IMD Business School gives merit scholarships of up to CHF 40,000 to IMD MBA applicants who stand out across the admissions process. The MBA is a one-year, full-time programme in Lausanne, Switzerland, running January to December with a class of about 90.
There is no separate application: candidates request the scholarship inside the MBA application form.
Benefits & funding
- Up to CHF 40,000 toward tuition (CHF 80,000) and mandatory fees (CHF 17,500); living costs, about CHF 36,000 for a single person, are not covered.
- Multiple awards; deducted from the 4th tuition installment first, then the 3rd, never the 1st or 2nd.
- Non-cumulative: you may apply for several IMD scholarships but receive at most one.
Eligibility
- Applicants to the IMD MBA, any nationality; awards go to candidates who accept an admission offer.
- Not open to company-sponsored candidates.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- At least two years of full-time post-graduate experience (admissions page; the MBA overview says “six or more years”; the class typically has three to eight).
- GMAT, GRE or Executive Assessment score under five years old.
Application process
- 1Submit the MBA application (CHF 150 non-refundable fee) by a round deadline, completing the scholarship application in its Program section.
- 2Name one business-related referee.
- 3If shortlisted, attend the Assessment Day (online or on campus): individual and group tasks plus an interview, with English assessed.
- 4Confirm your place by paying the CHF 10,000 deposit.
Program timeline
26 January 2027
first application deadline (Class of 2028)
Assessment Days for that round
5 February (online) / 12–13 February 2027 (campus)
final application deadline
12 October 2027
January 2028
MBA starts, ending December