Diplôme d'établissement et Executive master "Métiers de l'administration publique d'Etat" - Full-time preparation
Full-time preparation for careers in public administration offers effective training for careers in public administration, including the judiciary, and for A and A+ category competitive examinations.
At a glance
Quota
Full-time
Format
Presential
Selection
On file
Description
The full-time MAPE program is run by the Centre de préparation à l'administration générale (C.P.A.G.), Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA's competitive examination center.
The aim of this multi-disciplinary training program is to enable you to acquire, consolidate or deepen your knowledge, know-how and interpersonal skills in the main areas and subjects you need to master in order to qualify for a position as an executive or senior manager in the French state administration:
Master and apply the legal, financial and economic framework of public action
Identify contemporary public policy issues and formulate proposals
Managing public action projects
Acquire a professional culture, forge a network
It also involves practice for the eligibility and admission tests of the targeted competitions.
The curriculum takes into account the latest reforms to the civil service entrance examinations (reform of the IRA entrance examination in 2019, INSP ex-ENA entrance examination in 2022, police entrance examination in 2023, health and social services entrance examination and public finance entrance examination in 2024, etc.). These competitive examinations are tending to become more professional, in the sense of a rebalancing between knowledge and know-how and interpersonal skills, and recruitment methods are evolving, with the rise of contractualization, for example. This means that, in addition to passing the competitive entrance exams, our training courses will equip you with genuine professional skills.
The one-year program can be taken as part of an initial or continuing training program. In the former case, it can lead to the award of the Diplôme d'établissement (DE), "métiers de l'administration publique d'Etat - préparation à temps plein", and in the latter, it can lead to the award of the Executive Master (EM), "métiers de l'administration publique d'Etat - préparation à temps plein". The DE and EM are not nationally-recognized IEP diplomas, but are Sciences Po Grenoble-specific diplomas validating that the student or trainee has successfully completed the corresponding training. This diploma can be used to enhance the value of the year spent preparing for the exam on a student's CV.
Students are placed in the same class, whether they are in the DE or the EM. What's more, the curriculum is completely shared with the fifth year of the Sciences Po diploma in "Administrative and Judicial Careers". This makes it possible to cross-fertilize skills and experience, to the benefit of all students.
Program
Regardless of the entry route to public administration, the program aims to develop solid skills :
Mastery and application of the legal, financial and economic framework of public action
Identify contemporary public policy issues, step back and think critically
Formulation of operational proposals
Steering public action projects
Administrative and/or legal drafting skills
Knowledge of the professional world
Working independently, organization
Teamwork, team management
Fast playback
The ability to synthesize
Defending a position, arguing
Time management
Stress management
Public speaking
Sense of public service
Preparation takes place from September to the end of May, from Monday to Friday, all day, face-to-face.
In exceptional cases, certain courses may be given remotely if the teacher is unable to attend.
The program is organized on an annual basis, rather than on a semester basis, to keep as close as possible to the timetables of the competitive examinations concerned.
Depending on the course, class sizes can range from three to around twenty students.
The teaching team is largely made up of associate professionals. This enables them to take a practical look at the day-to-day workings of government departments, and to benefit from their own experience of competitive examinations. This also means that classes can be held over extended time slots, including evenings until 7:30 pm, and / or moved to late to accommodate the professional constraints of the lecturers. Learners need to be prepared to adapt, and to have greater stamina than is naturally required to prepare for government jobs.
The advantage of full-time preparation for careers in public administration is that it is based on the "à la carte" principle. Depending on their needs, and with the supervision and support of the pedagogical committee, students select the courses they wish to take at the beginning of the year. You must choose courses totaling at least 60 points and 200 hours of teaching, and you must take at least one course per teaching unit.
The coherence of the choice of courses with the career path and project is one of the criteria on which the pedagogical commission bases its selection of candidates for the DE and EM.
Under certain conditions, passing a category A or A+ competitive examination during the course of training enables the full MAPE diploma to be validated. See study regulations.
Training map (subject to amendments in 2025-2026)
There are no compulsory internships, but internships are strongly encouraged outside course periods.
Refresher courses, with a focus on careers and category A competitive examinations (courses involving continuous assessment are marked "CC"). At least one course to choose from:
fundamentals of constitutional law (CC)
fundamentals of administrative law (CC)
business fundamentals (CC)
fundamentals of public finance (CC)
fundamentals of local authority law(CC)
fundamental rights and freedoms (CC)
fundamentals of criminal law and procedure
fundamentals of civil law and procedure
mastery of legal documentation
practice for general MCQs in administrative and legal culture, public finance, European institutions and policies, and English (on the syllabus for the Inspector of Public Finance exam starting in 2025).
