Harvard DRCLAS Luksic Visiting Scholars
Cambridge, MA
Chilean professors or researchers
Fully funded Master's program in Global Affairs
Applications: Now Open
Apply By: 10 September 2025
Beijing, China
Chileans admitted to Schwarzman College
APPLY HERE. Interested candidates must apply directly to Schwarzman Scholars before September 10, 2025, for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Access the 2024 information session via YouTube, as well as a Scholar Story featuring a Luksic Scholar who completed this program.
The Luksic Fellowship of the Schwarzman Scholars program is an annual funding designation for one Chilean candidate for the Master’s program at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University. This program was created to respond to the international landscape of the 21st century, under the belief that the success of future leaders worldwide depends on an understanding of China’s role in global trends.
Schwarzman Scholars supports up to 150 Scholars annually from the U.S., China, and around the world to study a one-year Master’s in Global Affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University — ranked first in Asia as an indispensable base for China’s business and technological leadership. Candidates chosen for this highly selective program live in Beijing for a year of study and cultural immersion.
Funding: All participants receive a full funding package that includes: tuition & fees, room & board, an in-country study tour, travel to and from Beijing, health insurance, and a stipend for personal expenses. The admissions process is run exclusively by Schwarzman College.
Eligibility: Applicants are evaluated on three key factors: demonstrated leadership, intellect, and exemplary character & integrity. Additionally, eligible candidates must:
*More details about the eligibility requirements can be found here.
Program: Master in Global Affairs, Schwarzman Scholars.
Location: Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
Duration: One year. Classes begin in August.
Language: Classes are in English.
Application dates: Applications for the 2026-2027 academic year are open until September 10, 2025. Interested candidates must apply directly to Schwarzman Scholars. Please visit Schwarzman Scholar’s page for more information about the application requirements.
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Candidates will be awarded scholarships and/or funding directly from the university to which they apply. The university is exclusively responsible for selection and admissions decisions, and does so at its complete discretion and, subject only to the eligibility conditions established by the respective program. The Luksic Scholars Foundation has no participation or influence in the application processes, admissions decisions, or awarding of scholarships.
Hugo Wood, 2019Since the moment I arrived to Schwarzman’s top-notch facility, with state-of the art- infrastructure, I knew I was in the right place.”
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Years Active: 2018 - 2023 past
Chilean SEE program specifically for professors from universities in the north of Chile
Applications: Closed
Postulaciones: Cerradas
Antofagasta, Chile
Professors from partner universities who are nominated by their school's department
This program is no longer active. The final edition of the Babson Chilean Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE) held in Antofagasta and supported by the Luksic Foundation took place in 2023. From 2018 to 2023, a total of 5 editions were held. You can read more here.
The Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educations – Antofagasta, carried out by Babson College, is supported by the Luksic Scholars Foundation in collaboration with Universidad de Antofagasta. The goal is to link Babson College’s entrepreneurship teaching methodology with topics specifically related to the northern regions of Chile, such as energy and mining, amongst others. This version of the program takes place every year in Antofagasta and is exclusively for professors from Universidad de Antofagasta, U. de la Serena, U. de Atacama, U. Arturo Prat, U. Tarapacá, and Universidad Católica del Norte. Participants are nominated by the faculties of the partner universities and are selected exclusively by Babson College. The implementing partner of this program is the Transfer and Licensing Office of the Universidad de Antofagasta.
Candidates will be awarded scholarships and/or funding directly from the university to which they apply. The university is exclusively responsible for selection and admissions decisions, and does so at its complete discretion and, subject only to the eligibility conditions established by the respective program. The Luksic Scholars Foundation has no participation or influence in the application processes, admissions decisions, or awarding of scholarships.
Estefanía Bonnail, 2018To be a Luksic Scholar, aside from a source of pride, is a great personal and professional experience.
The potential to enhance an idea and turn it into a reality with this scholarship is incredible.”
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Years Active: 2018 - 2021 past
Dos semanas de estudios en la Universidad de Chile para estudiantes de pregrado chinos
Applications: Closed
Postulaciones: Cerradas
Santiago, Chile
Estudiantes de pregrado de Guanghua School of Management (PKU) y Fudan School of Management
En 2018, en conjunto con los acuerdos de un semestre de intercambio entre la Universidad de Chile junto con Guanghua School of Management dePeking University y Fudan School of Management, la familia Luksic entregó aportes adicionales para la realización de study tours en Chile dirigidos a estudiantes de pregrado de esas universidades chinas. Por dos semanas, estos estudiantes se sumergirán en la cultura chilena, acudiendo a clases y visitas corporativas en Santiago de Chile.
