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Responsible Entrepreneurship Scholarships
For even the brightest idea is not enough without the time, financial resources, and encouragement to bring it to fruition, the ESSEC Foundation is committed to enabling student entrepreneurs to reach their full potential.
These scholarships give student entrepreneurs the means to achieve their ambitions.
In partnership with the ESSEC Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, the Foundation has created a scholarship program to support student entrepreneurs. This program aims to fund the living expenses of students so they can fully dedicate themselves to their entrepreneurial projects.
The recipients also receive support from the ESSEC Ventures incubator as part of their entrepreneurial journey.
Each year, a jury composed of alumni entrepreneur donors, a representative from ESSEC and the Foundation selects the recipients of this program.
The ESSEC Foundation offers annual scholarships of €5,000 divided into three categories :
The "Sustainability" scholarship, for a student carrying a project with a positive environmental or societal impact.
The "Entrepreneurial Ambition" scholarship, for an entrepreneur who benefits from a social scholarship.
The "Ô Féminin" scholarship, to encourage young women to undertake entrepreneurship.
Cross-perspectives from a beneficiary and a donor
"The Responsible Entrepreneurship Scholarship from the ESSEC Foundation gave me what I desperately needed at that moment: time, space, and, above all, the necessary encouragement to believe in my idea. And when I mention 'time,' it's because without this boost, I might have taken years to dare. What the Foundation gave me, fundamentally, is a rare kind of freedom: the freedom to act today not tomorrow. Someday, I hope to have the means to give back what I have received, and, in turn, support students who, like me, only need a little push to get started. Thank you infinitely to the ESSEC Foundation and all its donors for your support and trust."
Victoire Crampe, recipient of a « Responsible Entrepreneurship » scholarship
"ESSEC has been at the heart of my entrepreneurial journey. I was fortunate to meet my partner Thibault Hanin there and to be supported by the ESSEC Ventures incubator teams, who contributed a lot to my development. The entrepreneurial ecosystem of ESSEC has grown significantly since then, largely due to the Foundation’s outstanding efforts in continuously supporting these emerging entrepreneurs."
Loïc Moisand (E06), Donor and Entrepreneur
Discover the 2025 recipients of the Responsible Entrepreneurship Scholarships who officially received their scholarships during the annual ceremony of the ESSEC Foundation.
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