At least one course to be chosen from :
In-depth courses - aimed at working on the issues that cut across each field, equipping learners to approach these issues with hindsight and/or to propose solutions for public action, with a view to careers and A+ competitive examinations: issues in public law, economics, public, social, international and European finance, general culture and contemporary issues, general judicial culture, public policy and public policy case study methodology, public security institutions and policies.
Methodology courses: administrative briefing methodology, public policy and public policy case study methodology, judicial briefing methodology (ENM type), police case study methodology.
- Training :
- practical case study in public policy (IRA type),
- practical case on the challenges of ecological or digital transitions, such as INSP,
- operational note in economics, INSP type OR economics composition without file,
- INSP-type operational law note OR public law composition OR ENM-type mini-dissertation OR police officer-type QRC,
- INSP-type interdisciplinary QRC OR composition on social policies (health/social competitive examination type),
- summary notes on judicial, legal or administrative problems (ENM type),
- dissertation or case study in civil law and civil procedure, ENM type,
- dissertation or case study in criminal law and procedure, ENM / police type.
- Courses: human resources management, managerial and organizational issues in the senior civil service, team management and decision-making processes*, English (course)
- Training: case studies on managerial and organizational issues (INSP CI and 3C), English (individual training)
*mandatory
- Courthouse seminars
- Oral interview methodology for A+ professions
- Oral interview methodology for the A trades
- Preparing to qualify
- Trade and thematic conferences
- Optional internship
- Observation of competition orals
- Cultural outings* (in French)
- Evaluation of courses and follow-up of professional project*.
*mandatory
Participation in the chosen "training sessions" or "continuous assessment courses" is compulsory. In general, the mark used to validate the "training" course is the average of the two best marks.
4 mock competitions in real-life conditions over the year
Some examples of course choices
To be adapted to each student's profile.
The only compulsory courses are "Team management and decision-making processes", "Professional and thematic conferences", "Cultural outings" and "Evaluation of courses and follow-up of professional project". Everything else is à la carte (choices made before the start of the school year; a course taken cannot be dropped, and a course not selected cannot be taken after the start of the year).
Attendance is compulsory for all "training sessions" and for the "Continuous Control - CC" and "Validation without grade - VSN" courses chosen. In general, the grade used to calculate the "training" average is the average of the two best grades.
Anyone wishing to prepare for the external entrance examination to the INSP should choose the following courses:
- fundamental rights and freedoms (CC), public law, economics, social issues, public finance, international and European issues, public policy and case study methodology, general culture and contemporary issues,
- HRM, managerial and organizational issues in the senior civil service,
- training on the five competitive examination tests (CC), English (courses, individual CC training), oral methodology for A+ professions (CC)
--> total approx. 548h of training
The internal and 3rd competitive examinations can also be prepared. The course "Managerial and Organizational Challenges in the Senior Civil Service" and the corresponding training sessions (CC) are included in the contract, and students can select either economics or public law depending on their choice of option for the competitive examination.
- fundamental courses on constitutional law (CC), administrative law (CC), public finance (CC), European law (CC), local government law (CC), fundamental rights and freedoms (CC), mastery of legal documentation,
- public policy and case study methodology, HRM, oral methodology for professions A (CC),
- public policy case studies (CC)
--> total approx. 372h of training
- fundamental courses in civil law and procedure and criminal law and procedure, possibly two fundamental courses in public law (CC),
- general culture and contemporary issues, general judicial culture, public law issues, public security policies and institutions (VSN), methodology for the judicial summary, Palais de Justice seminars (VSN), English (group courses, individual CC training)
- training corresponding to the competition's eligibility tests (CC)
--> total approx. 522h of training
- same as ENM, without civil law / civil procedure and the methodology of the judicial summary note, but with the methodology of the police case study
- training corresponding to the eligibility tests for these competitions (CC)
--> total approx. 448 hours of training
- Anyone not wishing to prepare for a specific civil service competitive examination will be able to choose the courses they need, since both the courses and the training offered will lead to the acquisition of the skills required to do so. Reminder: a minimum of 200 hours of training and at least one course per teaching unit.
