ISAE-ENSMA

Engineering degree (student status)

First-year entry is mainly through the Concours Mines-Télécom, a national competitive examination for students from classes préparatoires (151 places across the Maths and Physics, Physics and Chemistry, Physics and Sciences for the Engineer, Technology and Sciences for the Engineer, Physics and Technology for the Engineer, and Mathematics, Physics, Engineering and Computer Science courses), plus 2 places through the Concours ATS. Thirteen places are filled on academic qualifications: holders of a Bachelor’s degree or L3 in mechanics, mathematics or physics (4), BUT holders or second-year BUT students in specialities such as mechanical and industrial automation engineering, thermal and energy engineering, industrial engineering and maintenance, electrical engineering and industrial computing, science and materials engineering, and mathematics and physics (4), L2 Physics students entering the intensive programme of the University of Poitiers (4), and L2 students of the intensive programme of the University of Toulon (1). Second-year entry is open to a small number of first-year Master students in mechanics, physics, mechanical technology, mechanical engineering or materials engineering, and to double-degree students from partner establishments.

Applications on qualifications are made online with a motivation letter, a CV, two recommendation letters completed by two teachers, and the relevant transcripts (BUT, L1 to L3, or L1 to M1). For the 2026 cycle the online application opened on 3 March 2026 and closed on 30 April 2026 for BUT, L3 and M1 entry. Documents that cannot be uploaded go to [email protected]. Registration fees for 2025-2026 are €628.

Engineering degree by apprenticeship

The three-year ‘génie industriel pour l’aéronautique et l’espace’ apprenticeship programme is open to holders of a scientific BUT3, a scientific BTS followed by a prépa ATS year, and related scientific Licence or Bachelor degrees. First-time foreign applicants may apply with an equivalent diploma, a B2 French certificate (unless French is the official language of their country) and a letter describing how they will look for an apprenticeship contract in France. Recruitment for 2027 runs through the ISAE Group platform from 1 December 2026 to 5 February 2027, with written tests (mathematics, French, English) on 4 March 2027 and interviews from 14 to 21 April 2027; the application fee is €60 (€30 for scholarship holders).

Language

The engineering programme is taught in French; exchange students need an official certificate at minimum B1 in the language of instruction (DELF for French). English courses are compulsory for engineering students, who need a TOEIC score for the degree (a minimum score of 785 is stated for double-degree eligibility, together with a 12.5/20 average over the first two years).

Master of Science in Aeronautics and Space

The Master is open to holders of a Licence or Bachelor in science. For the TAT and Computer Science for Avionics tracks (taught in French), M1 applications with an L3 are made on monmaster.gouv.fr (17 February to 16 March 2026); M2 applications with an M1 opened on 3 March 2026 and closed on 30 April 2026. The file contains a motivation letter, CV, transcripts and two assessment letters signed by two teachers. The English-taught AME track (options EPROP and HTM) accepts holders of a Bachelor (bac+3 or equivalent) in aerospace engineering, mechanics or mechatronics, or a Licence in sciences and engineering, with TOEFL iBT 79, TOEFL paper 550, IELTS 6.0 or TOEIC 750 (other tests such as Cambridge CAE are accepted). Free applications close on 16 November 2026, 8 January 2027, 1 March 2027 and 3 May 2027, with admission juries on 30 November 2026, 25 January 2027, 15 March 2027 and 18 May 2027. The International MSc in Turbulence ends after the 2026-2027 academic year with no recruitment for 2026-2027.

Doctorate

Applicants first contact the P’ Institute or LIAS to find a topic and a thesis director, then register with the DRDV ([email protected]) from 1 September in line with the signature of the work contract or the start of funding; registration is needed before signing the contract. The doctoral school is MIMME ([email protected]).

Exchange students

Partner-university students may choose the engineering programme, the MSc AME or Turbulence track, or a research project in a laboratory. Deadlines are 30 April (autumn semester or full year) and 15 October (spring semester). Erasmus students complete digital learning agreements through OLA.

Futuroscope campus, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou (Téléport 2, 1 avenue Clément Ader): the main site since 1993, 12 km from Poitiers, with teaching buildings, the library, the student house and two research laboratories’ premises (P’ Institute and LIAS Futuroscope).

• Library: science, mathematics and applied-science collections, two coworking spaces for six people, online catalogue.
• Sport: gymnasium with 3 tennis courts and 9 badminton courts, climbing walls, a body-building room, 4 outdoor tennis courts, a football/rugby pitch, a cross-country trail and an athletics area.
• PROMETEE experimental platform on the Futuroscope technology park, close to the school (4,500 m²).
• Housing and dining: CROUS Gemini residence (with university restaurant) and Centre de Vie residence in Jaunay-Clan, plus Habitat de la Vienne and private residences close to the school.
• Bus lines 1, 1E and 21 serve the stop Université; Poitiers is 1h15 from Paris by high-speed train.

The LIAS laboratory is also present at ENSIP in Poitiers, and the International MSc in Turbulence spends its first year at Centrale Lille.