Who should apply to the École des Ponts Executive DBA program?

Experience

All E-DBA applicants should have a minimum of 10 years of professional experience, and most have significant managerial experience.

MBA or Masters-level education

Most applicants will already have an MBA, E-MBA, or other advanced professional degree (e.g. MSc or LLB).
Business-level English proficiency is required for the first year of the program, although doctoral candidates may later write articles in the language of their choice.

Admission Process

In order to be accepted to the E-DBA Program, prospective students must generally hold an advanced degree such as an MBA, E-MBA, specialized Master’s or a comparable graduate business degree (i.e. MIB, MIM, LLB or a degree deemed acceptable by the admissions team). Applicants should also have a minimum of ten years of work experience, preferably demonstrating managerial/leadership skills, increasing levels of managerial/leadership responsibility, and/or a discernible area and level of expertise.
The admission process into the E-DBA program is online and supported by “The Bridge”, our proprietary admissions and Learning Management System (LMS) platform. Applicants are required to follow the ten-step process below:

• Connect to the online application at http://apply.pontsbschool.com
• Create an account.
• Pay the admissions fee by credit card.

Once payment is received, you will receive a notice saying that your account was created. A one-time password will be sent to you by e-mail (at the address you provided when creating your account) that allows you to connect to the system and continue the process.
Once connected, you will need to create a personal password.
You then have access to a Dashboard (see below) with the different sections relative to the admissions process – personal information, professional information, academic background and essays. Please note: the tests section does not apply to this degree.
Upload a portrait photo, copies of your graduate level transcripts and/or diplomas, a CV and other information relative to your degrees and professional experience.
Download, complete and upload a document called “Essay questions” (available on the Bridge) in English expressing fully your answers and thoughts about the essay questions.
Once the application file is complete, our admissions team will contact you to schedule an admissions interview either face-to-face at our Paris campus, or via videoconference.
Once the application and the admissions interview are completed you will be contacted with our admissions decision and, if applicable, with a deadline to accept the admissions offer.
Please contact our Admissions Team on +33 (0)1 64 15 22 14 for help, whenever necessary.

The school has not created a scholarship fund for those interested in pursuing the E-DBA. External grants or funding, depending on the country of origin and/or residence, may be available for the program (i.e. FHTT scheme from OPCACIF organizations for French professionals). In addition, some doctoral students may be able to obtain partial or full tuition funding from their employer and some doctoral students may qualify for government or other forms of financing schemes in their country.

Payment in additional installments can be arranged with the admissions department for an additional financing fee.

1. Option A: tuition fees paid upfront
   • 1st installment (non-refundable): payment of €5000 upon acceptance of admissions offer
   • The balance of the tuition fees is due 2 weeks before the program starts
2. Option B: tuition fees paid in five (5) installments (additional fee of €1,000)
   • 1st installment (non-refundable): payment of €5000 upon acceptance of admissions offer
   • 4 installments of 25% of the remaining tuition fees split over 18 months
3. Option C: tuition fees paid in monthly installments (additional fee of €1,000)
   • 1st installment (non-refundable): payment of €5000 upon acceptance of admissions offer
   • 18 installments split over 18 months

Some doctoral students may also qualify for bank loans from one of our partner banks. Special conditions do apply; contact the admissions department for information: info@pontsbschool.com.