Scholarships
Scholarships for Master’s students
The Foundation promotes the training of business management professionals. It awards scholarships to students with high potential and gives special priority to those coming from countries eligible for development aid.
The scolarships are awarded, in collaboration with IESE International Foundation, as support for studies: they are exclusively used to cover academic costs and are normally partial. They are awarded via public tender each academic year and a committee of experts assesses the candidates.
The one-year Master in Management (MIM) program takes the academic record into account, since the students that take it do not have professional experience.
In the Master (Full-time and Executive) in Business Administration programs, other social and family factors are also taken into account. The recipients awarded scholarships in the first year that obtain high grades can resubmit their application to renew the scholarship.
The awarding of scholarships is made on the basis of legal disclosure, objectivity and competitiveness.
Scholarships for Doctoral Students
One of the priority areas for the IESE International Foundation is the development of educators and researchers in the PhD and graduate management programs. Through the scholarships it grants, it seeks to attract international talent to management schools and faculties.
These students, once they have received their doctorates, often pursue careers as university and business school professors, making it a training program for educators with a great multiplier effect.
Scholarships are currently awarded to study a Master of Research in Management (MRM) program.
The awarding of scholarships is made on the basis of legal disclosure, objectivity and competitiveness.
Rüdiger von Stengel, lessons from a purpose-driven life
Rüdiger von Stengel (IESE AMP-13) is a co-founder and shareholder of Art-Invest Real Estate Management, as well as a dedicated IESE donor. His support of MBA scholarships is testament to his deep generosity and firm belief in the transformative power of education.
“By providing financial resources for MBA students, I sincerely hope they embrace this purpose-driven perspective and aspire to do good, wherever they go and whatever they do”.
Family Löw Grant
This fund opens doors for NGO and education leaders, enabling them to enhance their leadership and social impact through participation in IESE’s world-class management education programs.
The Löw Family grant, aimed at individuals who promote and foster institutions guided by the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church, enables leaders of NGOs and academic leaders to acquire essential leadership and management skills and magnify their positive impact in that organizations and beyond.
By supporting the pursuit of knowledge and excellence, the grant opens new avenues for growth and greater social impact. Given its immensely transformative effect, the school takes into account both the moral underpinnings and financial context of candidates’ institutions when evaluating applications.
Ignacio Ciprés Alastuey
The Family Löw Scholar
PDD-2025
Having a space to gain new knowledge, reflect and learn from esteemed IESE faculty and accomplished peers will help me grow both personally and professionally.
In my view, IESE is the ideal institution to develop the mission-critical values, insights and tools I need to achieve these goals.
María J. Brugarolas Brufau
The Family Löw Scholar
GEMBA-2025
After two decades in Kazakhstan, my role in KFCSED extends far beyond a conventional international assignment: it has been an immersion in a unique cultural landscape.
It is an honor to share my experiences and gain new insights and ideas from outstanding peers from so many different countries.
María Bastarreche Suanzes
The Family Löw Scholar
PDD Flexible 2023
In alignment with IESE’s mission, I am a firm believer in the transformative power of education to catalyze personal, professional, social, cultural and spiritual growth.
We often talk about the need to change the world, but social progress starts with us and a desire to become better versions of ourselves. Every day, I try to advance on this path with the hopes of making a positive difference.
Javier Delgado Espada
The Family Löw Scholar
PDG-2022
Studying at IESE is an opportunity to learn from the best. The experience is broadening my perspective and helping me become a better leader to ensure everything I do is in the best interest of students and their families, as well as a stimulus for positive change in society and the world around us.
MRM Stiftung Scholarships Recipients
2022/23 – 2023/24
Grace Gitonga
MRM’24, Kenya
‘I am deeply grateful for your trust and investment in my potential, and I aspire to honor this opportunity by producing research that contributes both to academic scholarship and to positive impact in Africa and beyond.’
2023/24 – 2024/25
Xin Beining
MRM’25, China
‘This scholarship provides me with an opportunity to pursue my research interests at one of the world’s most prestigious educational institution, while helping me relieve the financial burden and reduce psychological pressure.’
EMBA Munich Scholarship
“Knowing that my scholarship donor is an alumnus has made me aware of the values that IESE transmits to its students and the impact it wants to leave on society. My donor has not only given me financial support but a lot of valuable advice and shared personal reflections. She has become the model of leader I would like to be by teaching me to believe in my moral values, be patient and take failure as an opportunity for learning”.
ANDREEA-MIRELA MATEI
Corina Sommer Scholarship for EMBA