Access via distance learning (EAD)
Discover the distance learning courses offered by Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA.
Recruitment information
The entrance exam for distance Education in 2025-2026 is now closed.
For the 2026-2027 academic year, information on the competition, including the timetable, will be available on this page from February/March 2026. Prepare your application now!
If you would like further information, please note the dates of the webinars below:
European EAD governance - led by Yann Echinard: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Mediterranean and Middle East EAD - hosted by Jamil Sayah: Wednesday, March 18 at 6:00 p.m.
Certificat d'Etudes Politiques EAD - led by Yann Echinard: Thursday March 19 at 6:00 pm
If you wish to submit your application, you will find the following information on this page:
- Information on distance learning
- EAD training access conditions
- Application deadlines (session 1 and 2) - Recruitment for 2025-26 is now closed.
- File creation
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)
Certificates (over 1 year):
- Certificate of Political Studies (CEP EAD)
- Certificate of Administrative Studies (CEA 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).
- Certificates: CEP or CEA EAD: students in initial or continuing Education with a baccalaureate diploma.
Application fees
- Courses: MMO or GE EAD: Non-scholarship holder fee 110 euros (online payment)
Scholarship holder fee 25 euros (online payment - please enclose final scholarship notification 2024-2025). - Certificates: CEP or CEA EAD: Fee 30 euros (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 is open from Monday, March 10 (at 12:00 p.m. CET) to Friday, May 2, 2025 (at 12:00 p.m. CET) - no registrations will be accepted after this 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 and CEA 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 shown below are for the current year 2025-2026.
These rates will be re-evaluated for the following year 2026-2027 and will be updated on this page shortly.
4th year GE or MMO EAD :
Students in initial Education : 1800€
Students in continuing Education with reimbursement: 4500€
Students in continuing Education without reimbursement: 2500€.
5th year GE or MMO EAD :
Students in initial Education : 1800€
Students in continuing Education with reimbursement: 6500€
Students in continuing Education without reimbursement: 3500€.
Students receiving a scholarship on social criteria (scholarship notification to be presented) or with a disability card of 80% or more: A4 and A5 of the Sciences Po Grenoble diploma. - UGA distance learning (EAD): €250
The rates shown below are for the current year 2025-2026.
These rates will be re-evaluated for the following year 2026-2027 and will be updated on this page shortly.
Students in initial Education : €2,100
Students in continuing Education :
- Trainees supported by their employer, pole emploi or others: 3500€
- Trainees not supported (you finance yourself): 2100€.
Education not authorized to receive scholarship holders.
Contact
GE EAD : contact-parcours-geead@iepg.fr
MMOEAD: contact-parcours-mmoead@iepg.fr
CEP & CEA EAD: contact-certificats-ead@iepg.fr
Tel de la scolarité EAD: 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