Are you a young professional woman with big accomplishments and even bigger goals?

IESE Business School strives to develop leaders who will have a positive impact on people, companies, and societies. We know women leaders have unique values but often face barriers. We want to help women win because we believe that in diverse inclusive cultures where everybody is able to thrive, companies and society wins.

In the second edition, the Future Female Leaders Award will recognize young professional women who embody IESE’s mission, with the objective of helping them to realize their potential. 

IESE will select a small number of young professional women who embody IESE’s mission and want to develop their careers to make a positive impact in the world. Awardees will be invited to participate in IESE’s Women in Business Conference in Barcelona (Jan 31st 2024), and attend networking events and career development sessions.* They will receive two nights’ hotel accommodation in Barcelona and meals. Travel expenses of up to 500 euros will be given to awardees traveling from outside of Europe and UK.** Awardees will also receive fee application waivers if they choose to apply for IESE’s full-time MBA program. While being selected for the Future Female Leaders Award does not guarantee that a candidate would be admitted to any of IESE’s programs, women who are top performers in the application process will be eligible for scholarships of up to 50,000 euros if they are admitted to the full-time MBA program.

*The full agenda for the three day event will be confirmed in December 2023.

**Awardees traveling from Europe and UK will have to cover their own travel expenses. Awardees traveling from outside of Europe and UK will be reimbursed up to 500 euros for their travel expenses after the event. Reimbursement may take up to 2 months.

 Who are we looking for?

Women with 2-10 year’s work experience who have demonstrated professional excellence and embody IESE’s mission by striving to have a deep, positive, and lasting impact on people, companies, and society through professionalism, excellence, and a spirit of service.

Regardless of whether you work in a large corporation, start-up, the public sector, or even an NGO, strong women leaders are needed everywhere, and IESE would like to recognize and advance women from all professional backgrounds and countries.

IESE alumni and current students are not eligible but may nominate women who meet the criteria by sharing the link and emailing their recommendation to Camille Chow at CChow@iese.edu.

Applications close on Monday, October 30th 2023 at 23:59 Central European Time. Awardees will be notified by November 13th and will have until December 8th to submit proof of travel purchase to confirm their participation in the Barcelona events.

Check out the highlights of this year's Women in Business Conference here:

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