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Master of Science in Finance and Banking
Master of Science in Finance and Banking
20 MAY 2021
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The Master of Science in Finance and Banking provides you with the necessary skills for solid decision-making in finance, banking, and financial regulation.
The MSc in Finance and Banking provides students with the knowledge and practical skills to succeed in the financial sector, in commercial or investment banks, consultancy, or in the finance department of any company. Practically focused and internationally oriented, this MSc program includes elective courses that allow students to choose their preferred track according to their career plans.
The MSc in Finance and Banking benefits from the outstanding world-renowned faculty of UPF's Department of Economics and Business, known for its scientific approach, its constant contribution to creating knowledge, and its high-level ability to stimulate and convey knowledge.
In addition, this program is recognized by Eduniversal Ranking as one the best master's degrees in Corporate Finance. In 2019, the program climbed one place to 47th position in Europe and is among the Top 5 Best Masters in Corporate Finance in Spain.
Program jointly offered with:
Why choose this program
Excellent teaching staff
You will learn from the faculty of the UPF's Department of Economics and Business, and from experienced business professionals from some of the top financial firms, consultancies, and corporate financial services.
Full immersion in Finance and Banking
The subjects in the program will offer you a global vision of financial institutions, markets, and consumers. You will work on real case studies using the latest technological tools, quantitative analysis trends, and research techniques.
Analytical focus
You will master and put into practice the latest analytical tools and techniques, used by financial analysts.
CFA affiliation
You will be exposed to a curriculum closely tied to the practice of investment management, preparing you to take the Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) exam. 2 scholarships for the CFA exam will be available for each MSc in Finance and Banking class.
QTEM Program
You will have the opportunity to undertake an extension of your master with the QTEM program, an optional experience to study abroad at more than 20 top international universities which are leaders in the field of Economics, Finance, and Management.
Who is it for?
The MSc in Finance and Banking is aimed at recent graduates and junior professionals with previous analytical studies such as Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics among others. Applicants with a different academic background may be asked to provide proof of sufficient quantitative and analytical training (GMAT).
Accreditations
his is an official master and has the academic recognition of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Spain. The Quality Agency of the University System of Catalonia (AQU Catalunya) has institutionally accredited the UPF-BSM. This accreditation certifies all the official university master's degrees that we teach and recognizes the quality of our educational model in accordance with the criteria of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).
Curriculum
The MSc in Finance and Banking is organized over three terms.
During the first term all students will take the Basics of Finance and Banking core courses. Electives will be distributed throughout the three terms with the highest workload during the second and third term.
From October to June, students will work on their MSc thesis, supervised by a specialized faculty member.
Core courses
Electives
Electives
MSc Final Thesis
Complementary activities
Additional Off-Program Activities
Further to the course's regular classes, all Master of Science students have the possibility of attending free complementary training parallel to the running of their studies. The following activities are optional and are included in the program's tuition fees:
- Brush-up Courses: online preparatory crash-courses on business and economy-related subjects which take place two weeks prior to the beginning of the program.
- Spanish Course: free of charge during the first term. 3 hours/week course at the UPF's language school.
- Career Development Program: career sessions and workshops where students obtain specific training on how to improve their CV, approach potential employers and develop professional soft skills. Read more at Employment Opportunities.
Double Degrees
UPF Barcelona School of Management Master of Science in Finance and Banking offers a Double Degrees option with:
- Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School (United States):
- Global Master in Finance
- Global Master in Finance
- EBS Business School (Germany):
- MSc in Automotive Management
- MSc in Real Estate
- MSc in Management
- HSE Saint Petersburg (Russia)
- Master in Management and Analytics for Business
For more information on each of the agreements please send an email to international@bsm.upf.edu
QTEM Progam
After successfully completing the Master of Science in Finance and Banking students have the opportunity to participate in the QTEM Program, an optional and free of charge experience to study abroad at more than 20 top international universities which are leaders in the field of Economics.
UPF Barcelona School of Management is the first and only Spanish institution to be part of the QTEM (Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management) network.