- Health and social services competitions: the curriculum does not include hospital law or courses on organization and management in the health, social and medico-social sectors. It is up to the students concerned to work on these subjects independently. For the rest, choose an A+ program, such as that offered by the INSP, and add the "Méthodologie de la note de synthèse administrative" course.
- Prison administration competitive examination: choose a program comparable to that of the police, depending on the options chosen. The syllabus does not include a course in prison law, nor summary notes in public and criminal law. It is up to students to work on these subjects independently.
Depending on the project, additional training courses may be considered in parallel: IEJ at Grenoble Law School, prep'EN3S at Grenoble Law School, etc.
Skills
The full-time MAPE program is designed to enable students to develop key professional activities over the course of their training. A set of skills is associated with each activity. The skills repository provides an ordered description of the steps required to successfully complete the activity.
Mobilize knowledge of the main public policies and/or the organization of public administrations;
Identify the main public information databases (public reports, statistical data, etc.);
Use files containing a variety of documents (grey literature, legal and scientific texts, statistical data, etc.);Identify and prioritize relevant public policy information;
Put these policies into perspective with contemporary issues in public action (Europeanization, internationalization, environmentalization, digitization, democratization, etc.);
Identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the main public policies and/or the organization of public administrations;Present the diagnosis in writing and/or orally.
Skills blocks associated with the activity: RNCP34024BC01 - Conduct a reflective and distanced analysis, taking into account the complexity of a request or situation; RNCP34024BC02 - Express one's thoughts clearly and concisely in writing and orally, in French and English; RNCP34024BC03 - Organize one's work according to the context and the request.
Analyze the order, taking into account its context (hierarchical, social, economic and agenda);
Mobilize knowledge of the main public policies and/or the organization of public administrations;
Develop a personal analysis of how to improve a given public policy and/or the organization of a public administration;
Identify the appropriate players, devices and standards vehicles ;
Formulate operational proposals and draw attention to their strengths and weaknesses;
Build a sales pitch;Summarize proposals in writing and/or orally.
Skills blocks associated with the activity: RNCP34024BC01 - Conduct a reflective and distanced analysis, taking into account the complexity of a request or situation; RNCP34024BC02 - Express one's thoughts clearly and concisely, in writing and orally, in French and English; RNCP34024BC03 - Organize one's work according to the context and the request; RNCP34024BC05 - Work in a collaborative environment.
Analyze the order or the subject of the note and/or report ;
Take ownership of the subject, whatever the theme;
Gather, analyze and prioritize relevant information using the resources provided or through specific documentary research;
Gather the views of relevant stakeholders, if required by the order;
Present relevant information in a synthetic, explicit and structured manner;
Write a concise note;
Use a clear presentation of the summary, respecting any formal conventions in force.
Skills blocks associated with the activity: RNCP34024BC01 - Conduct a reflective and distanced analysis, taking into account the complexity of a request or situation; RNCP34024BC02 - Express one's thoughts clearly and concisely in writing and orally, in French and English; RNCP34024BC03 - Organize one's work according to the context and the request.
Determine the objectives and milestones of the support;
Identify the players, possibly by selecting them, and take into account their different statuses, skills and missions;
Take into account the different professional cultures of the players to be supported;
Provide stakeholders with the information resources they need to design or implement public policy;
Identify, integrate and mobilize relevant stakeholder networks;
Devising appropriate partnership solutions (agreements, etc.) ;
Advise stakeholders on available mechanisms and resources.
Skills blocks associated with the activity: RNCP34024BC01 - Conduct a reflective and distanced analysis, taking into account the complexity of a request or situation; RNCP34024BC03 - Organize your work according to the context and the request; RNCP34024BC04 - Manage a project; RNCP34024BC05 - Work in a collaborative environment.
Understand the institutional, legal and financial operating procedures of public administrations;
Applying and disseminating the legal rules and ethical principles applicable to the civil service;
Identify and characterize available human resources ;
Implement and ensure forward-looking management of jobs and skills ;
Identify your own management style and adapt it to the circumstances ;
Manage and lead teams according to a hierarchical and/or functional model;
Plan and control team activities;
Detect conflicts and implement a conflict resolution approach;
Set up social dialogue bodies and ensure they are active in line with professional election deadlines.
Blocks of skills associated with the activity: RNCP34024BC01 - Conduct a reflective and distanced analysis, taking into account the complexity of a request or situation; RNCP34024BC03 - Organize your work according to the context and the request; RNCP34024BC05 - Work in a collaborative environment.
