L’Oréal Scholarship — Master's Scholarship

The L’Oréal Scholarship supports one admitted candidate in each January and September HEC Paris MBA intake with tuition aid. HEC Paris delivers the MBA in Jouy-en-Josas, France.

Applicants submit a program-specific essay with their MBA application. The award recognizes professional achievement and a leadership approach that enables initiative, direction, collaboration, creativity and innovative thinking.

Benefits & funding

The scholarship provides €10,000 toward HEC Paris MBA tuition.
One scholarship is awarded per intake.
HEC Paris deducts scholarship aid from the final tuition installment.

Eligibility

The scholarship is available only to candidates admitted to the HEC Paris MBA.
The standard MBA admission route requires completion of an undergraduate program at an accredited university.
HEC Paris may waive the undergraduate-degree requirement for a national-level athlete or for an applicant with secondary education plus at least five years of professional experience, including three years in management.
HEC Paris publishes no scholarship-specific nationality, residency, gender or age restriction.

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Application process

1
Choose an HEC Paris MBA application deadline and complete the online application.
2
Submit the required 1,500-word L’Oréal essay with the MBA application; the essay must discuss the leadership style that best enables creativity and innovation.
3
If pre-selected for the MBA, complete two separate interviews with HEC Paris MBA alumni.
4
Receive the final admission and scholarship decision from HEC Paris.

Program timeline

Chosen MBA application deadline
Submit the MBA application and L’Oréal essay.
About five weeks after the application deadline
Receive the MBA admission decision.
January intake
Scholarship decision in January.
September intake
Scholarship decision in September.