Find more information about QTEM here
Qualification obtained
Once students have completed the course they will obtain the Máster Universitario en Finanzas y Banca / Master of Science in Finance and Banking official Master's Degree awarded by Pompeu Fabra University.
Students will also receive an additional Master of Science in Finance and Banking completion certificate awarded by the UPF Barcelona School of Management.
Issuance of official Master's Degrees: The amount stipulated in the DOGC (Official Gazette of the Government of Catalonia) must be paid for the rights to issue the title. This rate varies annually and the rate in force at the time of application for the degree will be applied.
Note: Elective courses will be carried out in case of reaching a minimum number of enrolled students. The final offer for each academic year may be adapted depending on the academic planning.
The information contained in these documents is for information purposes only and may be subject to change in the adaptations of each academic year. The definitive guide will be available to students enrolled in the virtual space before the start of each subject. Elective courses will take place if minimum enrolment is met.
Faculty
Academic directors
Associate Professor UPF
Faculty
Full professor of Financial Economics and Accounting at UPF and UPF-BSM.
Associate Professor UPF
Ramon y Cajal Researcher UPF
Head of Accounting and Finance
Senior Lecturer BSM
- Oriol Aspachs Bracons
Head of Macroeconomics at CaixaBank ResearchPhD in Economics from London School of Economics.
Master in Economics and Finance from the Center for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI). Worked as Assistant Professor at the London School of Economics, as a Research Assistant at the Financial Markets Group and in the Financial Stability Department at the Bank of England. His areas of study include monetary policy, the real estate sector, financial stability and banking regulation. - Enrique Benito Ruiz
Advisor of financial institutions in the Banking & Capital Markets practice at Deloitte (London)
PhD in Financial Economics from City University, London. He holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of Valencia. He has led the foundation of the new Treasury at the GE Capital Bank. He was also responsible for the management and oversight of liquidity & funding of GE's Capital Bank €6bn Pan-European commercial lending business. He was member of the FSA and UK Representative for the international negotiations relating to Basel III and CRD IV standards. - Arturo Bris
Director of IMD World Competitiveness Center
PHD in Management, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law from INSEAD - Victor Burguete Vidal
Economist at Banc Sabadell Research Department
MSc in Specialized Economic Analysis from Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (BSGE) - Eudald Canadell Casanova
Director of Research and Statistics at the CNMV (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores)
MSc in Economics from the University of Minnesota. - Tomàs Casanovas Martinez
President of the company ENERSIDE
Master of Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde - Glasgow. CEO of Open Learning Spain S.A. Economist. Business Professor. Advanced Post-Degree at Risk for Darden University, Virginia, USA. Post-Degree in Project Finance for Middlesex University - England. Author of the book Project Finance International. - Mike Counihan
Partner at NewTech Capital
MBA from IESE Business School. He also has completed all 3 levels of the CFA curriculum and holds a BBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He has worked in several areas of investment banking, including both fixed income and equity Sales and Trading, and also in macro and Investment Research. He currently consults with many top Spanish and European technology companies regarding their Finances and Strategy. - Jacobo Cuadrado Arévalo
Financial Project Director at VISAN
Master in Banking and Finance from AFI. Former Controller and Corporate Finance Manager at Telefónica. - Victor Garrabou Von Trotha
Managing Director at The Seaport Group
MSc in Finance from London Business School. Holds a Master in Law from the University of Barcelona. He has over 15 years of experience in international investment banking. - Germán López Espinosa
Associate Professor at Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona
PhD in Business Administration from Alicante University - Manuel Moreno Fuentes
Associate professor of the Department of Economic and Financial Analysis at the University of Castilla-La Mancha
PhD in Economic Sciences from Carlos III University of Madrid. He has a BSc in Mathematics from the Complutense University of Madrid and a MSc in Economics from the University Carlos III of Madrid. He has held teaching and research positions at the Financial Option Research Centre (Warwick Business School, UK), IE Business School, IESE Business School, University Carlos III of Madrid and Pompeu Fabra University. His main research fields are Finance in Continuous-Time, financial engineering applications, Derivatives Pricing and Financial Risk Management. - José Olmo