Identify, or analyze and understand, issues related to public policy;
Identify and rank the causes of a given public problem;
Set public policy objectives in line with the order and decide on the implementation strategy;
Ensure the external consistency of the intervention system with other public policies;Establish the project's action plan and deliverables, drawing on existing systems, proposing avenues for innovation and mobilizing the relevant normative vehicles;
Determine implementation indicators (achievement, impact, etc.) and adjustment mechanisms during programming;
Develop a decision-making process and set up steering or monitoring bodies ;
Draw up and monitor the project budget;
Order the strategy from the stakeholders concerned and mobilize them throughout the project, if necessary by organizing discussion sessions;
Set and communicate clear objectives and a project schedule (programming and retroplanning);
Ensure project implementation ;
Accountability to sponsors.
Skills blocks associated with the activity: RNCP34024BC01 - Conduct a reflective and distanced analysis, taking into account the complexity of a request or situation; RNCP34024BC03 - Organize your work according to the context and the request; RNCP34024BC04 - Manage a project; RNCP34024BC05 - Work in a collaborative environment.
Keeping a legal watch ;
Mobilize the main legal concepts of civil and criminal law and civil and criminal procedure;
Identify and measure the reliability of legal supports;
Search for legal information in ;
Synthesizing legal information ;
Gather information on a contentious situation and identify the legal issues involved;
Write notes on the legal framework applicable to a given litigation situation, based on the legal information research previously carried out;
Formulate operational, executable and legally compliant proposals for dispute resolution.
Skills blocks associated with the activity: RNCP34024BC01 - Conduct a reflective and distanced analysis, taking into account the complexity of a request or situation; RNCP34024BC02 - Express one's thoughts clearly and concisely in writing and orally, in French and English; RNCP34024BC03 - Organize one's work according to the context and the request.
Our teachers
Jean-Luc AMINOT, retired police commissioner
Alexis BARON, deputy director general in charge of the family unit, Isère department
Pierre-Eric BOURG, ENA alumnus, foreign affairs advisor (general framework), director general of the task force for globalization, General Directorate for Globalization, Culture, Education and International Development, MEAE
Julien BOURRY, senior civil servant / DGS.
Jean-Philippe BRUN, Inspecteur divisionnaire des finances publiques, DDFiP 38
Lionel BRUNI, administrateur de l'Etat, directeur adjoint du pôle Etat et Ressources, DDFiP 38
Rémi BLANC, EN3S alumnus, Directeur santé, CPAM 38
Claudie CALABRIN, administratrice territoriale en détachement, conseiller budget, budget, local finances and public transformation advisor to the Minister for Local Authorities and Rural Affairs
Pierre CHAMBE, INSP alumnus, State administrator, Transformation France Travail project manager
Marie CHAMOSSET, senior State administration attaché, deputy director of human resources, Grenoble education authority
Josiane CHEVALIER, State administrator, former Prefect of the Grand Est region
Rémi COLLIAT, Public Finance Inspector, 2nd Departmental Verification Brigade, DDFiP 38
Matthieu COUTELLIER, EN3S alumnus, Deputy Director in charge of Labparentalité at CNAF and Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at Grenoble Alpes University
Sandrine DANTAS-BARREIRO, PRAG English, Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Aude DAUPHANT, Public Finance Inspector, DDFiP 38
Charlotte DEVAUX, Advisor to the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Audit Office
Vérane EDJAHARIAN, Senior Lecturer in Public Law, Faculty of Law, Grenoble Alpes University.
Sylvie GAUTHIER, Director of Labor, in charge of UC4 GRENOBLE Est et Sud, DDETS 38
Lionel GEORGES, economics lecturer, Grenoble Ecole de Management
Anne-Laure GONNET, senior public finance inspector, DDFiP 38, auditor
Gilles JAILLOT, retired ENA alumnus, 1st advisor to the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional audit chamber
Aurélien LIGNEREUX, University Professor of History, Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Valentin MELOT, former student of the Ecole nationale supérieure, Inspecteur des finances
Carole MEUNIER, senior court clerk, Grenoble judicial court
Camille MORIO, lecturer in public law, Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA.
