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The entrepreneurial line as seen by the Foundation's stakeholders - 2023
Each year, EM Normandie Business School and its Foundation challenge more than 900 third-year post-baccalaureate students on the Programme Grande École, spread across its five campuses, as part of the ‘responsible manager’ project. The ADMISSIONS TEST encourages students' commitment to Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility (SD&CSR), focusing on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the 193 member states of the United Nations and included in the 2030 Agenda.
For two months, the students, in teams of 4 or 5, will carry out a diagnostic and propose recommendations for action to be implemented in organisations wishing to make a commitment to SD&CSR, working on real company cases.
The financial support of the EM Normandie Business School Foundation contributes to the success of the Responsible Project. The challenge awards the best student proposal to a panel of judges, giving the winners the opportunity to receive a €1,000 prize from the Foundation, to be donated to a project of general interest within the school of their choice.
Ingrid Boutroy
Developing our students entrepreneurial spirit is one of EM Normandie Business School's key priorities. From their first year, they are trained in the entrepreneurial spirit through the EM Startupper, a ‘Create a start-up‘ project carried out in teams."
The Foundation values innovation and the quest for performance at the school by awarding scholarships to improve infrastructure, campus facilities, internal processes and the implementation of new teaching methods.
Start'EM Day - All the keys to speeding up your project
Programme: individual coaching, a bootcamp to learn how to pitch your project, meetings and conferences on the start-up ecosystem with entrepreneurship experts.
Key figures:
- First edition in March 2023
- 60 students taking part
Laura Gueritte
'With the support of the EM Normandie Business School Foundation, we have come up with an event that brings together, in one day, all the actions we carry out for the benefit of student members of the Incubator: developing your project, gaining visibility, consolidating your network and, for the most ambitious, pitching in front of Business Angels!"
The EM Normandie Business School Foundation aims to promote academic excellence, pedagogical innovation and high-level research, in line with current business issues, so that the School can surround itself with internationally renowned professor-researchers to support the development of its Research Chairs. The School currently has 3 such Chairs.
This continuous search for excellence and the best skills strengthens EM Normandie Business School's academic reputation, and guarantees the quality of its accreditations, rankings and the rating of research publications in international journals, as well as those of future classes of students.
Academic excellence award
A school's reputation is closely linked to the reputation of its academic staff. The EM Normandie Business School Foundation has set up a programme to encourage teaching and research staff by organising the annual Academic excellence prize, awarded on the basis of assessment criteria linked to the quality of their teaching and recognition of their research work in leading publications. These criteria are taken into account by management school certification agencies.
Objective : To encourage professor-researchers and promote research work leading to innovative and relevant publications and/or teaching programmes, and to promote the research work of the Faculty's professor-researchers.
Principle : The EM Normandie Business School Foundation's Academic Excellence Award is open to all professor-researchers in post on the first of January and is divided into two parts: the Research Award and the Teaching Innovation Award.
Academic excellence in figures
17 professor-researchers rewarded since 2019
Over €38,000 raised since 2016
130 professor-researchers from over 40 nationalities
5 professor-researchers ranked in the top 2% of the best researchers of 2024 at Stanford University
Testimonials from our winning professor-researchers
Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour - Winner of the 2023 Research Prize
"Academic excellence is an engaging process that demonstrates our ability to drive forward knowledge on issues that are relevant to society. It's a way of opening up new perspectives and sharing meaningful ideas with a multidisciplinary ecosystem. I am proud to be part of this process’.
Discover her article: 'Better together’: Evidence on the joint adoption of circular economy and industry 4.0 technologies
VG Ventkatesh - Winner of the 2021 Research Prize
"Received the Best Professor award for the impactful contribution and won the prestigious EM Normandie Foundation Prize on my institution's 150th year of celebration - a key milestone and appreciation. I am so humbled and honored."
Discover her articles:
Antecedents of social sustainability noncompliance in the Indian apparel sector
Drivers of sub-supplier social sustainability compliance: an emerging economy perspective
The Research Prize is awarded for research into management field that has led to the acceptance or publication of one or more scientific articles in the previous two years, and which has had a tangible and measurable impact on professionals and/or students (invitations to round-table discussions, work-shops, collective works, press articles, articles in professional journals, interviews, filming of videos, writing of an educational case study based on the results of the research and used in the classroom, citations and international dissemination).
The Pedagogical Innovation Award recognises an educational initiative involving a teaching practice, an educational resource or the assessment of learning. This initiative, whether proposed within a teaching unit, a programme or for a specific audience, is synonymous with change and is innovative in nature. It has a recognised impact on student commitment, perseverance and success. It can involve a Class (unit), a Programme or a group of students.
The Foundation considers the funding of social scholarships to be a priority, because financial constraints should no longer be an obstacle to the ambitions and aspirations of the most modest students with the required skills. In collaboration with the school's Wellness department, the Foundation has therefore set up scholarship programmes to promote equal opportunities and social diversity.
To ensure fair treatment, all scholarship applications must be sent to the following email address: wellness@em-normandie.fr
Our aim is to ensure that no motivated student who meets the criteria is unable to continue their studies at the school, with the training programme suited to their future projects, because of their personal situation.
