TIEMBA Scholarships
Financing your TIEMBA
Tsinghua and INSEAD offer merit and need-based scholarships to offset tuition fees for TIEMBA candidates whose profiles will help further the programme's objectives as a vehicle for promoting international leadership and business practice.
Eligibility
You can apply for a scholarship once you have submitted an application to the TIEMBA programme and have proceeded to the interview stage of the admissions process. Scholarship applicants need to be self-funded or partially sponsored to a maximum of 50%. Please refer to the individual scholarship descriptions for further details.
You can apply for up to two scholarships. Successful candidates generally do not accumulate the awards.
Award
Awards are limited. 58% of the Class of 2020 received a TIEMBA scholarship. The scholarship award averages at 12% of the tuition fee.
Scholarships will be awarded by a Committee composed of INSEAD and Tsinghua Faculty and Admission Staff.
The award is equally deducted from the Tsinghua and INSEAD last instalment of tuition fees.
How to Apply for a Scholarship
INSEAD candidates:
You will find a link to upload the forms in your Admissions Portal iApply. Please note that you can only upload PDF files with a size of up to 1MB.
- Step 1: Review the scholarships on offer and their eligibility criteria. Identify the scholarship(s) you would like to apply for.
- Step 2: Download your selected scholarship application (maximum two), write your essay and save it under your name (Lastname_firstname_programme_name_class_section_name of scholarship).
- Step 3: Upload your scholarship application(s) on INSEAD iApply.
Tsinghua candidates:
Please email the completed scholarship application form(s) to the INSEAD Scholarship Committee at emba.scholarshipcommittee@insead.edu
Application Deadline:
Up to one month prior to the start of the programme.
Review Process:
If you apply following your admission to the programme, we will communicate the decision to you within two weeks after you have applied for scholarships.
If you apply at the interview stage, we will communicate the decision to you within two weeks following the admission.
Merit-based Scholarships
TIEMBA Achievement Scholarship
TIEMBA Achievement Scholarship
TIEMBA Achievement Scholarship will be awarded to candidates who demonstrate outstanding professional and personal achievements and promise that will contribute to the breadth of diversity on the programme.
Download the Scholarship Application Form
INSEAD candidates:
Upload your scholarship application(s) on INSEAD iApply.
Tsinghua candidates:
Please email the completed scholarship application form(s) to the Tsinghua Scholarship Committee at tiemba@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
TIEMBA Scholarship for Women
TIEMBA Scholarship for Women
One important mission of the TIEMBA is to increase the flow of women business executives into key educational gateways and business networks. This is achieved with monetary and mentoring support. The TIEMBA seeks motivated women in businesses who demonstrate significant achievements in their professional lives.
Download the Scholarship Application Form
INSEAD candidates:
Upload your scholarship application(s) on INSEAD iApply.
Tsinghua candidates:
Please email the completed scholarship application form(s) to the Tsinghua Scholarship Committee at tiemba@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
Diversity Scholarships
TIEMBA Scholarship for National Diversity
TIEMBA Scholarship for National Diversity
One of the TIEMBA objectives is to establish a platform for people from a multitude of cultural backgrounds to congregate and learn best practices in leadership and management. The TIEMBA learning experience is participative and it is enhanced by professional and cultural heterogeneity. Differences in experience and opinion help stimulate debate and test concepts.
The TIEMBA scholarship for National diversity will be awarded to candidates who commit to contributing to their own country. Preference will be given to those coming from emerging and developing countries. Committee will look for specific examples of contributions that have an impact.
Download the Scholarship Application Form
INSEAD candidates:
Upload your scholarship application(s) on INSEAD iApply.
Tsinghua candidates:
Please email the completed scholarship application form(s) to the Tsinghua Scholarship Committee at tiemba@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
TIEMBA Scholarship for Non-traditional Background
TIEMBA Scholarship for Non-traditional Background
The INSEAD GEMBA seeks motivated leaders working in public service, NGOs, not-for-profit and educational institutions, scientists, journalists, medical practitioners, military officers, architects etc. By helping to increase the number of attendees with non-traditional backgrounds, the Scholarship aims to increase the professional diversity of the School and hence the richness of the academic experience for all the participants.
Download the Scholarship Application Form
INSEAD candidates:
Upload your scholarship application(s) on INSEAD iApply.
Tsinghua candidates:
Please email the completed scholarship application form(s) to the Tsinghua Scholarship Committee at tiemba@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
TIEMBA Scholarship for Entrepreneurship
TIEMBA Scholarship for Entrepreneurship
The TIEMBA seeks to identify individuals with proven entrepreneurial record and commitment to entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial potential will be assessed, and preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate financial need.
Download the Scholarship Application Form
INSEAD candidates:
Upload your scholarship application(s) on INSEAD iApply.
Tsinghua candidates:
Please email the completed scholarship application form(s) to the Tsinghua Scholarship Committee at tiemba@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
Need-based Scholarship
TIEMBA Financial Fellowship
TIEMBA Financial Fellowship
One of the TIEMBA objectives is to establish a platform for people from a multitude of cultural backgrounds to congregate and learn best practices in leadership and management. The TIEMBA learning experience is participative and it is enhanced by professional and cultural heterogeneity. Participants also make diverse financial arrangements to fund the programme. It may be particularly challenging for some to prepare the full budget for the programme.
The TIEMBA Financial Fellowships will be granted to candidates of any nationality who demonstrate significant difficulty in raising sufficient finances for the TIEMBA Programme and may be limited in accessing loans.
Download the Scholarship Application Form
INSEAD candidates:
Upload your scholarship application(s) on INSEAD iApply.
Tsinghua candidates:
Please email the completed scholarship application form(s) to the Tsinghua Scholarship Committee at tiemba@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
About TIEMBA
The Tsinghua–INSEAD Executive MBA is a unique partnership between INSEAD and Tsinghua, one of China’s most prestigious universities.
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