Séverine NICOT, lecturer in public law, Faculty of Law, Université Grenoble Alpes
Jean-Claude ODERZO, Deputy Attorney General at the Grenoble Court of Appeal
Emmanuelle PETIT, Head of Home Support for the Elderly and Disabled, Isère department
Lencka POPRAVKA, Doctor of Public Law, Director of Legal and General Affairs, CROUS Grenoble Alpes
Valérian RABOT, Concession Contract Manager, VINCI Autoroutes
Mathilde ROBIN, State Administration Attaché, Unit Manager, DDETS 38
Serge SLAMA, Professor of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Grenoble Alpes University
Louis STROEYMEYT, former student of the INSP, State Administrator, Head of the "Energies, Mobilités et Cadre de Vie" Department, DDT 77
Sylvie TEMPERE, First Vice-President of the Valence Judicial Court
André VALLINI, former mayor, deputy and senator, several times Secretary of State, and former President of the Isère General Council
Our Prépa Talents tutors complete this team.
Opportunities / Results
The professions targeted by this training program are management positions in state and judicial public administration at A or A+ level: design and steering of public policies at central and decentralized levels, project management, advisory, inspection and jurisdictional missions, support functions such as legal, human resources and finance.
Students are trained regardless of how they eventually enter the profession: competitive examination, contract, volunteer work, civic service, etc.
For the "concours" entry, the competitive entrance exams prepared are those :
general administration: Institut national du service public (ex-ENA), instituts régionaux d'administration, inspection des finances publiques, attaché de l'Education nationale (concours interne)
and those of the judicial world: Ecole nationale de la magistrature, police officer and police commissioner.
Other competitions and examinations can be prepared for by adding independent work:
Ecole nationale supérieure de sécurité sociale, commissaire des armées, douanes, administrateur des affaires maritimes, officier de gendarmerie, attaché OFPRA, concours de l'administration pénitentiaire, de la protection judiciaire de la jeunesse,...
Some competitive examinations from other civil service sectors, such as hospital director (DH), director of health, social and medico-social establishments (D3S) and territorial administrator,...
Law school entrance exam, it being specified that it is necessary to hold a Master 1 in law to register for this exam and that neither the DE, nor the EM "MAPE temps plein", nor even the IEP diploma, are equivalent.
In addition, these include jobs related to state public administration that can be carried out in the following sectors:
→ Para-public: public companies,...
→ Private: public affairs departments of French and international companies, consulting firms or think tanks focusing on the public sector, associations,...
→ Political professions: parliamentary assistant, advisor in a ministerial office or local authority,...
Our results
Competition results take into account students in classes up to N+2.
For state civil servants, general administration :
Public finance inspector: 8 candidates, 8 eligible, admissions in progress
For the local civil service :
Attaché territorial 2024: 24 IEPG-eligible candidates, admissions in progress
Concession contract manager at Vinci Autoroute
Volontariat international en administration auprès du service économique régional de Washington (Direction générale du Trésor)
CDI consultant in public security policies for the consulting firm Wavestone
Fixed-term contract in charge of purchasing and public procurement in a town of 10,000 inhabitants
CDD early childhood project manager in a town of 880,000 inhabitants
...
For the state civil service, general administration:
INSP: 1 eligible, not admitted
IRA autumn session 2023: 3 eligible, 1 admitted, ranked first at the Lyon IRA
IRA 2024: 15 candidates, 13 eligible, 9 admitted
Public finance inspector: 4 candidates, 4 eligible, 3 admitted
Public finance controller: 1 candidate, admitted, 93rd out of 1151
Customs inspector: 3 candidates, 2 eligible, 1 admitted
For health-related competitions:
EN3S: 2 candidates, 1 eligible, on complementary list
D3S: 1 candidate, not eligible
DH: 3 candidates, 1 eligible, admitted
For the "judicial" and security-oriented competitive examinations:
ENM: 4 candidates, 1 eligible, admitted 11th out of 287 (+ 1 admitted from a class of 2021)
Commissaire de police: 1 candidate, not eligible
Officier de police: 2 candidates, 1 eligible, admitted
DSP: 2 candidates, 1 eligible, not admitted
DPIP: 2 candidates, 2 eligible, 1 admitted
For the state civil service, general administration:
INSP: 2 candidates, not eligible
IRA spring session 2023: 11 candidates, 6 eligible, 4 admitted
Public finance inspector: 6 candidates, 6 eligible, 1 withdrawal, 2 admitted
For health-related competitions:
EN3S: 6 candidates, 5 admissible, 2 admitted
D3S: 2 candidates, 1 admissible, admitted
DH: 4 candidates, 1 admissible, admitted