Professor of the Department of Economics at the University of Southampton
PhD in Economics from the Carlos III University of Madrid. He also has a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Zaragoza. He has held teaching and research positions at City University London, Imperial College and New York University in London. He has served as an external advisor on insider trading for the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK. His main research interests are in the fields of Financial Econometrics, Financial Economics and Risk Management. - José-Luis Peydró
Professor of Finance of the Department of Economics and Business at Pompeu Fabra University
PhD in Finance from INSEAD. He also has a Master in Economics and Finance from the Center for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI). He is Advisor of the Department of Financial Stability at Banco de España. He has worked as a consultant at the Federal Reserve Board, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. His main research field is Banking. - Andrea Polo
Assistant professor of the Department of Economics and Business at Pompeu Fabra University
PhD in Finance from Saïd Business School (Oxford University). He also holds an MPhil in Finance from the University of Cambridge. He is a Research Fellow at the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University and an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School at Oxford University. His research interests are in corporate finance, corporate governance and banking. - Ramon Saltor Donada
CEO at The Crowd Angel
Bachelor’s degree in economics from the UPF - Alberto Santini
Assistant professor of the Department of Economics and Business at Pompeu Fabra University
PhD in Operational Research from the University of Bologna, Italy. Master of Science in Mathematics from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. His main research interest is in combinatorial optimisation. - José Suárez-Lledó
Manager at the Capital Planning & Forecasting Department at CaixaBank
PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Director at Moody's Analytics based in London. His team provided consulting support to major industry players and implemented stress-testing solutions to quantify portfolio risk under alternative macroeconomic scenarios. He held a research position at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he focused on illiquid financial markets and the dynamics of asset prices and credit. - Victoria Magdalena Vanasco
Affiliated Professor at Barcelona GSE and junior Researcher at CREI
PhD in Economics from the University of California Berkeley - Sergio Vicente
Assistant professor of Finance of the Department of Business Administration at Charles III University of Madrid
PhD in Economics from New York University
Methodology
The MSc in Finance and Banking is an on-campus program that combines diverse teaching methodologies in its various courses to offer a rigorous, hands-on and interactive learning experience, involving both individual and group work.
Lectures
Concepts and methodologies are introduced by leading academics and highly-experienced professionals in the financial sector, who are experts in their respective subject matters.
Practical case studies
Learning from the successes and failures of real organizations, and training problem solving skills based on acquired competences.
Guest speakers
Experienced professionals from the corporate and financial sector are invited to share their knowledge and expertise with the students in an interactive environment.
Interactive activities
Stock market competitions, investment games, and role-playing allow the students to enhance the learning process through hands-on interactive activities.
In-class discussions and group activities
Debates, discussions, and presentations allow the students to learn how to contribute to and respond to group dynamics, and benefit from the diverse group of students that participate in the program.
Evaluation
The evaluation system may vary from course to course and it will be based on the student's performance on a selection of the following activities:
- Written exams and multiple choice tests
- Oral presentations
- Individual assignments and essays
- Group projects
- Class participation and debate interventions
- Performance in simulation and role-playing games
Tools
Project-oriented learning and the combination of lectures and active methodologies such as case studies, flipped learning, solving real problems and professional simulations allow the student to connect theory and practice, acquire advanced skills and achieve learning which is transferable to work.
You will have:
- Master's or postgraduate work to learn by doing
- A personal mentor to monitor your Master's Final Project (TFM) or Postgraduate Final Project (TFP)
- Digital resources to achieve transversal skills
- Interdisciplinary activities and workshops
Professional Future
The MSc in Finance and Banking is aimed at recent graduates and junior professionals with analytical backgrounds who wish to acquire the necessary skills for solid decision-making in finance, banking and financial regulation.
