Stanley A. Motta Scholarship — Master's Scholarship

Stanley A. Motta Scholarship is a named award in the IESE International Foundation Scholarship Program. It supports candidates from Latin America who apply to IESE’s full-time MBA in Barcelona.

The award reduces tuition for the 15- or 19-month MBA, and IESE runs the scholarship selection through its MBA admissions process. IESE Business School is the business school of the University of Navarra.

Benefits & funding

Individual IESE MBA scholarships typically cover 10%–50% of tuition.
Living expenses are not covered.
IESE does not publish a Stanley A. Motta-specific percentage or number of awards.

Eligibility

The scholarship is open to candidates from Latin America; IESE does not publish a country list or define whether “from” means nationality or residence.
Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree and meet the full-time MBA requirements, including the GMAT or GRE and the applicable English-language requirement.
Scholarship consideration begins only after the applicant has been accepted to the MBA.

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Eligible nationalities
Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Guatemala · Haiti
+ 8 more
Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Uruguay · Venezuela
Education required
Bachelor

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Application process

1
Complete the IESE MBA application and upload the required documents in English.
2
Submit the required scholarship essay within the MBA application and identify up to three scholarships relevant to your profile.
3
Pay the MBA application fee and complete the Kira video essays by the chosen round deadline.
4
Complete the admissions review, interview and any Assessment Day invitation; the scholarship committee determines the award after admission.

Program timeline

Round 1 application deadline
September 23, 2026
Round 1 final decision by this date
November 23, 2026
Round 2 application deadline
January 7, 2027
Round 3 application deadline
March 9, 2027
Round 4 and final application deadline
May 6, 2027
Latest stated date for scholarship decisions
June 30, 2027
MBA program starts
September 2027