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Study at the most prestigious schools in France

In addition to internships, MIT-France facilitates study abroad for MIT credit with top French universities and grandes écoles.

Study in France during the fall or spring semester, or both.

Better yet: pair your study semester with a paid summer MIT-France internship.

MIT-France can help you find the program that best matches your goals. Here are a few of the possibilities.

New MIT exchange program: Sciences Po

Sciences Po is a highly selective French university in Paris specializing in humanities and social sciences.

  • Earn MIT credit for SHASS subjects
  • Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors
  • Fall, spring or both
  • Cost: Students pay home tuition and are eligible for financial aid from home institution
  • Fields of study: Political science, economics, history, international studies, European studies
  • Application deadline: October 22 for spring semester (January 24-May 28)
  • How to apply: Let the MIT-France Program coordinator know you would like to apply as soon as possible.
  • Learn more: Sciences Po brochure

Ecole Polytechnique - International Exchange Program

  • Open to juniors and seniors with a good knowledge of the French language
  • 26 years old maximum
  • Fall, spring or both
  • Academic courses and/or research internship
  • Fields of study: mathematics, applied mathematics, computer science, economical sciences, mechanics, physics, chemistry and biology
  • Application deadline: February 29 for admission in September or January (applications should be brought to the MIT-France office by February 22)
  • Cost: Free (no tuition at MIT, no tuition at Ecole Polytechnique) - some scholarships are offered to cover part of living and travel expenses
  • How to apply: Let the MIT-France Program coordinator know you would like to apply as soon as possible.
  • Internship Program: It is also possible to do a summer internship in one of Ecole Polytechnique's research labs. Contact the MIT-France Program coordinator if you are interested.

Mines ParisTech

  • Open to juniors and seniors
  • Fall, spring or both
  • Fields of study: wide range of courses offered in Science and Executive Engineering -- Process Engineering and Energetics, Materials Sciences and Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Systems and Control, Social and Economic Sciences
  • Catalogue of courses
  • Cost: Free (no tuition at MIT, no tuition at Ecole des Mines)
  • Application deadline: April 28

Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan

  • Prerequisite: open to junior, senior students and graduate students with a good knowledge of the French language
  • Academic courses and/or research internship

  • Fields of study:

    • Science: biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics
    • Engineering: electronics & electrical engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering
    • Humanities, arts, social sciences: economics, sociology, political science, history, applied arts
  • Course descriptions
  • Semester or academic year
  • Cost: Free (no tuition at MIT, no tuition at ENS Cachan)

Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris

  • Prerequisite: open to junior, senior students and graduate students with a good knowledge of the French language

  • Fields of study:

    Humanities and Social Sciences

    Philosophy, Literature, History of Art, Classical Studies (Latin/Greek/Archaeology) Theoretical Linguistics, Historical Linguistics and grammar, History, Geography, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, History and Philosophy of Sciences, History and Philosophy of Law, Cognitive Sciences, Cinematographic Studies.

    Sciences

    Mathematics, Biology, Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences.

    Interdisciplinary curricula

    History and Philosophy of Science, Mathematics and Economics, Sociology and Anthropology, Ancient History and Science, Aesthetics and History of Art, Musicology and Literature, Medicine and Biology, Economics and Law, Geography and Geo-strategy, Biology and Chemistry or Mathematics and more.

  • Course descriptions
  • Semester or academic year
  • Cost: Free (no tuition at MIT, no tuition at ENS Cachan)

Ecole des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC)

  • Fields of study: Applied Mathematics and Computer Science - Civil Engineering and Construction - Economics and Finance - Industrial Engineering - Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science - Transport, Town Planning, Environment
  • Exchange student status
  • Application form