Student profile
Every year the program welcomes junior profiles, coming from analytical backgrounds, to study finance and banking in Barcelona: a vibrant, dynamic and international city. The program has a multicultural environment with students from all around the world. The first step to work, communicate and negotiate globally.
Career opportunities
The MSc in Finance and Banking has an optional internship. Resources and assistance will be provided by the Internship Coordinator and UPF-BSM Careers Service team so that all students are able to find and experience an enriching internship position.
The UPF-BSM Careers Service is also in charge of developing the Career Development Program: a group of various workshops, individual advising sessions, and events to connect students with companies in order to help students boost their career.
- Business Consultant
- Central Bank Employee
- Commercial Bank Manager
- Corporate Finance Services
- Investment Banker
- M&A Advisor
- Private Equity Manager
- Treasury Manager
- Financial Analyst
Admission and enrolment
Our admission process consists of a rigorous evaluation of each application to preserve the quality of the group as well as the training, experience, and work capacity of all students.
Who can apply?
Bachelor degree
Applicants must have finished or be in the last year of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university. Ideally, students should come from any of the following academic fields of study:
- Business Administration
- Economics
- Engineering
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Life and Health Sciences
Applicants with a different academic background may be asked to provide proof of sufficient quantitative and analytical training by presenting a 650 or higher GMAT score.
If you are currently studying the last year of your Bachelor Degree you will need to finish your university studies and obtain your final diploma before the beginning of the program. If you finished your Bachelor Degrees some time ago you should preferably not exceed 3 years of working experience in a position relevant to the program's field.
Proficiency in English
An official English certificate is required in order to be successfully enrolled.
If you do not have your English results at the time of admission, you will be required to provide it two months before the course starts. Admission without an official English certificate will be considered conditional until the certificate is provided.
The English certificate scores are:
- TOEFL CBT: > 235
- TOEFL PBT: > 575
- TOEFL IBT: > 100
- CAE: C1
- IELTS: > 6.5
- Duolingo: > 115 (accepted during the academic years 20/21 and 21/22)
Applicants whose mother tongue is English do not need to present the aforementioned certificate.
Applicants who have completed their full Bachelor's Degree at an English-speaking university must submit written evidence that the language of instruction of their studies was English."
How to apply?
To apply for admission to this program, students must read and accept the Terms and Conditions of Contract once they start the application for admission through its form.
Application for admission
Complete your application within the next admission rounds:
| Round | Application deadline | Resolution deadline |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11/11/2020 | 26/11/2020 |
| 2 | 3/12/2020 | 18/12/2020 |
| 3 | 17/12/2020 | 31/12/2020 |
| 4 | 12/01/2021 | 28/01/2021 |
| 5 | 02/02/2021 | 17/02/2021 |
| 6 | 23/02/2021 | 10/03/2021 |
| 7 | 16/03/2021 | 31/03/2021 |
| 8 | 08/04/2021 | 23/04/2021 |
| 9 | 27/04/2021 | 12/05/2021 |
| 10 | 13/05/2021 | 28/05/2021 |
| 11 | 27/05/2021 | 11/06/2021 |
| 12 | 08/06/2021 | 23/06/2021 |
| 13 | 22/06/2021 | 07/07/2021 |
| 14 | 06/07/2021 | 21/07/2021 |
| 15 | 20/07/2021 | 30/07/2021 |
Applications for admission will be evaluated when you complete the following steps:
- Complete the online admission form.
- Pay the €120 admission fee. This amount will be returned if you are not admitted.
- Send the following documents through the online platform e-registrar:
- Presentation letter or video
- CV
- 2 academic recommendation letters (mandatory) and 1 professional (optional)
- Scanned copy of university degree (if you are in the last year of your degree, you can provide your academic records)
- Scanned copy of Transcript of Records. Make sure that it includes your GPA (Grade Point Average)
- Scanned copy of ID Card or Passport
- Passport-size photo (jpg format)
Additional documents may be requested in certain cases.
Applications are subject to the number of places available on the program.