For the "judicial" and security-oriented competitive examinations:
ENM: 6 candidates, 4 admissible, 4 admitted
Commissaire de police: 3 candidates, 1 admissible, admitted
Police officer: 3 candidates, 1 admissible, admitted
DSP: 3 candidates, 3 eligible, 1 admitted
DPIP: 1 candidate, admitted
For the state civil service, general administration:
INSP (ex ENA): 7 eligible, 1 admitted, one on complementary list
IRA session printemps 2022: 13 eligible, 7 admitted
IRA session automne 2022: 9 eligible, For the state civil service, general administration:
INSP (ex ENA): 7 eligible, one admitted, one on complementary list
IRA session printemps 2022: 13 eligible, 7 admitted
IRA session automne 2022: 9 eligible, 4 admitted
Inspecteur des finances publiques: 4 eligible, 3 admitted
Inspecteur des douanes: 1 eligible, 1 admitted (ranked second)
For the territorial and Parisian civil service:
Administrateur territorial: 5 admissible, 2 admis
Attaché territorial (concours 2021): 7 admissible, 6 admis
Conservateur territorial des bibliothèques: 1 admissible, 1 admise
For health-related competitions:
EN3S (Ecole nationale supérieure de sécurité sociale): 5 eligible, 1 withdrawn, 3 admitted
Director of health, social and medico-social establishments (D3S): 5 eligible, 1 withdrawn, 3 admitted, 1 on supplementary list
Hospital Director (DH): 7 eligible, 1 withdrawn, 3 admitted
For "judicial" and security-oriented competitions:
Commissaire des armées: 3 eligible, 3 admitted
Directeur des services de la protection judiciaire de la jeunesse: 2 eligible, no admitted.
Greffier des services judiciaires: 2 eligible, 2 admitted.
Admission
In contrast to traditional selection methods based on academic level alone, and in line with the objective of diversifying recruitment in the public sector, CPAG proposes an original approach centered on the coherence of the candidates' professional project or training approach.
This course is aimed at students with at least a Bachelor's degree (Bac+3) or equivalent. As part of continuing education, it is also open to employees and job-seekers with at least Bac+3. It is also open to civil servants admitted to the internal competitive examination run by the INSP.
Candidates are selected on the basis of their application and a 15-minute interview. The selection committee may decide to include a written test.
Selection is based primarily on the following criteria:
Coherence of the project with the training offer
Motivation
Consistency between project, career path (field of study and academic results, professional or para-professional experience) and proposed educational contract
Timetable for the first wave of applications :
- Submission of applications from April 14, 2025 to Friday June 13, 2025 at 12 noon.
- Publication of eligibility results on Tuesday June 17.
- Entrance exams between Tuesday June 24 and Monday June 30 (preferably in person, or by videoconference).
- Admission results published on Tuesday, July1. Successful applicants must then confirm their attendance by 5pm on Thursday July 3.
Timetable for the second wave of applications :
- Submission of applications from July 4, 2025 to Thursday August 21, 2025 at 12 noon.
- Publication of eligibility results on Friday August 22.
- Entrance exams between Wednesday August 27 and Friday August 29 (preferably in person, or by videoconference).
- Admission results published on Monday, September1. Those admitted must then confirm their attendance by Wednesday September 3 at 5pm.
School starts on September 15, 2025. End of courses on May 22, 2026.
The composition of the application file is indicated on the competition platform. To allow you to anticipate the opening of the platform, the essential documents to be provided are :
- a cover letter explaining who you are, your background, your career plan and your strategy for preparing for this plan, and why you think the training will be useful in achieving this plan
- a CV
- transcripts of baccalaureate grades and grades up to bachelor's degree
- a draft teaching contract, i.e. a very precise list of the courses and training you feel are most relevant to your profile. See the training map above for an overview of the courses on offer.
- any additional documents that may support your application (letter of recommendation, etc.)
Apply on the competition platform (competition not yet open)
Prépa Talents label (optional add-on)
The course has been awarded the Prépa Talents label. This is a government scheme designed to strengthen equal opportunities by giving as many people as possible the chance to prepare for the competitive entrance exams to the civil service, wherever they are in the country and in good conditions. By combating self-censorship, it aims to diversify the senior civil service.
The Prépa Talents program is open to candidates preparing for external and third-level competitive entrance exams, subject to merit and social criteria. It is conditional on attendance at the course and effective registration for at least one civil service competitive examination during the year of the course.
