UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD/SAÏD BUSINESS SCHOOL FORTÉ FELLOWSHIPS FOR WOMEN

LOCATION: England

The University of Oxford has proudly partnered with Forté, a non-profit working to launch women into successful and significant careers. Powered by the Rewley Fund, they offer exceptional female candidates a Forté Fellowship to support their studies. Through Forté’s alliance of leading companies, top schools, and pioneering donors, we empower women to rise higher. Along with the prestige of receiving this funding, our fellows gain access to the Forté network, a community of 100,000+ motivated and inspiring women changing the balance of power in the workplace, and a range of other exclusive benefits.

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to female candidates. 

Academic achievement and excellence, demonstrated through degree results, GMAT or GRE score, previous university prizes and awards, and other academic achievements.

Candidates should demonstrate exemplary leadership skills in one or more of the following areas: academic leadership, team leadership, community leadership and creative leadership.

Demonstrate a commitment to Forte’s mission of launching women into fulfilling, significant careers through access to business education, opportunities and a community of successful women.

Preference may be given to candidates who have taken part in the Forté MBALaunch programme. 

No additional application is required. We will use the details you supply in your MBA application form to determine eligibility.

A complete MBA application must be submitted by the deadline.

There is no fixed application deadline for this scholarship.

All eligible offer-holders will be considered after each MBA admissions deadline however, we cannot guarantee the availability of this scholarship in our later application stages, so early application to the MBA programme is recommended. 

BENEFIT:

Up to £30,000 per fellowship. 

Additional benefits:

Access to exclusive Forté benefits including:

Join a network of peers in top business schools across the United States, Canada and Europe.

Free professional resources, leadership webinars and workshops.

Access to the Forté Access Network, an online networking community for Forté Fellows and Fellow alumni.

Access to the network-building Forté Fellow LinkedIn group.

Inclusion in the annual Forté Fellow corporate partner resume book.

Special invitations for job openings and leadership programmes at Forté partner companies.

Invitation to the Forté Pre-MBA Leadership Conference.

Lifetime Premium Access Pass to Forté. 

All female scholars awarded a Saïd Business School Foundation Scholarship or Award will also receive a Forté designation. 

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AARON SIMS SCHOLARSHIP: FOR PHD STUDENTS ON LANGUAGE OR COMPARATIVE LITERATURE MPHIL PROGRAMMES

Application Deadline: September 2, 2024, by 2pm.

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Instituted under the will of Dr Aaron Sims, a former student of Birkbeck, University of London, the Aaron Sims MPhil/PhD Scholarship is a bursary covering full-time (three years) or part-time (five years) tuition fees up to the equivalent of UK Home enrolment fees, even if the actual fee payable is higher.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must be Home/EU or International students.

Applicants should either:

have applied to an MPhil programme, for the 2024/25 academic year, offered by the School of Creative Writing, Culture and Communication, ideally starting in October 2024. Programmes currently eligible:

MPhil Comparative Literature

MPhil French

MPhil German

MPhil Iberian and Latin American Studies 

MPhil Japanese

Be currently enrolled on a MPhil programme offered by the School of Creative Writing, Culture and Communication in either your first year full-time or first or second year part-time (current eligible programmes same as the above).

Applicants will also need to demonstrate academic excellence (at least a 2:1 or equivalent in an undergraduate degree) and ensure they have made sufficient financial provision to meet the remaining costs associated with their studies.

BENEFIT:

Funding covers tuition fees up to the equivalent of UK Home enrolment fees (students who are not eligible for home fees will need to pay the difference), for either full time (three years) or part time (five years). 

The overall length of the student’s PhD may be up to four years (full time) or seven years (part time). 

The bursary is paid directly into the awardee’s fee account after they have enrolled each autumn.

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