Admission
- The Admissions Committee will select the candidates on the basis of a personal or CV-based interview.
- You will be notified of the admission decision in writing.
Enrolment
- Resgistration must be paid within a 15 days after the admission.
- Once the letter of acceptance to the program has been received, you will need to submit the following original documents before the course begins:
- Stamped and/or authenticated photocopy of your university degree.
- Stamped and/or authenticated photocopy of your transcript of records.
- If you have a foreign degree you may need to submit additional documents.
- Paying the reservation fee (25% of the program's tuition fees) is essential in order to reserve your place
- If you pay the tuition fees by bank transfer you will be required to introduce the program code. The program code for this course is 1566.
- The remaining tuition fees must be paid 2 weeks before the start of the course.
Grants, scholarships and financing
Scholarships
The UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you different means of financing so that you can take any of our programs without worry. We offer you the opportunity to finance part of your program, either by rewarding your talent through scholarships, through grants from entities dedicated to promoting education or through collaboration agreements with financial entities.
Partner Talent Scholarship
If you are a graduated from one of the UPF Barcelona School of Management partner universities you can apply to the Partner Universities Scholarships.
UPF Barcelona School of Management, through the UPF's Institute of Continuing Education Foundation, annually awards scholarships to finance master's studies to students who can demonstrate their talent and motivation. The Partner Talent Scholarships cover 25% of the total tuition fee. Exceptionally, the Scholarship Award Committee, may decide to extend this amount up to 50%. Likewise, and accrediting a difficult economic situation, the percentage of the scholarship could be extended up to 75%.
- You must have completed a university qualification in one of the UPF Barcelona School of Management partner universities included in the Annex I of Official Bulletin.
- You must have obtained in your undergraduate studies a minimum GPA (Grade Point Average) of 3.0 out of 4.0 (the Scholarship Committee reserves the right to determine a different minimum GPA according to your home country's grading system).
- You must have applied for admission into one of the master's offered by the UPF Barcelona School of Management (except the Official Master's Programme in Advocacy or those master's in which the enrolment process is external to the UPF Barcelona School of Management).
Please note that your application must meet all documentation requirements and deadlines. Otherwise it will not be evaluated.
- Submit your application for the Partner Talent Scholarship via the "Application form" of the programme that you are interested in.
- Submit the documentation detailed below via the "Scholarships and Funding" section of the platform, to which you will be given access when applying:
- Letter of motivation. Tell us why you request the Talent Scholarship and why you think you are a good candidate to be awarded.
- List of merits. Download our template. Remember to provide the information that accredits your merits.
- A complete transcript of records of your undergraduate studies with your GPA (if presenting a non-Spanish transcript of records, and only if the scale of grades does not appear, include an official certificate conversion chart or a scale corresponding to the educational system of the country in which the degree was issued).
All documents except for the academic transcript must be in either Catalan, Spanish or English. The academic transcript can be presented in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Italian or Portuguese. If it is another language it must be accompanied by a sworn official translation into Catalan or Spanish.
In some cases, candidates will be called for interview, either in person or by telephone or Skype. If necessary, we will contact you in order to schedule an interview.
Partner Talent Scholarships are not compatible with the UPF Alumni's discounts, nor with the UPF Barcelona School of Management Alumni discounts.
Partner Talent Scholarships are applied for and awarded according to the dates outlined below. The funds available in each call for applications diminish as the dates advance. Therefore, the earlier you apply for a Partner Talent Scholarship, the more likely you are to be awarded one.
Programmes for the academic year 2021-2022:
- Scholarship application deadline: 03/12/2020, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 14/12/2020
- Scholarship application deadline: 12/01/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 25/01/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 23/02/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 08/03/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 08/04/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 19/04/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 13/05/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 24/05/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 08/06/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 21/06/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 06/07/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 27/07/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 20/07/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 27/07/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 02/09/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 13/09/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 05/10/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 18/10/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 21/10/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 01/11/2021
The number of rounds is subject to the availability of funds, so if the funds are exhausted in previous rounds, later rounds will be cancelled.