Neema Gravier
"After an obstacle course to obtain a student loan, I was able to benefit from the Foundation's exceptional scholarship in 2023. It gave me a chance to breathe a sigh of relief after a tough year full of obstacles. Now at the end of my M2 in Marketing Strategy and Business Development, I'm doing my work-study track at Sanofi as a CSR Project Manager. It's a subject that brings together all my convictions and aspirations.
Abdelkader Rahaoui
"It was in 2017, during my oral in the EM Normandie admissions test, that I heard about the EM Normandie Foundation's merit scholarship. This was a real driving factor in choosing this Business School."
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Social scholarships in figures
Until 31 July 2024 :
246 students
benefited from scholarships worth €285,100
Of which:
128 scholarship holders
"Deserving students"
69 scholarship holders
"Emergency Solidarity Fund"
19 scholarship holders
"International Mobility"
30 scholarship holders
"Exceptional or life contingencies"
Floriane Mazau-Sauton
"To get into EM Normandie Business School, I applied for a government-backed bank loan. At the same time, I was working part-time in a restaurant, so the scholarship was a bit of a lifesaver because I had no way of paying for all my years of study. It really was a great help.
4 support programmes
‘Deserving students‘ scholarship offers financial compensation to students with CROUS scholarships who demonstrate academic excellence at EM Normandie Business School for the previous year.
It aims to provide one-off support to students facing a financial emergency. The Foundation partially finances the School's Emergency Aid Fund, offering immediate help to students.
It is awarded in addition to legal social aid to cover the tuition fees of a student who has suffered a setback since starting at EM Normandie, resulting in a clear loss of income.
Set up in 2022-2023, this scholarship aims to support EM Normandie's policy of international openness by helping students in financial difficulty to carry out their academic expatriation.
Student scholarship award ceremony
Every year since 2023, the EM Normandie Business School Foundation has organised a scholarship award ceremony on the Paris campuses in Clichy. This event celebrates the exemplary careers of its scholarship students and is an opportunity to thank donors for their commitment to equal opportunities within the EM Normandie Business School community. It's an opportunity for donors and scholarship holders to share their thoughts and experiences during a convivial evening, which ends with a friendly drink.
4 support programmes
Objective
To offer financial compensation to students with CROUS scholarships who demonstrate academic excellence at EM Normandie Business School for the previous year.
Eligibility criteria
- Be a CROUS scholarship student.
- Have obtained an overall average equal to or higher than 14/20 in each semester of the previous academic year, before catch-up exams.
- Students may be eligible for a scholarship after an assessment of their situation.
- The scholarship may be renewed annually if the overall average remains equal to or higher than 14/20 and if the student remains a tier 1 scholarship holder.
Management
- The scholarship is sent to the School in deduction of the recipient's tuition fees.
- The Foundation transfers the scholarship amount to the School, which deducts it from the student's balance.
- If necessary, EM Normandie Business School pays the scholarship amount directly to the recipient.
Amount
The amount of the scholarship varies according to the student's CROUS level, ranging from €1,500 to €3,000.
Objective
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide one-off support to students facing a financial emergency (accommodation, food, teaching materials). The Foundation partially finances the School's Emergency Aid Fund, offering immediate help to students.
Eligibility criteria
This aid is initially granted once, but can be renewed until the student finds a lasting solution.
Management
- A transfer is made to the student's account by EM Normandie Business School within 72 hours of the scholarship being awarded.
- At the end of the school year, the Foundation makes a transfer to cover some or all of these costs.
Amount
The amount of the scholarship varies according to the student's personal situation, with an average of €150 and up to €500.
Objective
This scholarship is awarded in addition to legal social aid to cover the tuition fees of a student who has suffered a life event since entering EM Normandie Business School (death of a parent, loss of employment, illness, etc.), resulting in a clear loss of income.
Eligibility criteria
Students are selected by the Student Hardship Fund Commission, which meets twice a year.
Management
- The scholarship is sent to the School in deduction of the student's tuition fees.
Amount
The amount of the scholarship varies according to the student's personal situation and can be up to 50% of the tuition fees for the year.
Objective
Set up in 2022-2023, this aid aims to support EM Normandie Business School's policy of international openness by helping students in financial difficulty to carry out their academic expatriation.
Eligibility criteria
The scholarship is intended for students studying abroad as part of their curriculum, or for international students coming to France to study at EM Normandie Business School. The selection criteria are based on the following points:
- French students: CROUS scholarship holders (the amount awarded depends on the level).
- International students: Equivalence according to CROUS scholarship criteria.
- Other criteria: Amount of the scholarship depending on the destination (Dubai, Dublin, etc.), Eligibility for other scholarships (Pass'Monde, Erasmus+, local authority scholarships), Amount depending on the duration of the expatriation.
Management
- The scholarship is sent to the School in deduction of the student's tuition fees.
- In exceptional cases, the scholarship may be allocated directly to the student, particularly for M1 S2 expatriations if the committee meets in December.
Amount
The amount of the scholarship varies according to the student's personal situation, ranging from €500 to €6,000.