It gives access to :
- free training,
- a €4,000 annual grant, which can be combined with any Crous grant or back-to-work allowance,
- enhanced pedagogical support in the form of personalized tutoring.
For the rest, Prépa Talents students are in the same groups and follow the same courses as other preparatory students. It is therefore a complementary program to the curriculum itself. The partial MAPE is therefore open to both Prépa Talents students and students who do not benefit from the Prépa Talents program.
In addition, the CPAG at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA is one of the pre-preparatory courses for entry to the "Talents competitions", which have been set up on an experimental basis until December 31, 2024. These include entrance exams for the INSP, ENSP, ENAP, EHESP and INET. The ENM competitive entrance examination will remain open until December 31, 2026. Multiply your chances of success!
It is possible to be a Talent Prep student for two consecutive years, subject to attendance and commitment in the first year, and subject to the government maintaining the scheme.
FAQ Talent Prep
There are two conditions that must be met to be eligible, i.e. for your application to be considered:
- I meet the conditions required of candidates for the civil service competitions I am aiming for (nationality, level of diploma, etc.). It's up to you to check.
- Social criteria: if you have a Crous social criteria grant for 2025-2026, you are eligible. If you are not, please run the simulation on https://www.lescrous.fr/nos-services/simulateur-de-bourse/
If the simulator gives a positive answer, you are eligible. If the simulator results in a negative answer, you are not eligible, so there is no point in applying for the Talents Prep program.
Applications are assessed on the basis of the quality of the candidate's previous training, aptitudes and motivation. In the event of a tie, priority is given to candidates who live in or have obtained their baccalaureate or any higher-level diploma in a priority urban policy district, a rural revitalization zone or overseas, and to job-seekers, particularly long-term job-seekers.
The application timetable for 2025-2026 is the same as the full-time MAPE application timetable.
Applying for the Talents Prep program is free of charge. It will be held on the Sciences Po Grenoble entrance exam platform once applications have been opened. As the Talents preparatory program is complementary to the full MAPE program, you must apply for the full MAPE program if you also wish to apply for the Talents preparatory program. In other words, you can't apply only to the Talents Prep program.
Your application for the Talents preparatory program will be examined at the same time as your application for the full-time MAPE program. It is possible to be admitted to MAPE without being admitted to the Talents preparatory program.
Details of the documents to be sent will be posted here as soon as the application deadline approaches. For information purposes only, and to help you prepare your application in advance, the file must include :
- a cover letter specific to the Prépa Talents program. It should explain what you're particularly looking for in the program (e.g. what profile you'd like your future Prépa Talents tutor to have, and what you'd like him or her to do, as each tutor has his or her own needs). It should not be a copy and paste of your cover letter to join MAPE plein,
- proof of your social situation. The precise list is included in the application pack we provide. For example, and depending on your situation: notification of scholarship for the coming year, proof of address less than three months old, merit-based scholarship including for previous years, specific annual allowance, secondary education scholarship, ward of the Nation, proof from France Travail / Pôle emploi indicating the start date or duration of registration and dating back no more than one month, etc.).
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Rates
Diplôme d'établissement DE MAPE plein (initial training) :
| Full price | 1 300 € |
| Jobseeker receiving compensation without coverage | 200 € |
| Jobseeker with training fund cover | 1 300 € |
| Prépa Talents student (tax-free) | 0€ |
EM MAPE Executive Master (continuing education) :
| Trainee paid for by an employer or a training fund | 4 400 € |
| Trainee not reimbursed (exempt rate) | 2 300 € |
| Jobseeker with training fund or France Travail cover | 1 600 € |
| Unsupported jobseeker | 200 € |
| Prépa Talents trainee (tax-free) | 0€ |
| Seconded civil servant selected by INSP (exempt rate) | 0€ |
MAPE is not eligible for the personal training account - CPF.
Contact
Elena Martin
Training and school management technician
Tel: 04 76 82 60 35
Madison Leclercq
Schooling Manager
Tel: 04 76 82 60 36
contact-cpag@sciencespo-grenoble.fr
Information, prices, quotes and registration
contact-formation-continue@iepg.fr
04 76 82 84 87
Camille Morio
Lecturer in public law at Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA
CPAG Director
camille.morio@sciencespo-grenoble.fr
Tel: 04 76 82 83 65 (voicemail messages are not retrieved)