The Partner Talent Scholarship Committee reserves the right to transfer funds to other applications' deadlines if they have not been assigned.
Please bear in mind that scholarship applications have to be made at the same time as completing your application for the programme and always before classes begin. Partner Talent Scholarships cannot be processed for a master's programme that has already begun.
Equally, applications presented after the deadlines of the established rounds will not be accepted, even if classes have not yet begun.
If you have any questions about how to apply for a Partner Talent Scholarships, do not hesitate to contact our Scholarship Information Office. You can also consult our competition rules on the Official Bulletin. You can find information about the taxation of the scholarship in the FAQ's.
Social Value Scholarships
UPF Barcelona School of Management, for this next academic year, and aiming at the commitment for social welfare, offers the Social Value Scholarships with the objective of supporting and favoring the groups that the School considers a priority. Enter and consult the details.
These scholarships are intended to favor specific groups, to help them in their professional and personal development or people who are in a situation of economic difficulty.
The Social Value Scholarship program covers from 25% to 70% of the total tuition fee for the master's degree and from 25% to 50% of the total tuition fee for the diploma or postgraduate course for all the programs offered by the Institute of Continuing Education Foundation.
The University Master's Degree in Law and any other master’s degree carried out in conjunction with an institution outside the UPF-BSM are excluded. Also excluded are programs for which the interested party wishes to carry out any recognition. Repeating students will also not be eligible for the scholarship.
- "Impulsa MUJER" (“Promote Woman”)
Aimed at all professional women, from any environment, who wish to study a management program in any area of the company, to occupy leadership positions or to lead a professional project.
Sporty woman: Specifically addressed at professional sportswomen interested in studying the master’s degree in Sports Management in any of its modalities. - "Post COVID boost"
Aimed at people over 40 who are unemployed or in ERTE. ERTE is a term used in Spain to refer to the suspension for a specific time of the labor contract of part or all the workers of a company due to force majeure. This temporary suspension of the contract has been applied in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains in effect until the Government and the Employer decide. - "Entrepreneur Scholarship for local economy"
Aimed at entrepreneurs and small businesses with a direct impact on the local economy and regions that need specific training to boost business.
- You must have applied for admission into one of the master's offered by the UPF Barcelona School of Management (except the Official Master's Program in Advocacy or those master's) and have been admitted to the program for which the grant is being requested.
- Present a letter of motivation with the reasons why you are applying for the scholarship with a list of merits or outstanding aspects that can be contrasted.
Consult the specific criteria for each of the modalities in the rules.
Submit your application for the Social Value Scholarship via the "Application form" of the program that you are interested in.
Submit the documentation via the "Scholarships and Funding" section of the eRegistar platform, to which you will be given access when applying
Please note that your application must meet all the requirements for both documentation and deadlines. Otherwise, it cannot be evaluated.
All documents except for the academic transcript must be in either Catalan, Spanish or English. The academic transcript can be presented in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Italian or Portuguese. If it is another language it must be accompanied by a sworn official translation into Catalan or Spanish.
Social Value Scholarship applications have to be made at the same time as completing your application for the program and always before classes begin. Social Value Scholarships cannot be processed for a master's program that has already begun.
Equally, applications presented after the deadlines of the established rounds will not be accepted, even if classes have not yet begun.
Social Value Scholarship are applied for and awarded according to the dates outlined below.:
Programmes for the academic year 2021-2022
- Scholarship application deadline: 12/01/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 25/01/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 23/02/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 08/03/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 08/04/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 19/04/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 13/05/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 24/05/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 08/06/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 21/06/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 20/07/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 27/07/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 02/09/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 13/09/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 05/10/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 18/10/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 21/10/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: during the week of 01/11/2021
The Scholarship Committee will only award Social Value Scholarships to those applicants who, having completed the corresponding documentation and been finally admitted to the program for which they are applying, have passed the various tests that may be requested and meet the criteria established in each established typology in which they wish to enter.
