The Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence, simply referred to as Sciences Po Aix, is a grande école in Aix-en-Provence, France. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modelled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques" (ELSP). Like the other Instituts d'Etudes Politiques in France, Sciences Po Aix is a member of the "Grandes Écoles" group of higher education schools of academic excellence.