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Why give?

A gift to the HEC Foundation supports excellence and helps HEC Paris to remain open to all talents. It helps to promote social and cultural diversity. 

By making a gift to the HEC Foundation, you have a direct impact on our projects! You can choose to support social scholarships, international diversity, entrepreneurship, research, digital and innovative pedagogy.

5 reasons to support HEC Paris

1

I want to give back to HEC Paris
and I want to continue to support
the reputation of HEC Paris

2

I want to help HEC Paris
to have an impact
on education, on economics, 
on tomorrow!

3

I share the values
​​of the School, and believe in
the strength of the community
and the HEC network.

4

My gift has a direct impact
for HEC Paris and the
tax deduction encourages 
to be generous!

5

I am convinced of
the impact of my donation
and I trust the
HEC Foundation team!

Testimonials

Your impact on scholarships in 2023

23%

HEC students benefitting from a scholarship based on social criteria

380

need-based scholarship students in pre-experience programs in 2021 / 2022

181

international excellence scholarships granted to Master in Management students

50

mentor–mentee duos through the School’s volunteers club HEC Bénévolat and the association “Article 1”

174

international excellence scholarships granted to MBA students

584

scholarships were granted to preparatory class students

Your impact on students

Those last years, HEC has been one of the most committed French schools to make its teaching accessible to talents from all backgrounds!

The impact is clear: The start of the academic year 2022–23 was marked by a rise in the number of students joining HEC with a scholarship from CROUS, France’s regional student services organization – this percentage increased from 14.5% to 17.7%. In total, thanks to you, the percentage of HEC students who benefit from a scholarship based on social criteria now stands at 23%.

Your impact on research in 2022

47

professors received a research budget from the Foundation

60

Phd students

27

Chairs including 11 funded directly by the Foundation and 16 by companies and individuals

270

research-based articles on KNOWLEDGE@HEC
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9

HEC Foundation prizes awarded for the best research carried out by HEC Paris students and research professors

200

publications in the best academic journals over the last 5 years including 80 from Hi! PARIS

Major Donors' commitment to HEC Paris

Thanks to the generous support of our donors and corporate partners, the HEC Foundation can support the School in its development projects.

A warm thank to :
- Jean-Paul Agon (H.78), Chief Executive Officer, L'Oréal,
- Laurence Debroux (H.92), Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Management Board, Heineken Group,
- Jean-Marie Hennes (MBA.80), Executive Vice President, Mars & Co,
- Henri de Castries (H.76), President of the Montaigne Institute,

for their presence in this video, their testimony and their precious commitment to the School.

Your impact on HEC’s contribution to the common good in 2022

10%

of class courses on the Master in Management program focusing on purpose, environmental challenges and ecological transition

400

first-year students take part in an integration event in Chamonix focused on social, environmental and leadership themes

100%

of students learn about social and environmental issues

Your impact on innovation and entrepreneurship in 2022

+120

students and 60 projects supported by HEC Startup Launchpad

482

startups supported including:
• 130 tech startups
• 100 social entrepreneurs

270

startups incubated with over 20 business sectors represented within the HEC Incubator