The E. Arocena Foundation Scholarship is a named award within the IESE International Foundation Scholarship Program for incoming IESE MBA students from Mexico. The foundation supports high-potential students, while IESE runs the MBA and its scholarship application process. The full-time MBA is based in Barcelona and offers 15- or 19-month tracks with overseas options.
Candidates request scholarship consideration through the MBA application, and the Scholarship Committee reviews the request after MBA admission. Applications for the September 2027 intake are open in four rounds through May 6, 2027.
Benefits & funding
- The award supports tuition and is normally partial.
- Across IESE MBA scholarships, individual awards typically cover 10%–50% of tuition; IESE does not publish a separate amount for this named scholarship.
- Living expenses are not covered by IESE MBA scholarships.
Eligibility
- Be a Mexican candidate applying to the IESE full-time MBA.
- Hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- Complete the MBA application and gain admission before the scholarship can be awarded.
- Submit the required GMAT or GRE result and any applicable English-language test evidence.
- IESE recommends three to ten years of work experience, but does not state this as a hard minimum or maximum.
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Eligible nationalities
Mexico
Education required
Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Create an application for the IESE MBA September 2027 intake.
- 2Submit the MBA form, transcripts, CV, GMAT or GRE result, any required English test, recommendation, essays, video essays, photograph and application fee by an application-round deadline.
- 3Complete the scholarship essay within the MBA application and select up to three suitable scholarships, including the E. Arocena Foundation Scholarship.
- 4Complete the MBA admissions stages; scholarship consideration begins after admission.
- 5Await the Scholarship Committee’s decision, normally issued with the admissions decision or, for later awards, by June 30.
Program timeline
Round 1 application deadline
September 23, 2026
Round 1 final decision by this date
November 23, 2026
Round 2 application deadline
January 7, 2027
Round 3 application deadline
March 9, 2027
Round 4 and final application deadline
May 6, 2027
Round 4 final decision by this date
June 11, 2027
Any later scholarship decision by this date
June 30, 2027
MBA program starts
September 2027