MBA – Admission and Scholarships

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  • Format

    13-16 months
    (part/full-time)

  • Languages

    English

  • Location

    Paris

  • Fees

    €39,000

  • Intake

    September

Accreditations

Admissions’ requirements

  • MBA – Executive track candidates’ profile

    The MBA – Executive track is aimed at graduates with a Bachelor level education in any field with at least 7 years of professional experience at an executive level, with management responsibilities.
    A good working level of English is required. Proficiency will be evaluated by the interview panel during the admission interview. Further evidence of the candidate’s ability to learn and participate in English (e.g. Proficiency tests) may be sought by the selection committee.
  • MBA – International track candidates’ profile

    The MBA – International track is aimed at graduates in any field with at least 3 years of full-time and postgraduate work experience. They are committed and open-minded while demonstrating substantial potential for leadership and excellence.
  • MBA – Leadership & Coding track candidates’ profile

    The MBA – Leadership & Coding track is aimed at graduates in any field with at least 3 years of full-time and postgraduate work experience. They have an interest in management, technological innovation, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
    We welcome applicants from a diversity of backgrounds who are critical thinkers, potential leaders, and problem solvers with an international outlook. A technical academic or coding background is NOT required for admission.

WHAT YOU NEED TO APPLY

  • A Bachelor’s degree in any field from a recognized university with strong academic performance
  • Transcripts in English/Spanish/French of your Bachelor’s degree
  • Your Bachelor’s diploma
  • A good command of English; English Proficiency test for non-native speakers: IELTS 6.5, TOEFL IBT 85, TOEIC 850, Duolingo 105, Cambridge Exam B2.
  • Native English speakers or candidates who have had two years of courses taught in English are exempt.
  • Copy of passport
  • CV
  • €100 application fees
  • A GMAT/GRE score is optional, not mandatory

The student body is extremely diverse and we encourage students from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds who are looking to sharpen their skills for the global market to join us!

HOW TO APPLY

MBA – Executive track

STEP 1: COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION

Our application process is entirely online at candidate.ieseg.fr. Create your account and complete your application file with your personal details, academic path, motivation to join the program and upload your supporting documents.

 

Application deadlines:

  • July 19th, 2024 (for the intake of September, 2024)
  • December 20th, 2024 (for the intake of February, 2025)
  • Early bird deadline: May 31th, 2024 (for the intake of September, 2024) and November 1st, 2024 (for the intake of February, 2025)

 

We advise candidates to take into account the time it takes for their visa application to be processed by the public authorities (non-European candidates).

 

Apply now!

 

STEP 2: CONVERSATION WITH A REPRESENTATIVE

Once your application is submitted, you will be contacted by your local contact for a skype or phone conversation.

STEP 3: FINAL DECISION

Once your application is complete, you will be proposed an MBA interview with the Academic Director of the MBA program, and a member of the Admission Board. After that, it will take approximately 2 weeks for the Admissions Jury to review your file, debrief your interview and provide a final decision (admission and scholarship award – if any). Rolling admissions start in October. Your official acceptance letter will be sent once you have secured your place in the program with a €4,000 deposit.

MBA – International track

STEP 1: COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION

Our application process is entirely online at candidate.ieseg.fr. Create your account and complete your application file with your personal details, academic path, motivation to join the program and upload your supporting documents.

 

Application deadline for September intake:

  • July 19th, 2024
  • Early bird deadline: May 31st, 2024

 

We advise candidates to take into account the time it takes for their visa application to be processed by the public authorities (non-European candidates).

 

Apply now!

STEP 2: CONVERSATION WITH A REPRESENTATIVE

Once your application is submitted, you will be contacted by your local contact for a skype or phone conversation.

STEP 3: FINAL DECISION

Once your application is complete, you will be proposed an MBA interview with the Academic Director of the MBA program, and a member of the Admission Board. After that, it will take approximately 2 weeks for the Admissions Jury to review your file, debrief your interview and provide a final decision (admission and scholarship award – if any). Rolling admissions start in October. Your official acceptance letter will be sent once you have secured your place in the program with a €4,000 deposit.

MBA – Leadership and Coding track

STEP 1: COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION

Our application process is entirely online at candidate.ieseg.fr. Create your account and complete your application file with your personal details, academic path, motivation to join the program and upload your supporting documents.

 

Application deadline for September intake:

  • July 19th, 2024
  • Early bird deadline: May 31st, 2024

 

We advise candidates to take into account the time it takes for their visa application to be processed by the public authorities (non-European candidates).

 

Apply now!

STEP 2: CONVERSATION WITH A REPRESENTATIVE

Once your application is submitted, you will be contacted by your local contact for a skype or phone conversation.

STEP 3: FINAL DECISION

Once your application is complete, you will be proposed an MBA interview with the Academic Director of the MBA program, and a member of the Admission Board. After that, it will take approximately 2 weeks for the Admissions Jury to review your file, debrief your interview and provide a final decision (admission and scholarship award – if any). Rolling admissions start in October. Your official acceptance letter will be sent once you have secured your place in the program with a €4,000 deposit.

Funding and scholarships

TUITION FEES

€39,000 for domestic and international students.

Other mandatory fees can go up to €500 (including, for example, the Alumni Association fee).

Unlike some other countries where international students pay a much higher tuition than domestic students, there is NO difference between tuition for French and international students at IÉSEG.

LIVING COST

Cost of living in Paris

Between €1,170 and €1,900 per month:
> Accommodation: from €500 to €1,200
> Food: €300
> Transport: €150
> Electricity: €50
> Phone & Internet: €20 to €50
> Personal: €150

More information on Campus France

SCHOLARSHIPS

IÉSEG offers large numbers of scholarships in the form of tuition waivers for students who meet the various criteria for each case. No separate application is needed. Decisions will be made during admission commission and released along with admission decision.