Candidates will be awarded scholarships and/or funding directly from the university to which they apply. The university is exclusively responsible for selection and admissions decisions, and does so at its complete discretion and, subject only to the eligibility conditions established by the respective program. The Luksic Scholars Foundation has no participation or influence in the application processes, admissions decisions, or awarding of scholarships.
Yue Zhang (Ewan), 2019Julio de 2019 definitivamente será una época inolvidable de mi vida, en la cual estudié en la Facultad de Economía y Negocios de la Universidad de Chile por dos semanas, patrocinado por la Beca Luksic.
Siempre he pensado que no hay nada mejor que vivir y estudiar en un país distinto, incluso un continente. Qué afortunado de haber podido experimentar ambos al mismo tiempo.
En Chile, las clases me entregaron conocimiento acerca de los negocios en América Latina, la comunicación con mis compañeros me amplió los horizontes, y la vida diaria me hizo respirar el país entero”.
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primera vez que viajan fuera de China
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Years Active: 2012 - 2019 past
Educación Ejecutiva en HKS para personas del sector público
Applications: Closed
Este programa ya no existe
Cambridge, EEUU y Santiago, Chile
No aplica
En 2012, se firmó un acuerdo con Harvard Kennedy School para proveer financiamiento para que personas del sector público pudieran participar en cursos de educación ejecutiva en Cambridge. Estas personas tomaron cursos de una semana de duración en seguridad nacional e internacional, y en políticas de ciberseguridad y tecnologías.
Candidates will be awarded scholarships and/or funding directly from the university to which they apply. The university is exclusively responsible for selection and admissions decisions, and does so at its complete discretion and, subject only to the eligibility conditions established by the respective program. The Luksic Scholars Foundation has no participation or influence in the application processes, admissions decisions, or awarding of scholarships.
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Years Active: 2011 - 2023 past
Una semana de inmersión en el campus de Babson para profesores universitarios chilenos
Applications: Closed
Postulaciones: Cerradas
Wellesley, MA, Estados Unidos
Participantes que hayan formado parte de los programas Babson SEE en Chile
El programa Babson Luksic Fellows es un programa residencial de cinco días para que alumnos de los SEE- Chile puedan realizar un viaje de aprendizaje extendido a Babson College. El programa se divide entre seminarios, clases y excursiones prácticas para experimentar la educación en emprendimiento en los ecosistemas de Babson y Boston. Esta disposición del programa se alinea con el enfoque de aprendizaje empírico de Babson, a la vez que permite que los profesores chilenos sientan lo que es ser parte de una comunidad sólida de aprendizaje emprendedor. Durante el programa, se le asigna a cada fellow un mentor del cuerpo docente de Babson para un entrenamiento uno a uno durante una hora y media. Los mentores de Babson ayudan a los fellows en desafíos específicos relacionados con construir y expandir programas de emprendimiento.
Candidates will be awarded scholarships and/or funding directly from the university to which they apply. The university is exclusively responsible for selection and admissions decisions, and does so at its complete discretion and, subject only to the eligibility conditions established by the respective program. The Luksic Scholars Foundation has no participation or influence in the application processes, admissions decisions, or awarding of scholarships.
Claudina Uribe, 2017Creo en el valor de las relaciones, interacciones entre personas de diferentes culturas que se conectan en la pasión por el emprendimiento, la beca de la familia Luksic fue una extraordinaria experiencia que robustece la forma en que enseñamos y nos conectamos para seguir construyendo ecosistemas de emprendimiento de alcance global”.
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Faculty Exchange Luksic Grants
PhD. Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame
I have had the pleasure to participate in the creation and development of a number of biomedical research centers including the Harper Cancer Research Institute, the Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases, and the Warren Family Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development. These academic centers not only promote and support researchers with overlapping research interests on campus but also seek to identify beneficial complementary expertise through external partnerships. This is particularly true in translational biomedical research which seeks to move fundamental discoveries from the laboratory to clinical settings and ultimately, have a beneficial impact on human health.
