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Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Grenoble INP – UGA (Institut polytechnique de Grenoble, now styled Grenoble INP, Graduate schools of Engineering and Management, Université Grenoble Alpes) is a public grand établissement in Grenoble, in the French Alps, and an academic division of Université Grenoble Alpes. Its original mission, more than a century old, is to train engineers; it later added research, doctoral training, continuing education and support for industrial development. It has 8,350 students, 28% of them international, and it awards engineering and management master's degrees as well as, with UGA, doctorates.
Teaching is organised in eight engineering and management schools: Grenoble INP – Ense3 (energy, water and environment), Ensimag (applied mathematics, computer science and telecommunications), Esisar (advanced systems and networks, in Valence), Génie industriel (industrial engineering and management), Pagora (paper, print media and biomaterials), Phelma (physics, electronics and materials science), Polytech Grenoble – INP (a member of the Polytech network) and Grenoble IAE – INP (graduate school of management). SeaTech is a partner school. La Prépa des INP in Grenoble and Valence is the integrated two-year preparatory cycle, and PeiP is the pathway to the Polytech engineering schools.
Research is carried out in 34 laboratories (27 in science and technology, jointly supervised with CEA, CNRS, Inria and UGA, 5 in social sciences and 2 international) and 21 technological platforms and fablabs. The institution leads the Carnot institute Energy of the Future and belongs to the Carnot institutes PolyNat, LSI and Cognition, and takes part in the competitiveness clusters Minalogic, Tenerrdis and others. It is a founding partner of the Minatec innovation hub.
Student life is organised around the Maison de Grenoble INP – UGA (club and association offices, the Grand Cercle, a Crous cafeteria), the Escape building for leisure and sport, the Pépite Ozer coworking space for student entrepreneurs, and the university libraries of the Grenoble campus, which hosts more than 65,000 students. The institute owns the Résidence de la Houille Blanche, and the agreement between the Crous and Grenoble INP – UGA gives individual international students access to university residences. French classes are provided to foreign students throughout the year, and many programmes are taught in English.
International students come from more than 60 nationalities; 38 programmes are taught in English, there are 380 international partners and 70 engineering double-degree agreements. The institution is a member of the European university alliance Unite! and of CLUSTER, and runs an International Student Board. Its engineering degrees are French state-controlled diplomas conferring a master's degree, and the institute holds ISO 26000 certification for social responsibility.
Reference amounts for 2026-2027: tuition fees of €3,950 per year, the Contribution de vie étudiante et de campus (CVEC) of €105 per year (a separate mandatory contribution, payable or exempted before registration), and any programme-specific fees (€1,230 per year in 2026-2027), charged in addition. Fees for 2027-2028 are due by the end of March 2027. The institution applies differentiated registration fees to non-EU students, and payment can be spread. Optional fees include Grenoble INP Alumni membership (€25). Apprenticeship students are exempt from registration fees. Government and social-criteria scholarship holders are exempt automatically.
The Student Social Commission examines requests for partial or total exemption of the national tuition amount on social criteria, on assessment of the financial resources of the student and family. The number of exemptions is limited by national rules; for first registrations from 2025-2026 the exemption is limited to one per study cycle and Master 2 students are not eligible. Requests are made through the school's registration office before the start of the academic year, with a single commission in November.
An institution-specific aid for students in serious financial difficulty enrolled in the prépa, bachelor's, engineering or master's programmes, paid in a single instalment whose amount depends on applications and budget. A single commission sits in February; applications go through the school's registration office.
For international students under 28 enrolling for the first time in an engineering programme, with strong academic results and having paid the year's tuition: €5,000 per academic semester (excluding the final project). Grenoble INP – UGA preselects candidates and the Foundation gives its opinion. Foundation page.
For foreign nationals aged 29 or under, not currently studying in France, nominated by the institution (no individual applications); monthly allowance of €1,200 plus direct payment of services, for up to 12 months (M2), 24 months (M1) or 36 months (engineering degree). Calendar for the 2026 call: opened 2 October 2026, institutional preselection 23 November 2026, deadline 6 January 2027, results April 2027.