PARTNER UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

€3,900 tuition reduction for all admitted applicants coming from one of our partner universities worldwide

EARLY BIRD SCHOLARSHIP

International and Leadership & Coding tracks: €3,900 tuition reduction for all applications submitted before April 28th, 2023

Executive track: €3, 900 tuition reduction. Dates will be communicated by your admission officer

1ST NATIONALITY SCHOLARSHIPS

€3,900 tuition reduction for the first admitted applicant of any nationality that secures his/her place

GMAT SCHOLARSHIPS

€1,000 tuition reduction for admitted applicants with a GMAT score between 650 and 680,

€1,500 tuition reduction for admitted applicants with a GMAT score of 690 or higher.
The GMAT score can be sent after the completion of the application, until the end of the application process (according to the application deadlines).

MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS

Up to €9,750 reduction based on the applicant’s overall portfolio high levels of academic performance, rigor, motivation, extra-curricular activities and/or professional expertise

Financial aids

The choice to study abroad is not only an academic decision, but also a financial one. Students need to be aware of the various cost involved in pursuing a postgraduate’s degree at IÉSEG.

Eiffel Scholarship

The Eiffel Excellence Program offers funding for a Master’s postgraduate degree course and PhD. It is run by the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Focusing on three key subject areas of sciences, economics and management, law and political science, its primary aim is to offer scholarships in French higher education establishments to future public and private sector decision-makers in foreign countries. As regards the Master’s degree course, students pursuing careers in teaching and research are not eligible as they can benefit from other grant programs.

It also seeks to encourage applicants from developing countries to apply, particularly in Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the new EU Member States, although this does include industrializsed countries for the PhD component. The Eiffel Programme is designed to help French higher education establishments attract high calibre overseas students. Only French higher education establishments can submit applications and, if successful, they must enrol the candidates in the requested courses to obtain the Eiffel grant.

Note: The School must apply for the Eiffel scholarships on behalf of the selected students. All interested students please contact the Admission/Recruitment contact for the specific program for more information. Application deadline: Nov 30th, 2020.

Note 2: Only candidates below 25 years old are eligible to this scholarship.

For more detailed information, please check http://www.campusfrance.org/en/eiffel

AVENIR Excellence Scholarships

The AVENIR – Destination France Excellence Scholarship program is aimed at students residing in Spain who are going to study at a higher level in France during the 2021/2022 academic year. This scholarship is available for all our Specialized Masters and International MBA programs.

For more detailed information, please check : https://www.dialogo.es/es/becas-avenir-2021-2022-destino-francia.html

Loans

For American students please check with Sallie Mae for private loan options. Our School code is: 038203-00 and the official name of the school School in French is: Institut d’économie scientifique et de gestion.

Prodigy Finance offers loans to international students from +150 different nationalities, minimum loan amount is US$ 15000.

More information at https://prodigyfinance.com.

Country specific scholarships

All international students are encouraged to check with Campus France and their own government to see if there are any scholarships available.

Women Tech Leaders scholarship

IÉSEG School of Management and the Bureau Français de Taipei (BFT) co-financed scholarship scheme aims to promote higher education in France in management. The scholarship is awarded to 3 Taiwanese Women students interested in pursuing MBA – Leadership & Coding track at IÉSEG.

Eligibility
The applicant must:
> be a Taiwanese woman citizen
> be enrolled in the MBA – Leadership & Coding track at IÉSEG

Benefits
The awardees of the scholarship receive the following benefits:
> 50% waiver on the tuition fee provided by IESEG School of Management
> The BFT awards a BCS (Bourse de Couverture Sociale) scholarship covering the following benefits: Status of French government scholarship holder, social security, assistance in finding affordable accommodation (priority access to CROUS; subject to availability), Visa and Campus France fee waiver.

Application and Selection Procedure
The interested candidates must contact IÉSEG directly for information on admission process and selection procedure for the scholarship.

Partner banks

The partner banks of IÉSEG (Caisse d’Épargne, Société Générale, LCL, and BNP Paribas) offer preferential loans to participants in IÉSEG’s Executive Development programs.

The loan conditions vary depending on the bank. For more information, please contact our partner banks directly.

Please note that the information provided here is subject to change.

BNP Paribas
> Application fees: free
> Deferred refund possible
> Maximum amount: €75,000
> Contact: +33 6 64 01 52 40

Caisse d’Épargne Ile-de-France
> Application fees: free
> Deferred refund possible
> Maximum amount: €60,000
> Contact: +33 1 79 62 74 07

LCL
> Application fees: free
> Deferred refund possible
> Maximum amount: €75,000
> Contact: +33 1 55 23 01 91

Société Générale
> Application fees: free
> Deferred refund possible
> Maximum amount: €120,000
> Contact: +33 1 49 97 57 46

RECEPTION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

With its strong values of openness, IÉSEG is committed to welcoming all those who wish to receive initial or continuing education. This is why we pay special attention to people with disabilities, so that they can follow their training program as easily as possible.

The modalities of reception, accompaniment and follow-up of people with a disability are studied according to the specificities of the beneficiary.

Our support work is carried out in conjunction with:

  • Internally: the Director of Operations, the pedagogical teams, and Romain Noël, in charge of the handicap mission at IÉSEG, who will give them all the necessary information.
    Romain NOEL – r.noel@ieseg.fr
  • Externally: the doctor designated by the CDAPH, Agefiph, the MDPH. To help people with disabilities with their training project and its implementation. Information is also available on the government website: monparcourshandicap.gouv.fr

Local contact

Find here your dedicated contact in your region.

General contact

For further information on the MBA program, please contact our Executive Development Admissions team.