The Luksic Grants Program awarded by Notre Dame International, provided to the Warren Center, allowed the initiation of a new interdisciplinary collaboration with Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) focused on the investigation of new leads for the rare lysosomal disorder, Niemann-Pick Type C disease (NPC). NPC is a lethal, genetic disease that effects cholesterol metabolism in children. The disease causes cholesterol and other lipids to build up, which leads to symptoms including deterioration of memory and balance, and seizures. Over the past two decades, NPC has become an important subject for research, fund-raising, and public awareness outreach efforts of our College of Science faculty and university administration. Warren Center researchers, Olaf Wiest and Paul Helquist have identified new chemical compounds that have the potential to benefit NPC patients. Independently, PUC School of Medicine researchers, Professors Silvana Zanlungo and Alejandra Alvarez have previously identified that c-Abl inhibitors, such as the leukemia drug Gleevec, improve neurological symptoms in a mouse model of NPC disease.
Through this support of the Luksic program, we were able to tap into their expertise with NPC neuronal cell lines and evaluate whether or not the compounds discovered by Notre Dame researchers could show potential synergism with c-Abl inhibitiors. Interestingly, despite the fact that each of the individual compounds improved cholesterol trafficking in neuronal cells, the compounds when given together showed no beneficial effects. Current efforts include identifying the competing biological pathways that lead to this surprising antagonistic effect and exploring another lead compound developed in my own lab.
The Luksic Grants Program allowed the initiation of a new interdisciplinary collaboration with Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) focused on the investigation of new leads for the rare lysosomal disorder, Niemann-Pick Type C disease
The Luksic scholarship not only supported the research collaboration but also enabled the attendance of the researchers at the Michael, Christa, and Marcia Parseghian Scientific Conference on Niemann-Pick Type C Research held annual in Tuscon, AZ. A poster presenting the results of this collaborative project was presented to the more than 150 attendees of the 2018 conference which included a mixture of Niemann-Pick Type C patients, families, and researchers. This initial collaboration sets the stage for the development of further translational research collaborations with PUC School of Medicine faculty in the development of new treatments for Niemann-Pick Type C disease as well as other biomedical research areas.
Faculty Exchange Luksic Grants
PhD. Profesor del departamento de Química y Bioquímica de la Universidad de Notre Dame
He tenido el placer de participar en la creación y desarrollo de varios centros de investigación biomédica, incluyendo Harper Cancer Research Institute, Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases, y Warren Family Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development. Estos centros académicos no sólo promueven y apoyan a investigadores con coincidentes intereses de investigación en campus, sino que también buscan beneficiar con experiencia complementaria a través de alianzas externas. Esto se aplica, sobre todo, en investigación biomédica que intenta desplazar descubrimientos fundamentales desde el laboratorio a lo clínico y tener así un beneficioso impacto en la salud humana.
La beca Luksic asignada por Notre Dame International, entregada a Warren Center, permitió la iniciación de una nueva colaboración interdisciplinaria con la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), focalizada en la investigación de nuevas pistas para un raro desorden, la enfermedad Niemann- Pick Tipo C (NPC). NPC es una enfermedad genética letal que afecta el metabolismo del colesterol en niños, haciendo el que colesterol y otros lípidos se refuercen, lo que lleva a síntomas que incluyen el deterioro de la memoria y el equilibrio, y convulsiones. En las últimas dos décadas, NPC se ha convertido en una importante materia de estudio, fundraising y esfuerzos de concientización pública para los profesores y la administración de nuestro Colegio de Ciencias. Investigadores del Warren Center, Olaf Wiest y Paul Helquist, han identificado nuevos compuestos químicos que tienen el potencial de beneficiar a pacientes con NPC. Independientemente, los investigadoras de la Escuela de Medicina de la PUC, las profesoras Silvana Zanlungo y Alejandra Álvarez, han previamente identificado que los inhibidores c-Abl, como la droga para la leucemia Gleevec, mejoran los síntomas neurológicos en ratones con NPC.
A través de este apoyo del programa Luksic, pudimos ver su experiencia con células neuronales y evaluar si los compuestos descubiertos por los investigadores de Notre Dame podrían mostrar potencial sinergia con inhibidores c-Abl. Interesantemente, pese al hecho de que cada compuesto mejoró el tráfico del colesterol en las células neuronales, cuando los compuestos se entregaron juntos, no mostraron efectos beneficiosos. Los esfuerzos actuales incluyen identificar los caminos biológicos que llevan a este sorprendente efecto antagónico y explorar otro compuesto principal desarrollado en mi propio laboratorio.
