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Funding your masters while gaining experience : Apprenticeships 03 Jun 2025, 09:38
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What if your Master’s degree came with real work experience and a salary? Across Europe, MiM apprenticeships let you study at top business schools while working at leading companies. You build your career, gain practical skills, and cover your costs..all at once. Here's why more students are choosing this smarter path

How They Work
  1. Dual Commitment : Enroll in an MiM and work with a company, aligning academic and professional goals
  2. Time Split : Alternate between study and work, often spending 2–3 days a week at the company and the rest in classes
  3. Salary : Earn a stipend or salary, typically covering living costs and tuition
  4. Duration : Programs last 1–3 years, with up to 9–24 months of work experience

Benefits of Masters Apprenticeships
  1. Financial Relief: Salaries and stipends reduce or eliminate tuition and living costs. In France, apprentices may earn enough to cover expenses, while German companies often fund tuition
  2. Networking : Build professional connections in dynamic business landscapes

Apprenticeships are a core funding strategy, but additional options maximize affordability:
  1. Employer Sponsorship : Many companies, especially in France and Germany, cover tuition for apprentices
  2. Scholarships : For more infomation visit : Scholarships & Grants
  3. Student Loans : Erasmus+ loans offer favorable terms for European study.
  4. Part-Time Work : Supplement income within visa limits, typically 20 hours/week for non-EU students

Top Masters Programs with Apprenticeships
  1. ESSEC Business School (France): Flexible Track MiM with up to two years of paid apprenticeships, pioneered in 1993
  2. ESCP Business School (Multi-Campus): Two or Three-year MiM with apprenticeships across six European campuses
  3. IÉSEG School of Management (France): Work-study pathway with stipends
  4. Edhec Business School (France): Two to Three-year MiM with work experience via apprenticeships

Challenges to Consider
  1. Time Management: Balancing work and study is demanding
  2. Competitive Entry: Programs and apprenticeships are selective and strong applications are key

PS : Most business schools usually do not offer on campus placements. Instead, they organise career fairs and networking events. Having an apprenticeship gives you a strong advantage as it helps you build connections, gain industry exposure, and often leads to full time job offers.