• a completed Master of Research in Management from IESE.
• letter from the candidate asking for admission and showing the areas of research interests.
• thesis proposal with a report from the thesis director (IESE’s professor).

Once admitted, the student proceed to research, write and ultimately defend the doctoral thesis.

Tuition is € 9,250 per academic year.

Students generally finance their study for the PhD through a combination of their own resources, scholarships and bank loans. You will find below a partial list of sources of scholarship funding in various countries and regions.

No application will be disregarded for financial reasons. Financial aid based on need and merit may be granted by IESE in the form of scholarships within specific fields designated by IESE as areas of priority research. Such aid may be renewed each year depending on the student's academic record in the course of the PhD program.

Doctoral Fellowships are also available.
Please see the attached information  (PDF, 56 Kb)

Students are required to work as research assistants for at least five hours a week during their first two years and ten hours a week starting in their third year.

IESE’s PhD in Management program is pleased to announce a new scholarship to finance the studies of a PhD student interested in conducting research in the area of family-owned business.

Trinidad Fernández, at doctoral@iese.edu or call (+34) 93 253 42 00