The Scholarship Committee will inform each applicant of the decision individually by e-mail, following the dates published on the website.
If you have any questions about how to apply for a Talent Scholarship, do not hesitate to contact our Scholarship Information Office. You can also consult the competition rules here.
Master of Science Scholarships
Specifically awarded to master of Science students who can demonstrate an good academic, professional, and/or personal trajectory.
UPF Barcelona School of Management, through the UPF’s Institute of Continuing Education Foundation, has its own scholarship program for applicants of the official Master of Science degrees identified as “MSc's Scholarships”.
The MSc's scholarship program is available for all official Master of Science programs offered by the Continuing Education Institute Foundation through the UPF Barcelona School of Management brand (hereinafter, UPF-BSM).
The scholarships cover 25% of the total amount of the master's degree tuition fees. In very exceptional cases the Allocation Committee may decide to increase this percentage.
MSc's cannot be applied for in the case of recognition of credits from a previous degree or if you are a repeater.
- To have completed and obtained an official university degree,
- To have obtained in their degree studies a weighted average equivalent to a minimum of 8 out of 10 in the Spanish educational system or a GPA (Grade Point Average) of 3.4 out of 4.0 (the Scholarship Committee reserves the right to determine other equivalent values to adapt to the weighting systems of each country). You can check here your Bachelor's Degree average score equivalence.
- To have applied for it at the time of admission, and
- To have been admitted to the master's studies for which the scholarship is requested.
Please note that your application must comply with all documentation requirements and respect the deadlines. Otherwise, it cannot be evaluated.
- Apply for the scholarship within the established deadlines and;
- Upload the required documentation to prove your academic and personal merits, through the eSecretaria platform (failure to submit any of the required documents will invalidate the application).
- Letter of motivation. Tell us why you request the Scholarship and why you think you are a good candidate to be awarded.
- List of merits. Remember to provide the information that accredits your merits.
The candidate's motivation and future prospects will be assessed through his/her letter and his/her provable and verifiable personal merits.
In certain circumstances, applicants may be required to conduct a complementary face-to-face, telephone or Skype interview with a member of the Academic Board of the program and/or the MSc's Scholarship Commission.
Only if the university degree and the academic record are written in a language other than Spanish, Catalan, English, French, Italian or Portuguese, must it be accompanied by an official sworn translation into Spanish, Catalan or English.
The awards of the scholarships will be associated with the admission decisions of the applications and the award will be linked to the order of arrival or application.
The UPF-BSM allocates annually to the endowment of the MSc’s Scholarship fund the amount it considers appropriate. Available funds decrease as these are granted.
The number of rounds is subject to the availability of funds, so if the funds are exhausted in previous rounds, later rounds will be cancelled.
The Scholarship Committee reserves the right to transfer funds to other applications' deadlines if they have not been assigned.
Please bear in mind that scholarship applications have to be made at the same time as completing your application for the programme and always before classes begin.
Equally, applications presented after the deadlines of the established rounds will not be accepted, even if classes have not yet begun.
The application for the scholarship must be made before the start of the course and in no case can it be processed for a master's degree that is already being completed. Applications submitted beyond the July admissions period and beyond the deadline for the scholarship application will not be accepted, even if the master's degree has not started.
Applicants may only apply for 1 scholarship per master's degree.
If you have any questions about how to apply for a MSc’s Scholarship, do not hesitate to contact our Scholarship Information Office. You can also consult our competition rules.
Beca UPF-BSM
Apply for one of our UPF-BSM Scholarships, awarded specifically to Pompeu Fabra University students with a good academic record.
If you are studying your last undergraduate course (4th year) at UPF or at a UPF Group centre and you have a good record, you can apply for a UPF-BSM scholarship. Remember that you must be a graduate and be in possession of your degree (or failing that, the certificate of receipt) when you start the program in which you have enrolled.
- Be in the last undergraduate year at UPF.
- Have a good academic record.
