Financing Your MBA | The Lisbon MBA

Scholarships

There are a number of scholarships available to help finance The Lisbon MBA International Program.
The following scholarships are available for admitted applicants only.

Merit scholarship
Open to: all successful applicants with proven extraordinary academic merit.
Special requirements:
-minimum GMAT score of 670 and a Bachelor degree GPA of 16 (out of 20) or 3.2 (out of 4.0).
-exceptional interpersonal skills (communication skills, resilience, leadership, relationship with others), which will be evaluated during the interview.
Awards: several awards of varying amounts, up to 17.500€

Entrepreneur Scholarship
Open to: all successful applicants that have start their own business and are working full-time on it.
Special requirements:
-companies with 2 or more employees.
-minimum GMAT score: 620
Awards: several awards of varying amounts, up to 17.500€

The Lisbon MBA Scholarship
Open to: all successful applicants whose contribution will be fundamental to class diversity and dynamics, either by their professional and life experience, background, nationality, international exposure, etc.
Awards: several awards of varying amounts, up to 17.500€

Rising Star Scholarship
Open to: all successful applicants with proven professional merit and financial need.
Special requirements:
-Young talents, up to 30 years old
-Salary lower or equal to 17.000€/year
-IRS/tax receipts of the last 3 years
Awards: several awards of varying amounts, up to 17.500€

Note for all scholarships: Not open for company-sponsored applicants.

Applying for a Scholarship

	Program Application Deadline:	Scholarship Application Deadline:	Scholarship communication:
1st round	May 5	June 10	June 30
2nd round	July 7	August 11	August 30
3rd round	August 4	September 1	September 20
4th round	September 1	October 6	October 25

For more information about scholarships and how to apply, contact our Admissions Team at info@thelisbonmba.com.

Corporate Sponsorship

Investing in People

A company might support their employees during their MBA as a way to recognize their potential and to contribute to their development as future managers and leaders. Companies sponsoring students might benefit from direct returns on this investment already during the program. The sponsorship can be materialized in different ways according to the company and the student goals.

Companies supporting our students can directly and immediately benefit from the learning experience of their employees.

Benefits for Companies:

Direct and Immediate application of the acquired knowledge and leadership skills to the business challenges
Be the basis of students projects
Powerful network
Possibility to participate in other program´s activities (Participation in Corporate Insight Sessions, Sponsorship of the Business Case Competition or International Lab, Participation in the Lisbon Lab Consulting Course as Project Providers, Executive on Campus Speaking Engagements, Participation in Friday Forum Events, Sponsorship of Student Clubs, Scholarship and Other Recognition/Performance Awards

It is important to develop a persuasive proposal to your company stating your request (time to attend; partial or full financial support), outline your contribution to the company and how the MBA can increase it and state specific knowledge, skills and network that your will gain and that your company will benefit.

If you feel that your company may want to join any of these initiatives, please feel free to contact our Employer Relations Manager, Pedro Ribeiro by clicking here.

The Lisbon MBA Loan

The Lisbon MBA has put in place The Lisbon MBA Loan in partnership with the program patrons. For the upcoming academic years Caixa Geral de Depósitos is The Lisbon MBA Partner for The Lisbon MBA Loan.

This credit line has exclusive access conditions for The Lisbon MBA students independently of their nationality.

For more information ask Caixa Geral de Depósitos for a simulation to find out the updated conditions and those specific to you:

CGD – Agencia Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Phone: +351 213 822 220 /1
E-mail: sonia.abreu@cgd.pt