Sur Parcoursup, une proportion de boursiers admis moindre qu’attendu, révèle une étude
Coverage of the note’s findings on unmet scholarship targets and its proposed redesign of the quota mechanism.
Research impact
IPP Note No. 130, co-authored with Julien Combe, examines the interaction of scholarship and geographic quotas in Parcoursup and proposes a dynamic alternative. Its publication on 15 October 2026 generated nationwide media coverage.
Selected coverage
Coverage of the note’s findings on unmet scholarship targets and its proposed redesign of the quota mechanism.
A wider examination of transparency, fairness, and reform of Parcoursup, featuring the newly published IPP note.
A major national placement explaining why fixed call orders can miss final scholarship targets and reporting the projected increase from 68% to 88% target fulfillment.
National television-news coverage of excessive priorities under the current mechanism and the proposal to adjust quotas dynamically during admissions.
National news coverage of the finding that the current procedure does not guarantee scholarship targets across programs.
Coverage of unmet scholarship quotas and excessive priority for some applicants under the current procedure.
Regional coverage of the study’s diagnosis and the dynamic mechanism proposed to improve scholarship-quota fulfillment.
An education-focused discussion of the note’s diagnosis and its proposal for improving social diversity in French higher-education admissions.
An accessible account of how the current quota mechanism can miss diversity targets and create unnecessary priority reversals.