The IdEx master's scholarship of Université Grenoble Alpes offers €9,000 for an M1 or engineering year 2A and €5,500 for an M2 or year 3A (2026-2027). The Graduate School@UGA scholarship is €14,500 over two years for M1 and M2 within thematic programmes (deadline 15 June 2026). The Persyval-Lab scholarship is €8,000 for entry into the second year of a master's. MIAI artificial intelligence excellence scholarships and FITEC mobility programmes are also listed. Incoming scholarships.
Excellence scholarships support high-level artists, high-level athletes and student entrepreneurs (artists and athletes: applications 10 September to 8 November 2026; entrepreneurs: October 2026 to 10 January 2027). Citizenship scholarships support students from modest backgrounds (Ascenseur social) and those facing an exceptional event, examined throughout the year through the school's registration office. Excellence and Citizenship. Grenoble INP Alumni also offers honorary zero-interest loans to EU students under 28 who are members.
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View scholarships for Grenoble INP – UGA →The engineering schools recruit mainly at bac+2 level through the Concours commun INP / Concours Communs Polytechniques after classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (MP, PC, PSI, TSI, PT). Admissions sur titres are also possible after selection for holders of a DUT/BUT, BTS with ATS year, Licence (L2, L3) or first-year scientific Master. Of recruitment, 75% is at bac+2 through the concours, 10% at post-bac level into the integrated preparatory classes, and 15% through admissions sur titres. A €100 application fee applies for any application to the engineering cycle, regardless of the number of applications within the school or Grenoble INP – UGA. Polytech Grenoble – INP applications follow the Polytech network procedure.
La Prépa des INP (Grenoble and Valence) and the first cycle of Grenoble INP – Esisar recruit after the baccalauréat through Parcoursup, on application file and interview. La Prépa des INP admits to the Groupe INP engineering schools on continuous assessment without a concours; Grenoble offers 120 places and Valence 36 (2025).
All programmes are open to foreign students who meet the general application requirements. Applicants resident in countries covered by the Études en France procedure, which includes Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon, Senegal, the United States, India and many others, must apply through the Campus France Études en France application. Grenoble INP – UGA runs specific international programmes that are fully taught in English with French classes and administrative support.
The official language of instruction is French, and many programmes are taught in English. For exchange students, B1 on the CEFR is recommended for classes taught in French or in English, and Ensimag requires B1 in English for its master of science programmes (MoSIG, MSIAM, CySec, ORCO). Students receiving a Grenoble INP – UGA degree must demonstrate B2 in English to be awarded the degree. Language level is attested by an official test or a certificate from a language instructor stating the CEFR equivalence.
The master is a two-year (four-semester) course. Master 1 is open to holders of a bachelor's degree or equivalent; Master 2 requires a Master 1 or equivalent with prior studies related to the programme. Grenoble INP – UGA offers international masters fully taught in English (for example SIE, HCEE, SGB, MaNuEn, MARS, EFM, IMESS) and English-taught masters open to French students (for example MSIAM, ORCO, CySec, MoSIG, FME, SIGMA), plus management masters at Grenoble IAE. Holders of a four-year university degree who lack sufficient French may apply to the English-taught management programmes. Applications are made on the online platform for each programme.
Candidates with an engineering degree or a master's degree may apply. The doctorate is awarded by Université Grenoble Alpes and prepared in a doctoral school over three years in a research laboratory. Applicants need the agreement of a thesis supervisor and host laboratory, an application to a doctoral school and funding (doctoral contract, Ministry scholarships, regional scholarships, CIFRE or other sources). Holders of a professional master's must obtain an exemption from the Collège Doctoral. Candidates for the Habilitation à diriger des recherches contact the relevant HDR committee first.
Students who need a visa must show minimum financial resources, currently €877.50 per month (€10,530 per year), which is a visa requirement and not a fee payable to the institution.
Facilities for students include the university libraries of the Grenoble campus, sports through the University sports service (SUAPS) with nearly 30 optional disciplines and the Grenoble University Club, the university health centres in Grenoble and Valence, and Crous restaurants paid by Izly card.
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