"T.I.M.E. - L’Oréal Double Degree Scholarships" scholarship program for double degree students 2025-2026

Founded in 1989 among the leading universities in the field of technical and engineering studies, the T.I.M.E.  Association brings together 56 universities located in 24 countries. This year, in collaboration with the company L’Oréal, T.I.M.E. wants to contribute to the education of students studying a double degree at two member institutions of the network. To this end, it will award scholarships of up to 10,000 euros to the finalists who will have passed the selection process that will be carried out on an international scale. Each member university will nominate one candidate.

Scholarship offered

• A scholarship of up to €10,000, for the entire period of study of the double degree. The total budget for the scholarships is €20,000.
• Mentoring sessions focused on professional development with a person designated by the L'Oréal company, without any obligation to establish employment links with the company in the future.

Academic requirements

• Be a UPC student and start studying an international double degree bachelor's or master's degree program in the 2025-2026 academic year.
• Carry out the double degree with one of the universities belonging to the European network of universities T.I.M.E.
• Be up to date with the payment of the UPC tuition fee.

Commitment

If selected, the UPC student must commit to carrying out the double degree studies for which the scholarship is awarded; and to be in regular contact with the L'Oréal mentor who will be assigned to him/her and who will provide career advice (without commitment to join the company).

Submission and evaluation of applications

1. UPC pre-selection

1.1. Prospective students will  submit their application to the International Relations office of their UPC school or faculty, in the time and manner that it will establish, respecting the general characteristics and deadlines of the call.

To formalize the application, the following documentation must be submitted:

• Letter of motivation (in English)
• Budget plan detailing the need for financial aid (in English)
• Student academic record (in English, from the e-secretariat)

1.2. Before April 30th, 2025, the International Relations offices of the UPC schools and faculties will submit a maximum of one candidate, sending the proposal by email to the UPC International Relations Bureau:

• Email sent to the address: int.calls-management (at) upc.edu.
• The subject of the message must specify the name of the selection process: T.I.M.E.-L'ORÉAL DOUBLE DEGREE.
• In the body of the message, the reason why the candidate has been selected must be included (academic excellence, financial need, motivation, etc.).
• Likewise, the documentation submitted by the student must be attached to the message.

1.3. Between May 2nd and 15th, in coordination with the Vice-Rector for International Policy, all UPC applications will be prioritized, in order to select one and send it to the T.I.M.E secretary general.

Subsequently, the proposed UPC candidate will be published on this website.

2. T.I.M.E. pre-selection, interviews and result

2.1. During the first week of June:
From the candidacies presented by the universities in the network, the T.I.M.E. association will select a maximum of 15 semi-finalists.

2.2. During the second week of June:
The members of the T.I.M.E. selection committee, and representatives of L'Oréal will interview the semi-finalists.

2.3. At the end of June:
The final result of the selection will be announced.

3. Scholarship award ceremony

Between October 1st and 3rd, in Finland, during the General Assembly of the T.I.M.E. network. at Lappeenranta University of Technology, the awarding ceremony of the 2 T.I.M.E. scholarships will take place. L'Oréal Double Degree.