IESE Young Italian Talent Scholarship – Fondazione RUI — Master's Scholarship

IESE Business School offers this Fondazione RUI scholarship to Italian students entering its Master in Management or Master in Finance. Both are full-time, in-person programs based in Madrid.

The MiM runs for 11 months. The MiF has a nine-month academic phase, a mandatory internship, a New York module and one week in London.

Benefits & funding

The scholarship covers up to 50% of the tuition fee for the MiM or MiF.
IESE lists tuition of €55,500 for the September 2027 intake of either program.
The published award is tuition support; IESE does not list a separate living or travel stipend for this scholarship.

Eligibility

Applicants must be Italian students seeking admission to the IESE MiM or MiF.
Selection is based on academic excellence and a strong commitment to Italy.
Both programs are designed for recent university graduates with no more than two years of full-time professional experience.
MiM applicants need an official university degree, transcripts, a GMAT, GRE or IESE Test score, one recommendation and qualifying English evidence when required.
MiF applicants need a recent degree background in STEM, economics, finance or business, strong quantitative skills, qualifying English evidence and a GMAT, GRE or IESE Test score.
IESE lists no separate residence, gender or age requirement for this scholarship.

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Eligible nationalities
Italy
Education required
Bachelor
Experience required
≤ 2 yrs

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Application process

1
Choose the IESE MiM or MiF route and complete its online admissions application.
2
Upload the program documents, including transcripts, test scores, CV, English evidence, recommendation, essays and photograph as required.
3
Include one scholarship cover letter within the application and identify this scholarship candidacy.
4
Complete the admissions interview; IESE communicates the admissions decision by email and considers scholarships on a rolling basis.

Program timeline

Round 1 application deadline.
October 2, 2026
Round 2 application deadline.
November 6, 2026
Round 3 application deadline.
December 11, 2026
Round 4 application deadline.
January 15, 2027
Round 5 application deadline.
February 22, 2027
Round 6 application deadline.
March 26, 2027
Round 7 application deadline.
May 2, 2027
Final published application deadline.
June 4, 2027
MiM and MiF programs start.
September 2027