- Have been admitted or are in the process of admission to a Master or Postgraduate course for which you are applying for this Scholarship.
- Apply for the Scholarship at the time of application for admission.
- Submit a motivation letter with the reasons why you have opted for the Scholarship and a list of verifiable merits.
- Upload the required documentation through the eRegistrar platform
- The dates of awarding or denying of the Scholarship will be published on the website.
- The scholarship candidate will personally receive a communication with the procedures to follow in order to formalize it.
The Scholarship Committee assesses academic talent (average grade of the report) and personal talent (the motivation of the candidate and their merits).
The UPF-BSM Scholarships are not compatible with specific aid for the programs, scholarships granted by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, and other UPF-BSM scholarships.
They are compatible with other scholarships from organizations outside the UPF-BSM and with discounts for large families.
They are applied for and granted in accordance with the dates stipulated below:
Academic year programs 2020–21 and 2021–22
- Scholarship application deadline: 03/12/2020, Awarding of the scholarship: week of 14/12/2020
- Scholarship application deadline: 12/01/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: week of 25/01/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 23/02/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: week of 08/03/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 08/04/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: week of 19/04/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 13/05/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: week of 24/05/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 08/06/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: week of 21/06/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 06/07/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: week of 27/07/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 20/07/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: week of 27/07/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 02/09/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: week of 13/09/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 05/10/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: week of 18/10/2021
- Scholarship application deadline: 21/10/2021, Awarding of the scholarship: week of 01/11/2021
Remember that you must apply for the scholarship when you complete the application for admission to the program that interests you and always before classes start. The Scholarship cannot be processed for a program that is already being studied.
If you have any questions about how to apply for the UPF-BSM Scholarships, you can contact our scholarship secretariat via email.
Grants and discounts
Alumni discounts
If you are a member of our alumni associations or of one of our partner universities, we offer you a series of applicable discounts on the amount of tuition for your program.
- UPF Barcelona School of Management or UPF-IDEC Alumni: If you have previously studied at UPF Barcelona School of Management or UPF-IDEC a 15 credits (or more) program and you decide to take on a new program with us, you are entitled to a discount of 20% on your program tuition fees. It is required to be registered in the Alumni network of the UPF Barcelona School of Management upon your application. This discount is not applicable to short courses and postgraduate courses which are part of the same itinerary.
- UPF Alumni: If you have previously studied a degree, a master program or a doctoral program at Pompeu Fabra University, you are entitled to a discount of 15% on the UPF Barcelona School of Management Masters and postgraduated program tuition fees (those programs with more than 15 credits) beginning on or after 01/01/2019.
- ESCI-UPF and Tecnocampus Alumni: If you have previously studied a degree or a master at ESCI-UPF or Tecnocampus, you are entitled to a discount of 15% on the UPF Barcelona School of Management Masters and postgraduated program tuition fees (those programs with more than 15 credits).
UPF Employee Discounts
If you are a member or family member of an employee of the UPF group or belonged to the collaborating institutions of the UPF Barcelona School of Management, you can enjoy a series of applicable discounts on the tuition fees for your program.
- Administrative and Service Staff (PAS) of Pompeu Fabra University. You are entitled to a 35% discount on tuition fees for open programs subject to prior communication from the rector's office and/or the UPF general manager's office.
- Administrative and Service Staff (PAS) and Teaching and Research Staff (PDI) of the UPF Group. Discount of 20% on tuition fees for open programs.
- Relatives (up to second degree) of UPF and the UPF's Institute of Continuing Education's Foundation teaching and research staff (PAS and PDI, in Spanish). Discount of 20% on tuition fees for open programs.
- If you work at a company member of the Institute of Continuing Education Foundation's Board of Trustees or at any of our councils' companies. Discount of 20% on the tuition fees of our master's and postgraduate courses.
UPF Partner Universities Discount
Check if the university where you took your undergraduate studies is a UPF partner university and obtain a 10% discount on your master's tuition fees.
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Price: 18500€