La beca Luksic permitió la iniciación de una nueva colaboración interdisciplinaria con la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), focalizada en la investigación de nuevas pistas para un raro desorden, la enfermedad Niemann- Pick Tipo C.
La beca Luksic no sólo apoyó la colaboración en investigación sino que permitió la asistencia de los investigadores a la Michael, Christa, and Marcia Parseghian Scientific Conference sobre la investigación Niemann-Pick Tipo C, llevada a cabo anualmente en Tucson, Arizona. Un poster con los hallazgos de este proyecto colaborativo fue presentado a más de 150 asistentes en la conferencia 2018, que incluyó una mezcla de pacientes, familias e investigadores de NPC. La colaboración inicial establece el escenario para el desarrollo de colaboraciones en investigación con profesores de la Escuela de Medicina de la PUC en el desarrollo de nuevos tratamientos para la enfermedad Niemann-Pick Tipo C, al mismo tiempo que otras áreas de investigación biomédicas.
Conducting Business in China (CMIX)
Asesora de Gestión Patrimonial, Grupo Security
Participé del programa China/Chile Culture and Management Immersion Experience (C-MIX) durante el 2018 y para mí fue realmente una oportunidad única, dado que me permitió acceso a una experiencia completamente enriquecedora.
Me considero realmente afortunada de haber sido seleccionada para ser parte de esta experiencia y agradezco el apoyo del Banco de Chile quien hizo posible esto”.
Para mí lo mejor de participar de este viaje es la mezcla de experiencias vividas, desde asistir a clases en la universidad de Tsinghua en Beijing y poder conocer Schwarzman Scholars, hasta poder visitar empresas relevantes tanto en Shanghai y Hong Kong, como poder conocer la Embajada de Chile y reunirnos con el embajador.
Sin lugar a dudas lo que más destaco es la relación que se establece con nuestros pares chinos. Creo que el poder compartir con ellos es una parte fundamental para realmente entender cómo funciona esta parte del mundo que suele ser tan desconocida para nosotros desde Chile.
Me considero realmente afortunada de haber sido seleccionada para ser parte de esta experiencia y agradezco el apoyo del Banco de Chile quien hizo posible esto.
Years Active: 2020 - 2020 past
A full scholarship for a combined Bachelor's and Master's degree program in Social Sciences
Applications: Closed
Applications: Closed
Poitiers, France
A full scholarship for a Chilean student admitted to Sciences Po, one of Europe’s most recognized institutions, for a 5-year program that consists of an undergraduate and master’s degree in Social Sciences.
This one-time scholarship was funded by Quiñenco, the Luksic Group’s industrial and financial holding company.
Candidates will be awarded scholarships and/or funding directly from the university to which they apply. The university is exclusively responsible for selection and admissions decisions, and does so at its complete discretion and, subject only to the eligibility conditions established by the respective program. The Luksic Scholars Foundation has no participation or influence in the application processes, admissions decisions, or awarding of scholarships.
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Years Active: 2011 - 2015 past
Beca completa para Master en Administración Pública en Columbia SIPA
Applications: Closed
Postulaciones: Cerradas
Nueva York, Estados Unidos
Funcionarios públicos de los Ministerios de Energía y del Medio Ambiente de Chile
En un esfuerzo por proveer continuamente de oportunidades en el ámbito educativo a chilenos que dedican su carrera al servicio público, se estableció en 2011 una beca Luksic en la escuela de asuntos públicos internacionales (SIPA, su sigla en inglés) de la Universidad de Columbia. Los candidatos admitidos del Ministerio de Energía de Chile se titularon en asuntos públicos en el programa de política económica y administración, mientras que los colaboradores del Ministerio del Medio Ambiente participaron del programa de ciencias medioambientales y política. Luego de completar exitosamente los programas, los Luksic Fellows regresaron a Chile para profundizar sus carreras en sus ministerios respectivos.
Candidates will be awarded scholarships and/or funding directly from the university to which they apply. The university is exclusively responsible for selection and admissions decisions, and does so at its complete discretion and, subject only to the eligibility conditions established by the respective program. The Luksic Scholars Foundation has no participation or influence in the application processes, admissions decisions, or awarding of scholarships.
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