22, 2026 (by 11:59 PM Paris time): <\/strong>Deadline to request a waiver of the application fee at Sciences Po.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Until January 27, 2026: <\/strong>Sciences Po processes fee waiver requests and responds to applicants via email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 1, 2026 (by 11:59 PM Paris time): <\/strong>Deadline to submit the complete application file on the Sciences Po platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Admission results will be communicated by Sciences Po based on the date the application is considered complete, with responses no later than April 23, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UNIV&#8217;R: UNHCR\u2013AUF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 1, 2026 (by 11:59 PM Paris time): <\/strong>Deadline to submit the application form for the UNIV&#8217;R programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 23\u201330, 2026: <\/strong>UNIV&#8217;R support allocation process for those admitted to Sciences Po.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Early May 2026: <\/strong>UNIV&#8217;R support decisions communicated by UNHCR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apply here:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/enketo.unhcr.org\/x\/Ss7fgBgz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/enketo.unhcr.org\/x\/Ss7fgBgz<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Year: 2026-2027 Sciences Po is a selective university offering a diverse range of graduate-level programs (30 Master&#8217;s tracks in the humanities and social sciences) based on academic excellence, international openness, and the development of professional skills. 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