ESCP Foundation Scholarships / Egalite des chances & Inclusion

What the ESCP Foundation offers

You get help to pay for the Grande Ecole / Master in Management programme at ESCP Business School, whatever your background. The main benefit is a cut to your tuition fees, linked to French state need-based grants (CROUS). If you hold a CROUS grant at levels (echelons) 2 to 7, your tuition is fully waived. You then pay only about 2,000 EUR per year in registration and service fees. Level 1 grant holders get a 50% waiver, level 0bis a 20% waiver. If you cannot get a CROUS grant but still need the money (for example because your parents live outside France), an internal ESCP scholarship can cover from 1,000 EUR up to 50% of your tuition. You also get practical extras: meals at 1 EUR, a 500 EUR grant per semester if you move between ESCP campuses, an interest-free loan of 30,000 to 50,000 EUR with no guarantor, emergency hardship money, and mentoring (a personal adviser who guides you). The money comes from the ESCP Foundation, funded by alumni, companies and private donors, which puts over 1 million EUR a year into these scholarships.

Who can apply

• Where you study: You are admitted to or enrolled in the Grande Ecole / Master in Management programme at ESCP Business School.
• Financial need: You hold a French CROUS need-based grant (levels 0bis to 7), or you can show financial need another way, such as parents living abroad.
• Alternative route (Talent Spring): You hold a Licence (bachelor's degree) and come from a disadvantaged background or have overcome serious personal difficulties. About 10 places open each year this way.
• Nationality: Any nationality can apply for the main scholarships.

How to apply

If you hold a CROUS grant, the tuition cut is automatic once you show your CROUS decision after admission. For an internal need-based scholarship, you send a separate application. Talent Spring has its own admission process with an eligibility check. The 2025 deadline was 10 March.

How realistic are your chances?

The tuition waiver is not a contest. If you get into ESCP and hold the right CROUS grant level, the relief is granted automatically, so your chances come down to admission and your grant status. The Foundation wants to grow this and aims for one in five students to be scholarship-supported. Talent Spring is much tighter, with only about 10 places a year, so a strong, well-documented case matters there.