ESADE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

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ESADE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

TALENT SCHOLARSHIP

2014-2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

In keeping with its mission, the ESADE Foundation strives to attract talent and provide opportunities to students with outstanding academic records and limited economic resources. ESADE therefore offers Talent Scholarships to finance studies in the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor in Law, Double Degree in Business Administration and Law, Bachelor in Law & Bachelor in Global Governance, MSc Programmes in Management, and Master in Law. To finance these scholarships, the ESADE Foundation uses its own resources as well as donated funds.

1. REQUIREMENTS

Candidates who wish to apply for this ESADE Foundation scholarship must:

 Have been admitted to or be currently enrolled in the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) programme, or

 Have been admitted to or be currently enrolled in the Bachelor in Law programme, or

 Have been admitted to or be currently enrolled in the Double Degree in Business Administration and Law programme, or

 Have been admitted to the Bachelor in Law & Bachelor in Global Governance programme, or

 Have been admitted to one of the MSc Programmes in Management after completing the ESADE BBA, or

 Have been admitted to the Master in Law programme.

 Demonstrate financial need, specifically their family’s difficulty with financing these programmes. Barring exceptional circumstances, scholarships will not be granted to students whose family income exceeds €95,000 gross/year for a family of four people.

 Present their academic record.

 Present their application before the deadline. Students must present all required documentation in order for their application to be considered.

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1. A duly completed scholarship application.

2. A copy of the most recent personal income tax return for every member of the family, if applicable.

3. In the case of employed workers, in addition to a personal income tax return, an income certificate from the worker’s current company must be submitted.

4. A copy of the family’s wealth tax return. If not applicable because the family does not reach the legally established minimum, the applicant must provide a certificate from the Tax Authority indicating that no such return has been filed. In addition, the applicant must present a private document detailing the family’s assets, securities and real estate properties.

5. If the applicant is a shareholder or partial owner of a family business, he or she must present copies of the company’s balance sheets and annual accounts for the last three years.

6. Applicants who are separated or divorced must provide a copy of the settlement agreement.

7. Students who are about to begin the first year of their respective programmes must provide a copy of their payment receipt from the school where they completed their baccalaureate studies. If students were granted a scholarship to study at that school, they must provide a certificate issued by the school granting that scholarship.

To ensure that scholarships are awarded as fairly as possible, the Scholarship Committee may refer to any documentation ESADE may have about the candidates. It may also gather any additional data it deems necessary to assess the candidates’ personal circumstances and to determine that those circumstances remain unchanged throughout the scholarship period.

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3. DEADLINES AND DECISION

YEAR APPLICATION DEADLINE DECISION

First year in any of the aforementioned undergraduate

programmes 1st_{call for applications}

19th_{December 2013} ₁₅th_{January 2014}

programmes 2nd_call

4th_{February 2014} ₂₁st_{February 2014}

programme and MUA external students

3rd_call

4th_{March 2014} ₂₁st_{March 2014}

4th_call

11th_{April 2014} ₂nd_{May 2014}

5th_call

16th_{May 2014} ₃rd_{June 2014}

6th_call

6th_{June 2014} ₂₀th_{June 2014}

7th_call

11th_{July 2014} ₁₈th_{July 2014}

Remaining undergraduate years MSc Programmes in Management (for students completing the ESADE

BBA)

Master in Law (for students completing the ESADE Bachelor in

Law)

Single call for applications

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*No applications will be accepted after this date.

Applicants must send all required documentation before the established deadlines to the appropriate address:

Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) or MSc Programmes in Management FUNDACIÓ ESADE

Programa de Becas

Oficina de Programes Universitaris Av. Torre Blanca, 59

08172 Sant Cugat del Vallès (Spain)

Or by email to: [email protected]. Include the following in the email subject line: “Student’s name – Talent Scholarship – Programme name”.

Bachelor in Law, Double Degree in Business Administration and Law, Bachelor in Law & Bachelor in Global Governance and Master in Law programmes

FUNDACIÓ ESADE Elisabet Recio ESADE Law School Av. Pedralbes, 60-62 08034 Barcelona (Spain)

Or by email to: [email protected]. Include the following in the email subject line: “Student’s name – Talent Scholarship – Programme name”

Applicants will be notified of the decision by the dates mentioned above at the email address indicated on their applications.

4. SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT

Scholarships cover 50% to 90% of the tuition fees for the academic year in question.

The total amount received by any ESADE student in the form of scholarships, awards, grants and honours (excluding housing, study-abroad and SUD scholarships) may not exceed 100% of tuition fees for the academic year. Receiving a talent-based scholarship is not compatible with receiving a Family Grant for another sibling.

Students must submit applications for this scholarship every year and sign a commitment document provided by the ESADE Foundation.

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TALENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION 2014-2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

Name and surname(s)

………... ID number (DNI/NIE/passport) ………. ESADE student ID number ………..

Programme ………. Year registering ………

Email address ... Telephone ... st application

Bank account data to refund (if applicable) the corresponding amount:

Current account number Titleholder

HEREBY REQUESTS

A scholarship to finance the applicant’s studies during the 2014-2015 academic year based on the family’s economic data provided below.

FATHER/MOTHER/GUARDIAN’S DECLARATION

I, ………., the applicant’s ... (father, mother, legal guardian) declare, under my sole responsibility, that the data provided below is true.

Number of people who live with the father/mother/guardian (family members or otherwise), including the applicant:

Name Age Relationship to the applicant Profession/activity

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The 2014 gross family income expected from all sources is: €………...

Use this space to detail any other circumstances that you feel should be considered in the decision to grant the scholarship. ... ... ... ...

The ESADE Foundation’s Scholarship Committee requests this economic data to ensure that its decisions are as objective and fair as possible. We trust that the information provided is true and faithful. All information and data provided are strictly confidential, and, in accordance with Organic

Law 15/1999, dated 13th_{December, on Personal Data Protection, and Law 34/2002, you are hereby informed that the data provided shall be}

incorporated into a personal data file belonging to and managed by the ESADE Foundation, and that said data will be used exclusively to select recipients for scholarships and awards granted by the ESADE Foundation.

Should the undersigned wish to exercise their legal rights to access, rectify, annul and oppose the use of their data in accordance with Organic Law 15/1999, dated 13th_{December, on Personal Data Protection, they may do so by writing to: Fundació ESADE, Av. Pedralbes, 60-62,}

Barcelona 08034.

Barcelona, on …………(day) …..……….. (month) 2014