Scholarships & Grants

IDEC-UPF FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAMME

The IDEC-UPF Foundation presents its new scholarships programme, aimed at helping people with talent to access the master's programmes.

WHY?

Because talent is the main driving force of society. And helping people to develop their entire potential is the principal social contribution of the university.

FOR WHOM?

For people with university education, with accredited talent in the academic and, if appropriate, in the professional sphere, and with outstanding personal qualities. People with intellectual concerns, motivated to study and to enrich their knowledge with new ideas and new skills, and with enthusiasm to broaden their personal and professional horizons.

HOW?

With the hallmark of the UPF: rewarding excellence and effort. Encouraging those who strive to be better each day and to offer more value to their environment and who demonstrate this with a good student's record, with important professional merits, with an outstanding personal attitude or through their social commitment.

CONDITIONS OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT :

The IDEC-UPF Foundation awards scholarships each year to fund the training of candidates who demonstrate that they have talent and motivation, even if they do not have sufficient financial resources.

PROGRAMMES WHICH OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS

The scholarships programme covers all the master's programmes of at least 60 ECTS offered by IDEC-UPF and the Pompeu Fabra University's Barcelona School of Management.

AMOUNT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP

The scholarships of the IDEC-UPF Foundation cover 25% or 50% of the master's degree registration fees.

Only for candidates who prove that they have insufficient financial means, the scholarship can be increased to cover 75% of the registration fees.

SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAMME ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

To apply for a scholarship candidates must:

• have been admitted on the programme;
• have completed the reservation of the corresponding place within the period established;
• submit the application within the corresponding period;
• demonstrate their merits (academic, personal and, if appropriate, professional), provide the documentation required and follow the formalities established in the scholarship application process;
• demonstrate their financial situation (voluntary requirement, only for candidates who want their financial situation to be taken into account in the award decision).

DECISION-MAKING BODY

The Foundation's Scholarships Committee is the highest decision-making and awarding body. It is made up of 7 members and meets whenever scholarship announcements are made during the year.

The President of the Scholarships Committee is the President of the Foundation's Academic Council, the General Manager of the Foundation acts as Vice President and the members are the managers of the academic units and two members of the Foundation's Academic Council.

AWARD CRITERIA

The scholarships are awarded in accordance with the following factors:

Academic talent : the candidates' prior student's record (transcript overall grade above 7/10 will be considered), the recommendation of lecturers or of people from the academic environment and, if appropriate, the results of the programme's specific access tests will be assessed.

Professional talent : on the programmes which require prior professional experience, the candidates' CV, the recommendation of people from the professional environment and, if appropriate, the results of the programme's specific access tests will be assessed.

Personal talent : the result of the competency test, the candidate's motivation and the personal merits that the candidate can demonstrate will be assessed.

The financial situation of the candidate's family unit will only be taken into account in the cases in which the candidate requests this.

DOCUMENTATION AND FORMALITIES

To formalize the scholarship application, the applicant must fill in the form on the website and, once completed, send the following documentation by e-mail to secretaria.beques@idec.upf.edu :

• Letter of motivation
• CV
• Student's record
• Letters of recommendation (academic and/or professional)

Those who want to demonstrate their family financial situation in order to apply for the increase in the scholarship up to 75%, should additionally send the following documentation:

Applicantsworking as an employee :

• Last income tax return ( only for candidates who pay tax in Spain )
• Certificate of income from company
• Last pay slip

Self-employed applicants:

• Declaration of registration as self-employed
• Last tax return

Unemployed applicants:

• Certificate of unemployment

Should the Foundation's Scholarships Committee need more information to assess the economic situation of the applicant, further documentation will be requested.

The documentation (with the exception of the student's record) must be submitted in one of the three languages: Catalan, Spanish or English.

The student's record may be drafted in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Italian or Portuguese. Otherwise, it must be accompanied by a sworn translation into Catalan or Spanish. This can be carried out by a sworn translator authorized and registered in Spain, through a Spanish diplomatic or consular representation abroad or, finally, through the consular or diplomatic representation in Spain of the country of origin of the applicant .

When the process begins, all the candidates must attend a personal interview to assess their application.

APPLICATION AND AWARDING DATES

The scholarship awarding process is a continuous process throughout the year. Various sessions are established, each with the application and awarding dates indicated in the table below:

Academic year 2012-13

Part of the scholarship fund will be awarded in each session, in accordance with the percentages indicated in the table. Each applicant can only respond to one scholarship announcement per programme. It is not possible to apply for a scholarship for a programme already being studied.

NOTIFICATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE DECISION

The President of the Scholarships Committee will notify each applicant of the Scholarships Committee decision individually, by letter and/or e-mail.

When the decision is positive, the scholarship award letter will be accompanied by a document with the schedule for the payment of the remaining amount of the registration fees in accordance with the scholarship assigned.

COMMITMENT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP HOLDER

The people who obtain a scholarship from the IDEC-UPF Foundation undertake to provide their support to the institution in different promotional and institutional representation activities, such as for example helping to integrate international students during the first stage of their study period.

CAUSES OF REVOCATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP

The scholarship can be revoked in the following cases:

• Falsification of documents on demonstrating the merits which gave rise to the award.
• Abandoning the programme for any reason: academic, voluntary or disciplinary.
• "Fail" mark on the programme.

The revocation of the scholarship entails the obligation for the scholarship holder to repay the amount corresponding to the scholarship received to the IDEC Foundation.

Should the scholarship recipient obtain a leave of absence, the right to receive the scholarship is considered to be suspended for the duration of the leave of absence.

COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS OR ALLOWANCES

The Foundation's scholarships are NOT compatible with other IDEC scholarships funded by external organizations, or with discounts or allowances of the programmes. However, the IDEC-UPF Foundation's scholarships are compatible with other scholarships that the candidates may apply for from organizations outside the IDEC.

In the event of any query or for clarification please contact:

beques@bsm.upf.edu