HEC Paris awards this scholarship to help build MBA cohorts with varied gender, racial, cultural, professional, and academic perspectives. All admitted MBA applicants are considered automatically; there is no separate scholarship application.
Recipients study the full-time MBA in Jouy-en-Josas, France, choosing a 12-month or 16-month format. The MBA admits January and September intakes, and scholarship review follows the MBA admissions rounds.
Benefits & funding
- The award varies by recipient and may cover up to 50% of tuition fees.
- HEC Paris deducts the award from the final tuition installment.
- Double-degree awards are calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Eligibility
- Applicants must first be admitted to the HEC Paris MBA.
- Candidates must show an excellent professional and academic background.
- The final application essay must explain the unique or distinctive value the candidate would contribute to the class.
- HEC Paris publishes no nationality, residency, gender, age, or fixed work-experience requirement for this scholarship.
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Application process
- 1Choose a January or September MBA intake and submit a complete online MBA application by a published admissions deadline.
- 2Use the final application essay to explain the distinctive value your profile would add to the class.
- 3If pre-selected, complete two separate interviews with HEC Paris MBA alumni before the final Admissions Jury.
- 4After admission, HEC Paris considers you automatically and communicates the scholarship decision within one week.
Program timeline
Next published MBA application deadline.
20 September 2026
Admissions decision for that application round.
23 October 2026
Within one week after admission
Scholarship decision.