Access via distance learning (EAD)
Discover the distance learning courses offered by Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA.
Recruitment information
For the 2026-2027 academic year, the entrance exam will be open from March 9, 2026.
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If you wish to apply, you will find all the necessary information on this page:
🎓 Information about distance learning courses
✅ Conditions for access to distance learning courses
📅 Application schedules (sessions 1 and 2)
📂 Compiling the application file
EAD training access conditions
Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA offers a number of distance learning courses.
Diploma courses (over 2 years):
- European Governance (GE EAD)
- Mediterranean and Middle East (MMO EAD)
The certificate (valid for 1 year):
- Certificate in Political Studies (CEP EAD)
Entrance is by competitive examination, based on the evaluation of a portfolio presented by each candidate.
This includes precise information (in particular, results from previous years) and a "candidate's project" or "letter of motivation" outlining, according to the standards set each year (see the Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA website at the start of the calendar year), the candidate's personal background, scientific references, professional project and expectations for Education at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA.
Following examination of the application, candidates are placed in order of merit on an eligibility list. Admission is then decided after an interview with a panel of judges in the specialization(s) applied for.
Target audience
Pathways: MMO or GE EAD: students in initial or continuing Education with a bachelor's degree or equivalent (180 ECTS).
- Certificate: CEP EAD: student in Education or continuing Education with a high school diploma.
Application fees
- Course: MMO or GE Distance learning: Non-scholarship rate €110 (online payment)
Scholarship rate €25 (online payment – attach the final scholarship notification for 2025-2026).
- Certificate in Political Studies (CEP EAD): Fee €60 (online payment)
Please note: no scholarship status for certificates.
Registration fees are payable whether or not candidates finalize their application, and whether or not they take part in any tests.
Go to online registration
Get easy access to the competition application and submit your application by clicking here.
The first recruitment session will be open from Monday, March 9 to Monday, May 4, 2026, at 4 p.m. (French time).
Recruitment calendar
Session 1 recruitment calendar :
Online registration on the competition application: from Monday, March 9 to Monday, May 4, 2026 at 4 p.m. (French time)
PLEASE NOTE: you must begin your application on the dedicated application before Thursday, April 30, 5 p.m. (French time). You will then have until Monday, May 4, 4 p.m., the official closing date of the platform, to finalize the submission of the required documents. No registrations will be accepted after this deadline.
Publication of eligibility results: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 (on the candidate portal);
Admission interviews: Wednesday, June 3 to Friday, June 12, 2026;
Publication of admission results: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (on the candidate portal)
Session 2 recruitment calendar :
The EAD recruitment schedule for the second session will be available soon. The second recruitment period usually begins in July.
File creation
Recruitment for distance learning courses is by competitive examination. To validate your application, please follow the steps below.
Specific parts for MMO and GE EAD :
1. Official transcripts corresponding to the 3 constituent years of the bachelor's degree (a single file containing all transcripts must be submitted);
2. Curriculum Vitae;
3. The "candidate's project", comprising 3 parts:
- a summary of the candidate's personal, academic (school), associative or commitment(s) background, and professional experience (with particular emphasis on outstanding experiences related to the desired Education ) - 2 pages maximum, in Times New Roman, 12, spacing 1.5
- a scientific project: a summary presentation of the authors and scientific works mastered by the candidate in relation to the issues or professional sector targeted by the course. Candidates should particularly emphasize the contribution these authors and works have made to their thinking and their projects - 2 pages maximum, in Times New Roman, 12, 1.5 spacing
- professional prospects (sector(s), profession(s), internship(s), area(s) of specialization, etc.) targeted by the candidate. What are the expectations of the course? What skills are expected, and how will they complement those already acquired? How will this course enable the candidate to achieve his or her goals? Based on your experience in these sectors and any personal contacts you've made, you'll need to specify the professions and structures envisaged for your first jobs - 2 pages maximum, in Times New Roman, 12, 1.5 spacing.
Specific parts for CEP EAD:
1. Baccalaureate transcript
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Covering letter: 2 pages maximum, in Times New Roman, 12, 1.5 pt.
The covering letter should briefly describe the person, the reasons for taking the Education program, and the prospects once the Education is over.
The application file will be evaluated by a jury on the dates indicated in the recruitment calendar. Eligibility results will be published on the application's candidate space.
In the event of eligibility, an admission interview will be scheduled with a panel of judges. Interview dates will be published on the application's candidate space.
Prices for distance learning courses
You will find below all the fees for distance learning courses (EAD) at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA :
The rates listed below are those applicable as of January 1, 2026.
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4th year (A4) of the Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA degree in distance learning (EAD)
European Governance (GE) and Mediterranean Middle East (MMO) courses
- Student in Education : €2,400
- Repeating the year for academic credit only or internship only in distance learning: €800
- Education student with financial assistance: €4,500
- Education student not covered: €2,500
- Students receiving financial aid based on social criteria or holders of a disability card indicating 80% or greater disability: exemption from registration fees
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5th year (A5) of the Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA degree in distance learning (EAD)
European Governance (GE) and Mediterranean Middle East (MMO) courses
- Student in Education : €2,400
- Repeating the year for academic credit only or internship only in distance learning: €800
- Education student with financial assistance: €6,500
- Education student not covered: €3,500
- Students receiving financial aid based on social criteria or holders of a disability card indicating 80% or greater disability: exemption from registration fees
The rates listed below are those applicable as of January 1, 2026.
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- Students in Education : €2,500
- Education students:
- Interns covered by their employer, unemployment office, or other: €3,500
- Interns not covered (self-funded): €2,500
Education not authorized to receive scholarship holders.
Contact
GE EAD: contact-parcours-geead@iepg.fr
MMO EAD: contact-parcours-mmoead@iepg.fr
CEP EAD:contact-certificats-ead@iepg.fr
Distance learning department telephone number: 04 76 82 60 85
Mr Yann Echinard
Tel : 04 76 82 83 93
yann.echinard@iepg.fr
Mr Jamil Sayah
Tel : 04 76 28 60 09
jamil.sayah@sciencespo-grenoble.fr
Mrs Camille Morio
Tel : 04 76 82 83 65
camille.morio@sciencespo-grenoble.fr
Please note: starting in the 2026 academic year, the Education EAD Education and the partial MAPE program will merge to become the Education Prép'A" Education .