FAQs
Important information
IP Paris offices relocation
As of September 28, our offices will be located at the following new address:
Institut Polytechnique de Paris — Graduate School
LE NEXT Building — 5th floor
7 Boulevard Thomas Gobert
91120 Palaiseau
📍 View the location on the campus interactive map
Please make sure to use this new address for your upcoming appointments and correspondence with our department.
Education programs
You can find all programs available at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris on the dedicated Master webpage and the PhD Track one.
Search through all the programs offered by the Institut Polytechnique de Paris and its five Schools on the Program Finder.
It is possible to apply for both Master and PhD Track programs with a bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS).
A Master is a 2-year program and certifies a master’s degree (300 ECTS).
A PhD Track is a 5-year excellence program, with a focus on research. It includes both a Master program with tailored choice of courses and research internships and a PhD program. It certifies both a master’s degree and a PhD degree (420 ECTS).
Please note that you may visit the dedicated PhD page if you wish to candidate directly to a 3-year PhD program, provided that you have completed a master’s degree.
The courses’ language depends on the program you are applying to. You may find out what the language used in your program of choice is directly on the page dedicated to each Master.
Language(s) prerequisites depend on the program you are applying to. They are detailed on the page dedicated to each Master.
Classes begin in September. The start dates for each program are available in the schedule at the top of this page.
Courses are taking places on various campuses depending on the program. Courses’ localization is mentioned on the page dedicated to each Master.
Contacts for each program are mentioned on their respective webpages. They will answer your questions about the program: courses, program prerequisites, etc.
You can consult the studies regulations from this page.
Cost of studies
Registration fees for the current year are available at the top of this page. They may vary according to your situation.
The prices of the master courses indicated on the website are valid for the current academic year and are subject to annual indexation according to the national consumer price index – article 2 of the Order of August 25, 2020 fixing the registration fees at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris for the preparation of the national master's degree and the doctoral degree.
The amount retained will be the one most favorable to the student, except in the particular case of the master's degree in nuclear engineering.
Please note:
- If you feel that the amount displayed in your registration file does not reflect your situation, please contact master-admission@ip-paris.fr before any payment.
- No refund will be made in case of resignation.
You don't have to pay anything.
All information regarding registration fees are available at the top of this page.
Note: the schools of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris are the Ecole Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and Télécom SudParis.
You don't have to pay anything.
All information regarding registration fees are available at the top of this page.
PhD Track students can also benefit from an excellence scholarship during their master's year(s) and then from a doctoral contract with a monthly salary as part of the PhD.
No additional action is required when you apply for a PhD Track. If your application is successful, your file will automatically be processed by a jury to decide whether or not you are eligible to benefit from a PhD Track scholarship.
If your application is successful and you are eligible for a PhD Track scholarship, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris will contact you.
No PhD Track scholarship application will be evaluated by the admissions team.
In application of the partnership conventions, students who have paid registration fees or in lieu thereof in another French or foreign institution may be totally or partially exempted from the payment of fees.
All information regarding registration fees are available at the top of this page.
All information regarding registration fees are available at the top of this page.
All information regarding registration fees are available at the top of this page.
All information regarding registration fees are available at the top of this page.
If you are concerned by one of the cases below, you pay the same fees as EU/EEA/Switzerland nationals
Please note that the list below is based on the order of April 19, 2019 of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, which alone is authentic.
- Foreign national residing in France and holder of a residence permit bearing the mention "Residence permit for a family member of a citizen of the Union/EEA/Switzerland";
- A foreign national residing in France and holder of a residence permit or holder of a similar permit issued under an international agreement applicable to the French Republic;
- Tax resident in France or attached to a tax household domiciled in France for at least two years, as of January 1st preceding the start of the academic year for which registration is requested ;
- Beneficiary of refugee status or subsidiary protection or whose father, mother or legal guardian benefits from this status or protection;
- Nationals of Andorra and Canadian students residing in Quebec ;
All scholarships opportunities are presented here.
A monthly budget of 600-900€ (730-1100$) is necessary to live in Paris, depending on the type of accommodation you plan to live in.
Master's students at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris must apply for housing when they register. Allocations will be made according to predefined criteria (international students, scholarship holders, PhD tracks, etc.). As the number of available housing units is limited, students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
There also private residence available around the campus.
You do not need a visa to come study in France if you are a citizen from the aforementioned countries or the EU.
A long-stay student visa (VLS-TS) is mandatory to study in France. You may find all information regarding VLS-TS requests here.
Yes. The International Students Affairs Office of the Graduate School serves as the Welcome Desk for international students at IP Paris. You can contact them here for any questions related to your arrival and installation in France.
From the end of August until late December, IP Paris is also actively involved in the GATE (Guichet d’Accueil des Talents Étrangers), a joint welcome desk service for all institutions of the Saclay scientific cluster. During this back-to-class period, GATE is also available to IP Paris students to assist them with administrative procedures related to their arrival and installation in France.
In addition, you may also reach out to the International Relations Office of your home IP Paris member school for further support.
If you haven’t found the answer to your question, our team is always here to help:
Yes, both diplomas and transcripts of records must be translated. The embassy of France can carry out a sworn translation of these documents.
The Institut Polytechnique de Paris is not connected to the application website of Campus France. Applications submitted on Campus France’s website will not be reviewed by the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. Any application must be carried out from the application website of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, which you can access from this page.
For any additional questions, please visit our Contact page.