From full tuition waivers to housing and mentoring support, the School scales up efforts to make excellence more accessible to all.
From full tuition waivers to housing and mentoring support, the School scales up efforts to make excellence accessible to all.
Beginning in 2026, ESCP will expand its social inclusion measures. The new initiatives will include an expanded tuition fee waiver system for scholarship students, additional subsidised student housing, the rollout of on-campus student jobs and an increase in mentorship opportunities.
This substantial financial effort, supported jointly by ESCP and the ESCP Foundation, aims to sustainably reinforce equal opportunities. The objective of this new system is to concretely improve access to ESCP for scholarship students and enable their academic and professional success by combining financial support, material assistance, and career guidance.
Enhanced Support for Scholarship Students
The main evolution concerns the tuition fee exemption for new entrants to the Grande École Programme (Master in Management) from preparatory classes. In 2021, ESCP became the first French business school to offer tuition fee waivers to CROUS scholarship recipients from levels 4 to 7. From 2026, ESCP will extend tuition fee waivers in the Grande École Programme to all CROUS scholarship recipients from levels 1 to 7.
In the French financial aid system, CROUS scholarships are allocated based on household income and range from level 0bis (lowest need) to level 7 (highest financial need). Under ESCP’s expanded support initiatives there will be:
- 100% exemption for students from CROUS levels 2 to 7
- 50% exemption for level 1
- 20% exemption for level 0bis
In addition, the School will strengthen material support, increasing free housing units for scholarship students on the Paris campus from 5 to 10.
A student job programme will be launched across all campuses, with a budget of €100,000 from 2026.
Professional support will also evolve: ESCP will triple the number of scholarship students enrolled in its mentoring programme, to help them access internships, broaden their professional networks, and successfully enter the job market.
Social inclusion is at the heart of our Bold & United ambition. By expanding our support measures, we are reaffirming a strong conviction: a Grande École must empower every talent to envision and create impact. These initiatives fully reflect our commitment to training responsible leaders capable of transforming society with meaning and integrity.
Prof. Léon LaulusaDean and Executive President of ESCP Business School
A Long-Term Commitment to Equal Opportunity
These new measures build on an already robust commitment. Currently, 26% of ESCP’s Grande École students are CROUS scholarship recipients, benefiting from a variety of support measures:
- Full tuition waivers for levels 4 to 7
- €1 meals
- Mobility scholarships
- Zero-interest loans of €30,000 to €50,000 (12 recipients in 2025)
- Sports aid and integration grants (supporting 54 students in 2025)
ESCP is also leading several structural initiatives for equal opportunity:
- Chances Augmentées Prépas (57 students supported in 2025, 9 admitted)
- Chances Augmentées Lycées (60 high school students across 4 institutions)
- Talent Spring, which enabled the integration of 8 new students in 2025
In 2026, with the launch of its new Bold & United strategic plan, ESCP is taking a significant step forward in its commitment to equal opportunity, reaffirming its position as a leading institution in social inclusion within higher education.
Inclusion is part of our academic responsibility. Providing equitable learning conditions is not just a social gesture—it’s a requirement to train leaders who can act with discernment and humanity. With this new system, we assert that excellence and social inclusion go hand in hand.
Prof. Francesco RattalinoExecutive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Experience
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