IESE Leaders in Non-Profit & Public Sector Scholarship — Master's Scholarship

The IESE Leaders in Non-Profit & Public Sector Scholarship supports incoming full-time MBA candidates at IESE Business School. It is aimed primarily at applicants who have built careers in non-profit or government organizations and helped people at a societal level.

Scholarship candidates apply through the MBA application and are considered only after admission. The September 2027 MBA intake is based in Barcelona, with 15- and 19-month tracks and overseas options.

Benefits & funding

Individual IESE MBA scholarships typically cover 10% to 50% of tuition fees.
Living expenses are not covered by IESE MBA scholarships.
IESE does not publish a target-specific award amount or number of awards for this scholarship.

Eligibility

Applicants must be incoming IESE MBA candidates and hold an undergraduate degree.
This scholarship primarily targets applicants whose careers have been dedicated to non-profit or government organizations and whose work helps people at a societal level.
MBA applicants must submit a valid GMAT or GRE result and meet the program’s English-language requirements where applicable.
IESE states no nationality, residency, gender or age restriction for this scholarship.

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Application process

1
Complete the IESE MBA application for one of the published admission rounds.
2
Submit one scholarship essay inside the MBA application and indicate up to three scholarships that fit your profile.
3
Complete the Kira video essays by the same round deadline after receiving the link.
4
After MBA admission, the Scholarship Committee reviews candidates in each round and assigns the scholarship type.

Program timeline

Round 1 application deadline
September 23, 2026
Round 2 application deadline
January 7, 2027
Round 3 application deadline
March 9, 2027
Round 4 and final published application deadline
May 6, 2027
Any later scholarship decisions are announced
By June 30, 2027
MBA program starts
September 2027