IESE Alumni Association Scholarship

Benefits & funding

• The IESE Alumni Association offers five scholarships.
• Each scholarship covers up to 50% of tuition fees for the first and second years of the MBA.
• Living expenses are not covered.

Eligibility

• Apply to the IESE Full-Time MBA and hold an undergraduate degree or equivalent.
• Demonstrate exceptional work experience and personal merit.
• Submit a GMAT or GRE score as required for MBA admission; IESE says the score also plays an important role in scholarship decisions.
• Applicants of any nationality may seek IESE scholarships; no residence, gender or age restriction is stated for this award.
• Fully company-sponsored candidates are discouraged from seeking IESE scholarships, but this is not stated as a hard exclusion.

Application process

1. 1
   Complete the IESE MBA application and the required scholarship essay within the same form.
2. 2
   Indicate up to three scholarships that fit your profile and submit everything by an MBA application-round deadline.
3. 3
   After MBA admission, the Scholarship Committee reviews the candidacy and assigns the scholarship type.
4. 4
   Receive the scholarship decision with the admission decision when possible, or later but no later than June 30.

Program timeline

1. Round 1 application deadline

   Sep 23, 2026

2. Round 2 application deadline

   Jan 7, 2027

3. Round 3 application deadline

   Mar 9, 2027

4. Round 4 and final published application deadline

   May 6, 2027

5. Latest stated date for scholarship decisions

   Jun 30, 2027

6. MBA program starts

   September 2027