Eligibility
The programme is open to all senior undergraduate and graduate students worldwide.

Amount and number of scholarships
Scholarships provide for full tuition and board  plus allowance for travel and meals (over €6,000 in value).  20 scholarships will be awarded to internal candidates and 5 to external candidates.

Applications Closed
First results announced.
Others will be announced on June 12th 2006.

Criteria
Successful applicants, while displaying a wide range of educational backgrounds and experiences, will be distinguished by academic excellence and/or outstanding scholarly potential, interpersonal competencies and leadership skills, international awareness, proven motivation to undertake the Summer Course as well as capacity to contribute to its learning environment.  Successful applicants will have to demonstrate that they have the necessary background in quantitative techniques, economics and finance to benefit from the programme. No prior knowledge of the alternative investment industry is required.

Application Procedure

The EDHEC OLYMPIA Alternative Investment Summer Course is addressed in priority to successful applicants of the EDHEC International Masters programmes (entry 2006-07).

SUCCESSFUL EDHEC MASTER'S APPLICANTS:
20 places are reserved for candidates who have been accepted for entry to one of the EDHEC International Masters programmes. These candidates must make an official application to the contact below,  explaining in not more than 1000 words why he/she  deserves the EDHEC OLYMPIA Alternative Investment Scholarship and how it would affect his/her professional career development.  The selection will be based on this and on the elements given to EDHEC for the postgraduate inscription.

EXTERNAL APPLICANTS:
To be considered for admission into the EDHEC OLYMPIA Alternative Investment Summer Camp and benefit from the corresponding scholarship, external candidates must submit the following documents for evaluation:

(1) A completed and signed application form
(2) A resume
(3) One letter of recommendation from a professor or a finance professional
(4) Official transcripts of grades received in the two most recent university years
(5) Graduate admission test official score: GMAT (Institution code 3QQ-WQ-01) 
(6) Proof of English proficiency
(7) One certified photocopy of each of the applicant's university degrees (plus certified translation if not in English/French)
(8) A copy of the applicant's passport or I.D.
For non EU citizens residing in France, a copy of their residence permit.
For all other non-EU citizens, proof of eligibility for a visa allowing them to stay in France for the duration of the Summer Camp
(9) An original essay of no more than 1,000 words, explaining why the applicant deserves the EDHEC OLYMPIA Alternative Investment Scholarship and how it would affect his or her professional career development.

Selection Procedure
The scholarship selection committee will review the documents submitted by all applicants and assess their consistency with the scholarship's criteria to nominate applicants who will be eligible for a scholarship. It will then allocate scholarships to nominees with a view to rewarding outstanding candidates and maximising diversity.  The committee will also choose nominees to be ranked on a waiting list; should an awardee not be able to accept the scholarship, the nominee at the top of the waiting list will be offered a scholarship.

Contact:

Ms Maureen Byrne at international.admissions@edhec.edu